1 min readBy Lillian Roberts
MALNUTRITION: Broken promises — how SA’s National Food and Nutrition Security Plan missed the mark
Despite ambitions to combat hunger and malnutrition, South Africa’s National Food and Nutrition Security Plan (2018-2023) fell short of its goals. From stalled governance bodies and funding shortages to fragmented monitoring systems and provincial bottlenecks, this analysis shows where it did deliver, and where it did not.
By Lillian RobertsSouth Africa
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Despite ambitions to combat hunger and malnutrition, South Africa’s National Food and Nutrition Security Plan (2018-2023) fell short of its goals. From stalled governance bodies and funding shortages to fragmented monitoring systems and provincial bottlenecks, this analysis shows where it did deliver, and where it did not.
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- 47 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 9, 2026
- Byline
- Lillian Roberts
- Source
- Daily Maverick