Friday, 16 October 2026

A National Food and Nutrition Security Plan is still in development in South Africa, a dietitian said, and it was discussed on the national briefing the day before.

Hunger has two sides, the dietitian said: not enough food, and not enough of the right foods. Existing measures include the school nutrition programme, social grants, and vitamins added to bread and maize meal.

Innovation for World Food Day is not just technology, a dietitian said; lawyers, agricultural workers, social workers and teachers all have a role in curbing hunger.

A life coach and pastor argued that retrenchment and economic shocks lie outside our control, while repeated choices sit within it, and that a decision can change direction overnight.