PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — Generally available staple foods such as wheat and maize flour provide energy, but they alone often don’t fulfil the need for all nutrients necessary and sufficient nutrition.
Closer to home, the CSIR reported in 2021 that South Africa wastes approximately 10.3 million tonnes of food annually—roughly ...
In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in ...
Delayed rains and the failure of grain crops in much of the region will compound the region’s misery and hunger.
About 6,100 closed mines are distributed across the country. Although closed, they are not sealed. Residual gold remains in ...
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration issued an executive order on January 20, 2025, freezing foreign aid for 90 days.