Social media for social change: The Facebook post that fed an SA community
A story of three remarkable women who were spurred into action, helping the impoverished community of Allemansdrift B during the Covid-19 lockdown.
A story of three remarkable women who were spurred into action, helping the impoverished community of Allemansdrift B during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Two Cape Town women, Iming Lin who runs Meuse Farm in Hout Bay and Ashley Newell have come up with a solution to shift the food flow.
Cathy Buckle says food aid supposed to feed the hungry is diverted to the black market by corrupt officials and sold in Zimbabwe’s neighbours.
Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections are being billed as the most important as the nation tries to rebuild after Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule and revive an economy that’s halved in size since 2000.
South Africans don’t need to wander to far to see what land capture, from the hands of skilled to unskilled labour, can do to a country.
The number of Zimbabweans requiring food aid has risen to 4 million, up from 3 million initially, as the country grapples with its worst drought in more than two decades.
It is sickeningly ironic that at the same time hunger, homelessness and despair is happening a new 15% VAT duty on imported food has just come into effect.
Cathy Buckle reflects on an October in Zimbabwe and among other things, questions the Minister of Local Government’s rhetoric that people should not be using contraceptives.
Maryan Aden Ali, a Somali mother of six living in the southern town of Hudur, has not had a proper meal since last month. “As we wake up in the morning, there is no food to have breakfast, forget lunch or dinner,” she says. “Goods like milk, water and medicines have almost disappeared from Hudur.” … Read more
From SAPA The U.N. mission in South Sudan says a convoy of barges it hired to deliver food aid and fuel came under attack by gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades, wounding four people, including U.N. peacekeepers. The attack on Thursday took place on the Nile River as the barges were traveling to the city of Malakal. South … Read more