Category Archives: Food Security

Global interest rates will affect people living in South Africa

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 27 September 2022 The World Bank has expressed concern about the impact of the current global financial challenges on emerging and developing economies. Read More

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Load shedding a threat to food security – Agri SA

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThe Citizen, 23 September 2022 Agri SA says it has requested an urgent meeting with Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to discuss the outlook for load shedding in the country, ahead of the summer crop planting season. Read More

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August CPI edges lower from July’s record-high of 7.8%

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintNokukhanya Mntambo, Eyewitness News, 21 September 2022 The country’s annual consumer price index has dropped slighly to 7.6% for August from a 13-year-high of 7.8 percent in July. Read More

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Another drop in petrol price expected in October but diesel to increase- AA

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintRay White, Eyewitness News, 16 September 2022 The Automobile Association (AA) says petrol users could see another sizable reduction in prices at the pumps next month. Read More

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SA’s 0.7% GDP decline means possible job, wage cuts on horizon

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintInna Opperman, The Citizen, 6 September 2022 The new gross domestic product (GDP) data is not good news for consumers, with the latest fall in real GDP meaning that the size of South Africa’s economy in the second quarter was … Continue reading →

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Govt needs to do more to mitigate rising fuel costs- AA

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintRay White, Eyewitness News, 5 September 2022 While significant relief is in sight, at last for commuters, with fuel price decreases expected to be announced shortly, government has again been called on to do more. Read More

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