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Whose fault is SA’s hunger problem?

South Africa has a huge food insecurity problem. Approximately 56% of the population live in poverty and 51% of people face moderate to severe food insecurity. In addition, more than a quarter of South Africans suffer extreme poverty and severe hunger. According to Dr Marc Wegerif, a lecturer, 27% of five-year-olds in South Africa are stunted due to lack of nutrition during the first years of their early childhood.

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