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Category Archives: Food Security
Increased chicken dumping expected, to the detriment of local industry
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThe Citizen, 2 September 2022 The poultry industry expects to see an increase in dumped imported chicken, particularly from Brazil, within the next few months after receiving a “licence” to continue their dumping from Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition … Continue reading
No job, no food: Too soon to celebrate lower unemployment rate
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThe Citizen, 30 August 2022 The recent announcement that SA’s unemployment rate declined in the quarter to June 2022 was met with relief and a note of optimism. Read More
Struggling employees feel the cost-of-living pinch
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMpho Koka and Keletso Mkhwanazi, Sowetan Live, 25 August 2022 Khosi Uba has been forced to stop using her car on some days and cut down on buying certain food items as the cost of living has got too high … Continue reading
South Africans to cut food expenses by 47%
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThe Citizen, 25 August 2022 The rising prices of the average household food basket, electricity and transport against a national minimum wage that does not match the cost of living will force the general worker in South Africa to underspend … Continue reading
SA’s inflation rate concerning but significantly lower than US, UK- Economists
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKgomotso Modise, Eyewitness News, 25 August 2022 Economists said that while South Africa’s inflation rate was concerning, it remained significantly below its global counterparts. Read More
Retailers warned over opportunistic pricing of basic foods
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMpho Sibanyoni, Sowetan Live, 25 August 2022 The Competition Commission has noted that retailers had a tendency of buying loaves of bread at a cheaper rate from manufacturers but failed to pass on the discounts to consumers, charging them almost … Continue reading
