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South African cities face hunger and food insecurity as cost of living soars

Published September 17, 2024, by Lyse Comins for Mail & Guardian

Originally published by the Mail&Guardian.

“South Africa’s major cities are home to millions of people facing hunger and food insecurity along with others around the world where rapid urbanisation — even in wealthy countries — is growing.

This is according to research by the University of Cape Town’s Gareth Haysom and Jane Battersby, who co-led the Urban Food System Research Cluster, and Marc Wegerif and Julian May of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security.”

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