The problem of food insecurity in South African universities is a reality – but is not well documented. There is a big need for research on the issue to be documented and made available – … more
8/17/2018
There is an under-reported, under-recognised crisis of “hidden hunger” among students on university campuses throughout South Africa. This was the key message on the first day of the two- … more
8/14/2018
The Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE) congratulates Dr Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of GAIN, who, together with Dr David Nabaro, is the recipient of the 2018 World Food Prize (WFP). … more
8/6/2018
Caption: Laboratory research underway at the Centre of Excellence in Food Security aims to provide an in-depth analysis of food contaminants in child-feeding practices
Section: Video Clips
Audio Link: 9 June 2018 | Pretoria News
Caption: Researchers at the Centre of Excellence in Food Security are looking into the drought resistance properties of maize, sorghum, soybean and cowpea crops.
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Audio Link: 11 April 2018 | Bizcommunity
Caption: Another One’s Bread is a dark comedy about four women in Khayelitsha who become professional mourners and collect food from funerals to feed hungry pupils.
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Audio Link: 26 January 2018 “ Mail & Guardian
Caption: Another One's Bread opened last week at the Market Theatre in Newtown, Johannesburg, and it has wooed audiences and wowed critics.
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Audio Link: 21 January 2018 | Sowetan
Caption: This dark comedy about food, funerals and feeding schemes is led by humour that tows along facts and ideas in its wake
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Audio Link: 15 January 2018 | Daily Maverick
Caption: Commissioned by the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE), Another One's Bread explores various themes related to hunger
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Audio Link: 12 January 2018 | Talk 702
Prof Hettie Schönfeldt, Director of the African Research Universities Alliance Centre of Excellence for Food Security led by the University of Pretoria (UP), and an associate of the Institute of … more
7/13/2018