Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu. (GCIS) The Department of Social Development has identified hunger hotspots.The department has received over 7.5 million special Covid-19 social relief of distress grant applications.Sassa is currently processing applications which were previously declined.The Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu, announced on Monday that the department had identified hotspots of hunger, saying…
The free school meals program caused 177 food poisoning outbreaks, affecting more than 20,000 schoolchildren. Published: February 26, 2026, 12:05 am An analysis of Indonesia’s school meals program has exposed a host of problems as well as almost 180 outbreaks. In January 2025, the Indonesian government launched a national free meals program to improve nutrition
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Editors note: Doralice Goes, a Brazilian public servant, visited an organic products fair in her home city of Brasília in Federal District, on Dec. 31, 2021. Among the artisanal products was a tomato and almond pesto sauce. The 49-year-old stored it in her pantry and, 23 days later, on a Sunday night, opened the sauce