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Category Archives: Food Security
Manufacturing output declines by 5.2% in February: Stats SA
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKatlego Legodi, SABC News, 11 April 2023 South Africa continues to see a decline in manufacturing output. It decreased by 5.2% year on year in February 2023. Read More
Basic food basket prices still increasing, hurting the poor
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 3 April 2023 The latest food basket data shows food prices are still increasing and it is hurting poor people who already have to fork out more money for transport and electricity, further affecting their ability … Continue reading
Repo rate hike to erode SA consumers’ disposable income: Credit reporting agency
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNokukhanya Mntambo, Eyewitness News, 31 March 2023 Credit reporting agency TransUnion said that the latest repo rate announcement was a blow to already cash-strapped South African consumers. Read More
Interest rates hike to affect consumers’ credit access
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNaledi Ngcobo, SABC News, 31 March 2023 The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision to raise interest rates will affect the way consumers and businesses can access credit and plan their finances. Read More
SARB expected to increase repo rate
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintRisha Maduray, SABC News, 30 March 2023 Economists are expecting the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to increase interest rates by 25 basis points at its Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Thursday. Read More
Food retailers pricing being scrutinised
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintRisha Maduray, SABC News, 29 March 2023 The Competition Commission has warned that food retailers will face prosecution at the Competition Tribunal, should it find that pricing laws were breeched. Read More
