Tag: Food

DIESEL/FOOD CRISIS: THE ‘SPREAD’ BETWEEN CRUDE AND DIESEL HAS EXPLODED

While most attention is on the rising price of crude oil, the prices of refined products are far worse, and show the real price effects of “demand destruction” wherein industries and countries cut refined production and thereby squeeze prices up. Paradoxically, this tends to reduce the pressure on crude oil prices to rise: While a […]

BREADBASKETS AT WAR: HOW THE BLACK SEA CONFLICT TURNED AFRICA INTO THE SHOCK ABSORBER OF GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS

The Russia–Ukraine war has profoundly disrupted global agricultural markets by destabilizing the Black Sea region, one of the world’s most important food export corridors. Prior to the conflict, Russia and Ukraine together accounted for roughly one-third of global wheat exports and played a central role in supplying grain and fertilizer to markets across Africa and […]

PHILANTHROPY, A COMMITMENT BEYOND MONEY

A friend shared a post reading nothing searches a soul like a group of men sitting at the back of a van and looking at you driving behind in the comfort of your car. Since then, I have had many encounters driving behind an open van with people sitting at the back. Each time the […]

FEROCIOUS FLOODS SHOW OUR SYSTEMS’ BETRAYAL OF THE MOST VULNERABLE

We are just barely concluding the first month of the New Year, yet the magnitude of devastation that’s unfolded could span a lifetime. In a mere ten days, parts of South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini have been ravaged by an entire year’s worth of rain. The severe flooding has been merciless, killing over 100 […]

250 ON CEDAR: A CULTURAL BEACON FORGED BY VISION

Yesterday, I stepped into a space I had long been reluctant to visit, 250 on Cedar. My hesitation now feels almost misplaced, for what I encountered was a sanctuary of culture, imagination, and creative brilliance. The venue is the brainchild of Tshepo Riba, a young visionary whose dedication over just four years has given rise […]