We must all prioritise food security 7 May 2021 The National School Nutrition Programme is South Africa’s second-largest social development assistance scheme after social grants. It is complemented by the provision of breakfasts at 101 public schools of the lower three quintiles by the Tiger Brands Foundation (TBF) and its partners. The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown closed schools, which seriously affected the food security of the country’s schoolchildren This story is sponsored The UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the early 2000s preceded the much-expanded Sustainable Development Goals of today. South Africa was widely hailed for meeting, ahead of a 2015 target, its primary MDG target of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.