A researcher at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies says South Africa (SA) is facing a growing crisis of food insecurity and energy poverty that requires urgent government intervention.
Thokozile Madonko estimates that more than 15 million South Africans are currently experiencing food insecurity, meaning they lack the financial means to access nutritious food or even decide how to prepare it.
She warns that the situation is compounded by fuel poverty, leaving many households struggling to afford basic cooking energy.
Madonko has called on the National Treasury and the Presidency to treat the situation with the same urgency as the country’s electricity crisis, or even the COVID-19 response.
She says a co-ordinated, long-term plan spanning at least two years is needed to address what she describes as a worsening crisis affecting millions of South Africans.
–ChannelAfrica–
