Shoprite Group donates R53 million in surplus food since start of lockdown Since the start of the national lockdown, the Shoprite Group has donated more than R53 million in surplus food - over R300 000 per day for the past 185 days - to various organisations tasked with feeding the hungry. South Africa faces a mass hunger crisis brought on by Covid-19. During the peak of the country’s national lockdown, two out of every five adults said their household had lost its primary income source - … [Read more...] about Shoprite Group donates R53 million in surplus food since start of lockdown
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How a school garden is feeding young minds and stomachs
The Johan Hus Primary School is a small school situated at the foot of the picturesque Tsitsikamma Mountains in Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape. Here learners not only learn about the environment in a hands-on manner, but the crops they grow are also used in the school kitchen to feed all the pupils. Oom Georgie Botha (60), who has been the caretaker at the school for 10 years, has been gardening since he was eight years old and he keeps the school garden going with help from the learners and … [Read more...] about How a school garden is feeding young minds and stomachs
