In approximately three decades since South Africa’s democratic transition, the country is still battling with many challenges, the most evident being food insecurity. While the state has framed a plethora of legislations as a response, the setback persists. The key underlying factors may be linked to poor policy alignment, institutional challenges and lack of political will on the part of government. This chapter argues that overcoming prevalent hunger requires proactive measures aimed at forging an overarching Food Security Act which sets out binding provisions for the provision of staple food for pregnant women, poor households and unemployed youths as a means of sustenance. The Act must further oblige the state to absorb the ‘missing middle’ into social welfare programme while providing adequate start-up capital, skills and capacity development as a means of helping some to be self-sustaining. Yet, in light of the lack of political appetite on the part of the state to dispense resources for public good, there is a need for political players to act as a check on each other, whereas the informal policy players must influence their formal counterparts to act.