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Recipes April 9, 2024

9 Plant-Based Recipes to Celebrate Eid

This year, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan comes to a close on 10 April, with the occasion marked by Eid al-Fitr, one of the biggest festive holidays on the calendar. Breaking a multi-week fast calls for amazing…

Easter | Pro Taste March 25, 2024

From Chicken to Cacao: The Chocolate Lovers Guide to a Vegan Easter

Easter 2024 is nearly here and whether you like it dark, salted caramel or in egg form there are far more vegan chocolate options on the South African market today than most people may realise. Stemming from earlier…

Climate Change March 21, 2024

How deforestation for animal agriculture threatens our forests

We couldn’t live without forests. Covering one third of the earth’s land mass, they’re vital to sustaining life on our planet and slowing down climate change. Forests are key to climate, water, health and livelihoods…

International Campaigns | Policy March 20, 2024

Meet the new ProVeg Youth Board!

ProVeg is thrilled to announce the launch of this year’s Youth Board! 20 young people from around the world have joined us for 2024 to advocate – together with our UN Team – for a shift towards sustainable food…

Events | Pro Health March 15, 2024

ProVeg South Africa Wheels out Plant-Based Options for Cape Town Cycle Tour

This year’s iconic annual Mother City cycle tour saw the return of an excess of 30,000 riders - both domestic and international - for the 46th edition of the world’s largest individually timed race. In the days…

Pro Taste February 21, 2024

Vegan Fine Dining: It’s Not an Oxymoron

Who says that plant-based foods are boring? When last did you sit around a table with meat eaters only to be told ad nauseam about how plant dishes could never titillate or satisfy their palate? Have you ever…

Community | Pro Justice February 19, 2024

Four reasons why going plant-based promotes social justice

Every year on 20 February, the United Nations celebrates World Day of Social Justice as an acknowledgement of the need to build a more just and inclusive world. In that light, we explore four reasons why adopting…

Community | Cookbooks February 16, 2024

An Interview with Nicola Kagoro (‘Chef Cola’) of ‘African Vegan on a Budget’

Nicola Kagoro also known as Chef Cola, is a pioneering female Zimbabwean vegan chef at the helm of African Vegan-on-a-Budget (AVB) a company developed in 2016 to showcase Chef Cola’s cuisine, as well as to actively…

Corporate Engagement | Corporate Outreach | Fast Food January 26, 2024

Hungry for Change: Plant-Based Options at Fast Food Franchises on the Rise

Friendliness for vegan and vegetarian consumers ranked as more restaurants serve up alternatives South Africans sure do love their fast food, and issues such as the COVID-19 lockdowns and the never ending disruption…

Cookbooks January 17, 2024

An Interview with Chef Jason (‘Jay Mac’) McNamara of The Kind Kitchen

Jason McNamara (Jay Mac) is the creator of The Kind Kitchen, a vegan comfort food café formerly in Woodstock, Cape Town and on the Constantia Uitsig wine estate. When Covid-19 resulted in both restaurants being…

ProVeg SA | Quiz January 15, 2024

Discover your dream career with the 2040 Quiz

2040 may seem like a world away, but it’s closer than you think. But what will 2040 look like? Will it be a world where water and food are scarce, and we’re exposed to a barrage of natural disasters? Or will we…

International Campaigns January 8, 2024

Seven Countries Leading the Way in Plant-Based Food Policies in 2024

In a world where consumers are increasingly conscious of the environmental and health impact of their dietary choices, governments around the globe are finally starting to step up to the plate and leading the charge…

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