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One in ten South Africans go hungry every day. As a result malnutrition levels are high. Malnutrition has three simultaneous dimensions: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. These can manifest in stunting – being short for one’s age because of long-term undernutrition. In 2016 it was estimated to be 27% among South African children. This is high. Africa is currently the only continent where stunting rates continue to rise, with 27% of African children classified as stunted in 2018.

Problems caused by malnutrition - such as obesity - are on the rise in South Africa, with serious health consequences.

One in ten South Africans go hungry every day. As a result malnutrition levels are high. Malnutrition has three simultaneous dimensions: undernourishm

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, last published in 2014, found that a large part of South Africa’s population is not only food insecure, but also lacks dietary diversity and is nutrient deficient. Is it a case of availability and accessibility to basic nutritional informa...

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, founder of the Aliko Dangote Foundation. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter @Glaziang] Since this Foundation debuted, it has not only blazed a trail in the annals of philanthropy cum charity, it has redefined the standard and become a benchmark for a committed passion for philanthropic gestures and charity outreaches. Alhaji Aliko Dangote has always risen to the occasion whenever needs of philanthropic interventions arise… “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal”. — Albert Pike We were all born h...