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A recent court case forced the Department of Basic Education to resume the National School Nutrition Programme for nine million learners around the country. Shutterstock

August 11, 2022

The right to food: activism and litigation are shifting the dial in South Africa

Camilla Adelle, University of Pretoria and Florian Kroll, University of the Western Cape

Removing a pre-existing right like cancelling the school nutrition programme is a retrogressive measure, and should only be done under very specific circumstances.

Food insecurity is a daily reality for millions of South Africans. Community organisations can help. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

October 7, 2021

Civil society groups can help fix South Africa’s food system if they’re given a seat at the table

Camilla Adelle, University of Pretoria and Ashley Haywood, University of the Western Cape

These organisations are ideally placed to contribute their fine-grained local knowledge. They intimately understand the specific needs of the most vulnerable in their communities.

Hard decisions must be made, and commitments must be backed up by concrete action at this year’s climate conference in Morocco. Shutterstock

November 3, 2016

The rubber will hit the road for developing countries at COP22 in Marrakech

Camilla Adelle, University of Pretoria

The Paris climate conference made key plans to avert global warming. The conference in Morocco will hope to put these plans in action.

Organisations like the African Union must find a way to monitor countries’ environmental commitments. Shutterstock

February 11, 2016

How Africa can up its game to meet environmental challenges

Camilla Adelle, University of Pretoria

Africa has fewer resources than others when it comes to climate change adaptation. For this reason environmental agreements must be monitored by the likes of the AU.

Jacob Zuma speaking at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Adversarial policymaking is taking root in South Africa, where new proposals are increasingly being fought in the media and the courts. Reuters/Skyler Reid

September 10, 2015

Why policymaking in South Africa has become more adversarial

Camilla Adelle, University of Pretoria

Too many new laws in South Africa are poorly thought through at the policy formulation stage. The new Socio-economic Impact Assessment will need rigorously support throughout government to succeed.

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