One of the key highlights of this year was welcoming three new trustees to the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust: Hadijah Nankanja, Miles Kubheka and Nonhlanhla Taylor. Each brings not only expertise but also a deep personal commitment to community resilience, food justice, and the power of grassroots action. Their arrival has infused theContinue reading “New Voices, Shared Vision: Meet the Trustees Guiding SAUFFT Forward”
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Paving and Levelling of the Smiley Market: Strengthening Safety and Dignity
For decades, the Rhodes Street Smiley Market in Langa has been a cornerstone of local food culture. Known for the preparation and sale of “smileys”, sheep heads cooked over open flames, the market is both an economic lifeline for women traders and a gathering place for residents and visitors. Despite its vibrancy, the site hadContinue reading “Paving and Levelling of the Smiley Market: Strengthening Safety and Dignity”
Cape Town Mayor Joins SAUFFT at the Lerotholi Ave Open Streets
Following the success of the inaugural Open Streets event, the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust (SAUFFT) was invited to participate in the Open Streets Experiments: Lerotholi Ave Sundays on 30 November. The platform allowed us to showcase work across our community programmes in Langa, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, and Gugulethu. At the event, we wereContinue reading “Cape Town Mayor Joins SAUFFT at the Lerotholi Ave Open Streets”
Langa Waste Forum Outing: A Community Learning Journey Towards a Circular, Zero-Waste Future
In November, a diverse group of City officials, community members, circular economy innovators, and local partners gathered in Langa for a full-day learning journey marking the beginning of the Langa Waste Forum. More than an educational trip, the outing became a moment of relationship-building, shared reflection, and collective visioning for what a cleaner, more circular,Continue reading “Langa Waste Forum Outing: A Community Learning Journey Towards a Circular, Zero-Waste Future”
SAUFFT Impact Report – 2024/2025: What we did and why it matters
Our 2024/2025 Impact Report shows simple, practical change: people growing food, earning an income, and building community power. More than 1,300 farmers – most of them women – are now part of our Agrihub network. In Khayelitsha alone farmers earned over R1.1 million across two years, and the hub supplied tens of tonnes of organicContinue reading “SAUFFT Impact Report – 2024/2025: What we did and why it matters”
Decentralising Resilience: What the Langa Agrihub Reveals About the Future of Climate Adaptation
The publication of Sustaining Urban Food Gardens for Community Resilience: A Case Study of the Langa Agrihub arrives at a critical moment, one in which compounding risks, cascading systemic failures, and escalating climate uncertainty are reshaping how societies must think about resilience. As global policy debates continue to centre technocratic, expert-driven models of risk governance,Continue reading “Decentralising Resilience: What the Langa Agrihub Reveals About the Future of Climate Adaptation”
Langa’s Journey Toward a Community-Led Food Council Begins
Today, in collaboration with Food Agency Cape Town (FACT), we hosted the first Langa Food Council Workshop at Guga S’thebe in Langa. The gathering brought together a vibrant mix of voices, from urban farmers and informal traders to community kitchens, youth leaders, artists, educators, and local organisations, united by a shared commitment to building aContinue reading “Langa’s Journey Toward a Community-Led Food Council Begins”
SAUFFT Programmes Manager, Rirhandzu Marivate, at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Senegal
In early September, Rirhandzu Marivate, Programmes Manager at SAUFFT, attended the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) in Dakar, Senegal, one of the continent’s largest and most influential gatherings dedicated to shaping a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food future. The forum brought together more than 6,000 delegates from across Africa, including governments, farmers, entrepreneurs, researchers,Continue reading “SAUFFT Programmes Manager, Rirhandzu Marivate, at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Senegal”
Open Streets Langa Brings Community, Culture, and Local Innovation to Life
This past Sunday, the streets of Langa came alive with movement, music, and connection during the Open Streets Langa event. For one afternoon, King Langa Libalele and Lerotholi Avenue were closed to cars and opened to people, creating a vibrant space for walking, dancing, shopping, and storytelling. The day celebrated the rich history and communityContinue reading “Open Streets Langa Brings Community, Culture, and Local Innovation to Life”
Deepening Agrihub Roots: Strengthening Farmers Through Learning and Collaboration
This year has been about growth, not just in the gardens, but in knowledge, confidence, and collaboration. Across the Langa, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain and Gugulethu Agrihubs, farmers have taken important steps to strengthen their skills and deepen their understanding of what it means to farm sustainably through training and workshops. What made this year’s learningContinue reading “Deepening Agrihub Roots: Strengthening Farmers Through Learning and Collaboration”
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