Category Archives: Food Security

Giwasa calls for strict price controls on essential food

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 11 August 2025 The General Industries Workers’ Union of South Africa (Giwasa) is calling for strict price controls on essential food items. Read More

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Petrol goes down, but diesel goes up from this week

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintFaizel Patel, The Citizen, 5 August 2025 South African motorists using petrol-powered cars can breathe a sigh of relief with a decrease in petrol prices. Read More

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Household food basket stable, but price of meat eating into consumers’ budgets

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 31 July 2025 The average price of the household food basket was stable in July, decreasing by 41 cents from June, but it is clear that the price of meat is eating into the budgets of … Continue reading

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Diesel prices expected to go up, petrol users to get slight reprieve

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNothando Magudulela, SABC News, 28 July 2025 Diesel prices are expected to go up next month while petrol users can expect a slight reprieve. Read More

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Consumer inflation rises to 3% in June

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNaledi Ngcobo, SABC News, 23 July 2025 Household budgets remain under pressure amid the rising cost of goods as inflation edges up from 2.8% in May to 3.0% in June. Read More

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Meat and milk shortage loading? Cattle crisis worsens as foot-and-mouth disease cases rise

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTshehla Cornelius Koteli, The Citizen, 15 July 2025 The cattle industry in South Africa is in crisis as foot-and-mouth disease cases continue to rise, with the latest outbreak being in Kroonstad, Free State. Read More

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