As a result of poor nutrition coupled with poverty, almost 50% of South Africa's adult population are overweight or obese. This is according to the country's first in-depth, nationwide study into food and nutrition since 1994 conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Conducted between 2021 and 2023,

the survey was commissioned by South Africa's Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. For more, Peter Ndoro spoke to Thokozani Simelane Professor of Practice at the Human Sciences Research Council....

As a result of poor nutrition coupled with poverty, almost 50% of South Africa's adult population are overweight or obese. This is according to the country's first in-depth, nationwide study into food and nutrition since 1994 conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Conducted between 2021 and 2023,
the survey was commissioned by South Africa's Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. For more, Peter Ndoro spoke to Thokozani Simelane Professor of Practice at the Human Sciences Research Council....