Not so fast — targeted strategies to stop hunger fail to reach one in six children

We need an urgent national conversation about food security in South Africa. For this reason, criticism of the ‘10-best-buys’ proposal, aimed to alleviate child hunger, is a welcome contrast to radio silence from the food industry, which has opted not to engage publicly with this proposal. Encouragingly, Shoprite has just released its Food Index report, […]

Let’s close the food gap

Let’s close the food gap Find out how YOU can support this campaign at home We call on businesses and government to make nutritious food cheaper for poorer families One in five South African households don’t have enough food on the table, and times are getting tougher for poorer families. The consequence is a generation […]

The Perspectives Series: Does the food system perpetuate inequality?

South Africa boasts many policies that have tried to overcome the inequalities of nutrition outcomes and household food security. However,  with rising food prices, climate change and a lack of human capital development, we urgently need to reform the food system so that it delivers nutritious food for everyone. Live on LinkedIn, as we asked […]

SAFM Interview: Billboard campaign to address food security

Public innovator, the DG Murray Trust (DGMT) and Grow Great, a national zero-stunting organisation, have launched a national advocacy campaign, involving over 300 billboards, to demand urgent action to make basic nutritious food more affordable. The campaign features a series of incisive messages that present child nutrition as a national priority for public health, education […]

1 uit elke 5 SA huishoudings het te min kos

Suid-Afrika se vinnig toenemende voedselprysinflasie plaas die land se voedselsekerheid, veral vir voedsame kos vir ontwikkelende kinders, in groot gevaar. ‘n Reeks advertensieborde doen ‘n beroep op Suid-Afrika se politici, hul partye en voedselkleinhandelaars om dringend in te tree om die “nasionale noodtoestand” wat kinderhonger, die gevolglike wanvoeding en gevolglike verstandelike en liggaamlike agterstand sinvol […]

Billboard campaign urges action on malnutrition and stunting

Politicians and businesses have been challenged via a new billboard campaign to close the food gap in South Africa. The campaign, which has been launched in Johannesburg and will soon be rolled out countrywide, makes use of 300 billboards demanding urgent action to make basic nutritious food more affordable. The project is the brainchild of […]

New billboard campaign challenges politicians, businesses to close food gap

In the run-up to next year’s general elections, politicians and businesses should make child hunger and malnutrition the number one issue. One in 5 South African households don’t have enough food on the table, and times are getting harder as food prices escalate. The DG Murray Trust (DGMT) and Grow Great, a national zero-stunting organisation, […]