Survey finds almost half of SA households went without food due to Covid-19 21 April 2021 - 12:03 By TimesLIVE A study has revealed people in KwaZulu-Natal, the second most populous province, and the Eastern Cape, one of the poorest provinces, suffered the most from hunger during the pandemic. File image. Image: Esa Alexander
Almost half (46%) of adult South Africans surveyed late last year said their households “often had to go hungry during the Covid-19 pandemic as we did not have enough money for food”.
The study was conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the Centre for Social Development in Africa based at the University of Johannesburg.
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