Food, glorious and oh so expensive food. We tell the story

[View in browser]( [Mail & Guardian]( M&G Mornings | Fri 22 Sep   [Ron Derby] This week, the Mail & Guardian has brought the [story of food in all its aspects]( to our readers. We’ve covered the journey of fresh products from the farm to the markets and to our dominant grocery chains such as Shoprite, Woolworths and the surprisingly expensive Spar. While we are enjoying a bit of a breather from high inflation, with the figure now within the Reserve Bank’s targeted range of between 3% to 6%, the rise and rise of food prices is still cause for all our concern and your LSM matters not. Inspired by our chief designer, Christian Stephen, the central character in our coverage is the orange. Read our coverage online, but also I’d urge you to grab our newspaper and its ridiculously cool cover — yet another great one. We have a piece from a talented storyteller in [Lesego Chepape]( about [seven-colours Sunday lunches](. It’s seven colours no more in most households as cost cutting limits the spread. Lesego was invited to lunch at a home in Tembisa, where the family has had to pare down its lunches to merely pap, cabbage and chicken. Sheree Bega investigates what [organisations are doing to prevent food going into landfills]( and rather onto people’s plates, while Lyse Comins reports on [food from farm to fork]( and the factors fuelling prices. Outside of the hard realities of the price of food and because we will all be celebrating Heritage Day or as some have called it “Braai Day,” our Friday and Thought Leader section speaks of the joy of food with pieces from Christian, Charles Leonard and Paddy Harper. Hope you all have an excellent long weekend and if you are travelling, travel safely. Ron Derby | Editor-in-Chief [@Ronderby]( ADVERTISEMENT Premium [How South Africa’s major retailers are reducing food waste]( Woolworths donates surplus food to 890 local charities across South Africa, every day [// Read more]( Premium [Best before versus use by: understanding food safety labels]( Confusion over sell-by, use-by, best before and expiry dates among consumers drives food waste [// Read more]( [The Ampersand Mixtape 7]( This mixtape, packed with tasty tunes from around the world, will titillate your palate and ears with music about veggies, fish and stews, as well as fruit, dessert and cake. There’s even a song with a recipe for a Brazilian shrimp stew [// Read more]( ADVERTISEMENT Recommended Reads [More cars were bought in past three months compared to the same period in 2022]( A pause in the interest rate hiking cycle in July led to an increase in motor trade sales for the month [// Read more]( [Summer’s still not here: Reserve Bank holds restrictive repo rate]( Central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago said the job of tackling inflation was not done yet [// Read more]( [Batohi says SA rule of law is ‘on life support’]( The National Prosecuting Authority claims it is as frustrated as the public with the slow pace at which state capture cases are moving [// Read more]( [Painkiller: Big Pharma and the opioid epidemic]( The sales team for Purdue Pharma worked relentlessly to persuade doctors to prescribe OxyContin for pain relief [// Read more]( [Julius Malema’s draconian decisions fuel EFF divisions]( But the party contends it has moved on from internal strife and is focused on the 2024 polls [// Read more]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Mail & Guardian Media LTD · 25 Owl St · Braamfontein · Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 · South Africa