The suffix “by Tashas” augured well for Arlecchino - even if you (like me) think the “by …” bit somehow cheapens the name - given Tashas’ immense appeal and success since as an upscale that started in Atholl, Johannesburg in 2005, and now can be found in 18 locations across Joburg, Pretoria and
There is a strong argument to be made for effective primary healthcare as a prerequisite for effective disease-specific programmes, writes Adèle Sulcas October 9, 2019 - The world’s most powerful countries and most important providers of overseas development assistance, meeting this week, are likely to pledge, collectively, about $14bn
UNAIDS-led goal of ending the epidemic by 2030 is beyond reach, writes Adèle Sulcas August 1, 2018 - AIDS is far from over. This is the bracing and deeply scary conclusion of the world’s largest global conference on HIV and AIDS (in fact on any global health issue), the
Food Planet Prize Winners 2026, represented by APCNF Executive Vice Chairman Vijay Kumar Thallam and his wife Pushpa and Rajsekhar Budithi, Special Chief Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh, Agriculture & Allied Departments; with the Food Planet Prize jury co-chairs, Magnus Nilsson (right), organic apple farmer and Director-General
Amulya Sarvapalli of Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming. May 29, 2026 - We need a little good news at the moment, and the four finalists for “the world’s biggest environmental prize” – the 2026 Food Planet Prize – are delivering it in truckloads. The four finalists have been selected from more
The World Health Organization is urging governments around the world to strengthen health taxes on sugar and alcohol, to save lives and raise money. It says improving policy design and increasing taxes so that sugary drinks become less affordable ‘should be pursued more systematically by countries’. February 19, 2026 - In
January 27, 2026 -The city of San Francisco has sued 11 of the world’s largest food manufacturers for “restitution and penalties”, claiming that the public’s consumption of their ultra-processed products results in cities’ having to bear the “astronomical health care costs associated with UPF consumption”. San Francisco’
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Why can the world's most unequal country not figure out how to feed and protect its youngest citizens? March 17, 2025 - Consider this: A government department – education – in an upper-middle income country, responsible for providing nutritious meals to more than 10 million schoolchildren country-wide, celebrates the
26 July 2024 - When I told my daughter I was working on a story about Siya Kolisi’s partnership with KFC’s “Add Hope” campaign, she smiled and squinted at me snarkily (she’s 12), cocked her head, and said, “what?!” I explained that it was a partnership between KFC,
A five-year plan to combat malnutrition, housed in the Office of the Presidency, lies fallow. June 6, 2023 - In its five years of existence, the National Food and Nutrition Security Plan has not made even a tiny difference to South Africa’s massive malnutrition problem. The malnutrition problem is
A five-year plan to combat malnutrition, housed in the Office of the Presidency, lies fallow. June 6, 2023 - In its five years of existence, the National Food and Nutrition Security Plan has not made even a tiny difference to South Africa’s massive malnutrition problem. The malnutrition problem is
Less is not more - actually it is much, much less. Why non-sugar sweeteners mess up your health. June 5, 2023 - Remember Fresca? And Tab? And then the global domination of Diet Coke in the 1980s? For how many years have we without a second thought reached for a diet
While food prices soar and millions of people in South Africa continue to go hungry, the government is dragging its feet on a plan to meet the constitutional right of all citizens to have access to sufficient nutritious, safe and affordable food, and to ensure food security. Maverick Citizen investigates