April 2022 Household Affordability Index and Key Data Published: 2 May 2022 The April 2022 Household Affordability Index, which tracks food price data from 44 supermarkets and 30 butcheries. pdf
March 2022 Household Affordability Index and Key Data Published: 4 April 2022 The average cost of the Household Food Basket increased by R94,39 (2,2%), from R4 355,70 in February 2022 to R4 450,09 in March 2022. pdf
PMBEJD February 2022 Household Affordability Index and Key Data Published: 1 March 2022 The average cost of the Household Food Basket decreased by R45,33 (-1%), from R4401,02 in January 2022 to R4355,70 in February 2022. pdf
January 2022 Household Affordability Index and Key Data Published: 28 January 2022 The average cost of the Household Food Basket increased by R349,82 (8,6%), from R4 051,20 in January 2021 to R4 401,02 in January 2022. pdf
Livestock and Maize at Sharp Edge of Climate Emergency in Southern Africa Published: 10 November 2021 Southern Africa is warming at twice the rate of the global average. Worsening drought and rising temperatures are likely to bring about a collapse of two keystone agricultural activities — livestock and maize farming — warns the latest climate science, presented in the long-awaited United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) new report. By Leonie Joubert
October 2021 Household Affordability Index and Report Published: 28 October 2021 Times are tough. Times are going to get tougher. Food prices rise again. pdf
September 2021 Household Affordability Index and Report Published: 1 October 2021 Statistics South Africa’s recently updated Food Poverty Line is now R624 per capita per month. pdf
Agency in South Africa’s Food Systems: Community Driven Research Published: 20 September 2021 During the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020, a group of community researchers, together with students, undertook a study on hunger and agency in the food systems of five locations. pdf
The Corporate Capture of the UN Food Summit Published: 20 September 2021 Article Transnational agribusiness firms are contributing to a growing global hunger crisis, causing widespread environmental damage, and threatening people’s health. By also capturing the United Nations Food Systems Summit, they have restricted the meeting's agenda to solutions that will further inflate corporate profits. By Sofia Monsalve
What COVID-19 Revealed About Hunger Published: 20 September 2021 Article The pandemic has shown the importance of community-based initiatives in fighting food insecurity. Unfortunately, when the United Nations Food Systems Summit convenes this month, few voices of those most affected by hunger will be at the table. By Brittany Kesselman
