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What does it mean that South Africa produces enough food to feed everyone, yet 20 million people still go hungry? Host KG Mokgadi sits down with veteran activi
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May 28, 2026
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20 million hungry people in a country that produces enough food for everyone. That's not a shortage , that's a choice.

KG sits down with Mark Heywood, the activist who helped win the fight for HIV treatment and is now taking on SA's food crisis with the Union Against Hunger. Why are 29% of our kids stunted by age 5? How does hunger drive domestic violence and mental illness? And why is the Constitution giving us power we're simply not using?

Hunger, he argues, should be treated as a political emergency. After this conversation, you'll struggle to disagree.

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