Pretoria on MyPR: Engen supports Edenvale NPO with food hampers for local orphanage: Engen has stepped up to help support an orphanage as part of the company’s Employee Community Partnership Programme (ECPP). RAISE Helping Hands was founded in November 2020 and strives to address poverty in Edenvale and surrounding areas of the East Rand. The NPO is committed to giving back to those less fortunate by providing monthly grocery hampers to the homeless and hungry households as well as offering …
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Africa Food Safety Workshop 2022 brought together world-class African experts and scientists to improve public health and trade
Pretoria on MyPR: Africa Food Safety Workshop 2022 brought together world-class African experts and scientists to improve public health and trade: The National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) hosted the second Africa Food Safety Workshop in Johannesburg from 27 June to 1 July 2022 in collaboration with the Joint Food and Agricultural Organisation/IAEA Centre for Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, the IAEA Technical Cooperation Department, and the Africa Food Safety Network. …
New modern brand and eatery, GRK, redefines Greek street food
Pretoria on MyPR: New modern brand and eatery, GRK, redefines Greek street food: GRK – Redefining Greek Street Food Photo: Image Supplied Modern Greek eatery GRK opened its doors in Sandton, Johannesburg in early July 2022, launching their menu with an exciting modern twist on classic Greek street food, with the introduction of an innovative gyro menu. A classic gyro is usually made from meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread. The owners saw an …
Where good food and great company meet
Pretoria on MyPR: Where good food and great company meet: Cofi Midrand Photo: Supplied by Client The past two years in isolation has made many yearn for the normalcy they once enjoyed. Breakfast with your friends, lunches with the family, dinner with your significant other and a night out on the town every now and then- not at home! We want to reclaim our freedom to associate and socialise, let our hair loose and unwind in the spaces we choose with the company of our liking. The cosmopolitan …
Bolt Food is bringing Jozi’s favourite meals home
Pretoria on MyPR: Bolt Food is bringing Jozi’s favourite meals home: Bolt Food has launched its food delivery services in Johannesburg, giving the city’s residents access to food deliveries from more than 300 restaurants and fast-food outlets. This follows the success of Bolt Food in Cape Town, where more than 800 restaurants have been added to the food app since it launched in April 2020. “We piloted Bolt Food in Cape Town last year, with outstanding results,” says James Townsend-Rose, Country …
‘Delay, dilute, delegitimise’: How the food industry shapes what you eat — and what you weigh
‘Delay, dilute, delegitimise’: How the food industry shapes what you eat — and what you weigh: For decades, the public has been told that what it eats — and weighs — is a matter of choice. In South Africa, ‘choosing’ to eat healthily is more complicated than it seems — and regulations aimed at .... Read More at: "Gauteng" - BingNews New finance minister expected to pronounce on e-tolls in his mini budget: Transport minister labels statements he suggested e-tolls cannot be scrapped as 'at …
Civil society groups can help fix South Africa’s food system if they’re given a seat at the table
Civil society groups can help fix South Africa’s food system if they’re given a seat at the table: These organisations are ideally placed to contribute their fine-grained local knowledge. They intimately understand the specific needs of the most vulnerable in their communities.. Read More at: "Pretoria" - BingNews President Ramaphosa issues Khehla Sitole a notice of suspension: The presidency office has confirmed that Ramaphosa informed, General Khehla Sitole of his intention to suspend …
Dashenka’s Indian heritage shines through her food
Dashenka’s Indian heritage shines through her food: With her spices homemade to perfection, nothing makes home cook and food business owner Dashenka Naidoo (32) happier than sharing her South African Indian culture through food. Born in Laudium, a .... Read More at: "Gauteng" - BingNews Viral story of a South African woman who gave birth to 10 babies was fake: A story of a South African woman Gosiame Sithole who allegedly gave birth to 10 babies earlier this month is not true. An official …
FEATURE-In South Africa, a zero-waste food bus hopes to drive away hunger
FEATURE-In South Africa, a zero-waste food bus hopes to drive away hunger: Old school bus converted into low-cost grocery store * Lockdown initiative aims to fight hunger in inner city * Customers urged to reuse containers and reduce waste By Kim Harrisberg JOHANNESBURG, May .... Read More at: "Gauteng" - BingNews Helen Joseph without water for two days - Jack Bloom: Johannesburg’s unreliable water supply hit the Helen Joseph Hospital this week, which struggled without water for more than …
INSIGHT-Risks for S.Africa’s migrant food couriers surge during the pandemic
INSIGHT-Risks for S.Africa’s migrant food couriers surge during the pandemic: “I felt totally abandoned,” Matthew – who asked not to use his real name for fear of retaliation – told the Thomson Reuters Foundation from his home in Pretoria. Yet he still delivers food for the .... Read More at: "Pretoria" - BingNews Capitec surprises with results: Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie had good news for shareholders, as well as SA in general, when he took to the floor to announce the bank’s results for …