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The food and fuel price hikes and political instability that followed led to the July 2021 \u2018unrest\u2019, which left more than 350 people dead. Behind this lay a crisis within the governing African National Congress. In this paper, we draw on in\u2010depth interviews and ethnography with individuals working in food\u2010based livelihoods to investigate how people continued to secure food, and how rural food systems were affected. Against a backdrop of hunger, social unrest, and xenophobic hostility, we consider how people perceive the state in a rural area of KwaZulu\u2010Natal. We argue that weak governing institutions and South Africa's exposure to globally\u2010triggered spikes in food and fuel prices are leading to food insecurity. 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