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The World Health Organization has classified South Africa’s hunger problem as a crisis. While the country is a signatory to the UN Sustainable Development Goals that put the eradication of hunger by 2030 as goal number two, pre-pandemic South Africa was not on track to achieve this. Now, Covid-19 has set it even further back on the path. Maverick Citizen spoke to three NGOs working to eradicate hunger in South Africa and got their assessment on the crisis facing the country, as well as what their individual organisational strategies focused on. Operation Hunger was established in 1978 by Dr Selma Browde and Dr Nthato Motlana. It is an organisation that has “Nutrition First” at the centre of its hunger alleviation strategy. Browde and Motlana were prompted to establish the organisation when they noticed an increase in patients presenting with illnesses caused by malnutrition. The organisation’s model to eradicate hunger was built on the following tenets: ....
Stepping out: prostheses gives young girl a new lease on life It’s been a long walk to freedom for some SA amputees, but the waiting list for hundreds of others is still a long journey away 28 April 2021 - 19:47 When 11-old Siphosethu Sisi Ncandana put on her new prosthetic legs and walked around for the first time, Brian Paddey was overcome with joy. Paddey, who survived a motorcycle accident and learnt to live with a prosthetic leg, has devoted his life to helping amputees and Siphosethu’s face made it all worth it. .. This article is free to read if you register or sign in. ....
Desperation to feed their families no matter the cost has pushed many Johannesburg residents to dangerous or illegal jobs. A street vendor in Doornfontein, Claudia Matsi (31) said she has been operating without a permit since March 2020, selling avocados, peanuts, sweets and masks. It is her only hope to feed and school her three children in Inhambane, Mozambique. She was a domestic worker earning R3,000 before she lost her job during the lockdown. As a vendor Matsi makes R100 per day, R150 on a good day. Every month, she has to save at least R800 for rent and R500 to send home for her children. ....