Union Against Hunger (UAH) and HEALA – #FoodPricesMustFall #StoptheHungerViolence
The Union Against Hunger (UAH) and the Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA), together with leading civil society organisations (Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI), Abahlali baseMjondolo, Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), and Amandla.mobi) and labour (South African Federation of Trade Unions & the Food and Allied Workers Union) leaders, invite the media to an important media briefing on 26 May 2026 @11am at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg.
This briefing will announce major actions for Food Justice Week (25-30 May) including the World Hunger Day Campaign (28 May).
South Africa faces a deepening hunger and nutrition crisis.
Food prices are soaring, driven by profiteering retailers like Shoprite and Boxer, while millions of unemployed and low-income households cannot afford a nutritious diet. Internationally rising prices of fuel and fertilizer because of illegal imperialist wars in Ukraine and Iran are adding to hardship. At the same time social grants remain far below the food poverty line, condemning families to hunger and indignity.
Hunger is not accidental – it is political, structural, and a crime against our people.
At the briefing the UAH will provide details about our campaigns to ensure sufficient food for everyone. This will include:
- New details about the “hunger-mongers” campaign targeting #Shoprite that will be stepped up next week.
- Information about pickets, protests, dialogues and solidarity with community food kitchens to demand action from government on food prices and availability.
Media Briefing Details:
Date: 26 May 2026
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30pm
Venue: Nelson Mandela Foundation Offices, Houghton, Johannesburg
Key speakers:
Ms Nomzamo Zondo – Executive Director of the Socioeconomic Rights Institute (SERI)
Ms Sibongile Tshabalala – National Chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC)
Ms Koketso Moeti – Executive Director at Amandla.mobi
Mr Sibusiso Zikode – President of Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM)
Mr Zwelinzima Vavi – General Secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU)
Mr Lebohang Phakeng – Head of Campaigns: Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU)
Mr Seth Mazibuko – Seth Mazibuko Foundation, a leader of the 1976 Soweto Uprisings
Mr Mark Heywood – Human rights and social justice activist
We call on journalists, editors, broadcasters, and stakeholders to attend, report, and amplify this urgent call for Food Justice Now!
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