Tons of cooked food thrown away every day

Velani Ludidi

Velani Ludidi velani.ludidi@inl.co.za While millions of South Africans go to bed hungry, tons of cooked food gets thrown away daily. Restaurants and big retailers in the country do not donate unsold hot food at the close of business, and are also reluctant to give the food to their employees. Food waste is a global problem. The World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa found that 10 million tons of food gets thrown away annually. Social justice activist and founder of Harare CAN, Khanya Qongqo, runs a soup kitchen that feeds close to 200 people daily in Khayelitsha. “We can benefit from the food that gets thrown away,” Qongqo said. “Who throws food away? They (businesses) have this mentality of ‘if I don’t gain, no one must get’. Which is absolutely…

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Saturday Star (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021-11-06

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