Rescued vegetables allay South Africans' hunger brought on by Covid-19 pandemic
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Left jobless by the pandemic and a fire that destroyed her sewing machine, Ms Nomaqhawe Dlomo polished off a hefty portion of maise meal and vegetables dished out at a community centre in a Johannesburg township. Days earlier, the cabbage and pumpkin on her plate were strewn in a pile of discards from South Africas largest fresh produce market, waiting to be incinerated. Around one-third of food produced in South Africa ends up in landfill, according to the World Wide Fund ...
Source: straitstimes.com