RCL: Bread price hikes to ease this year, food to follow

The Citizen, 7 March 2023

The price of bread, which has seen significant price increases in the last year, is expected to ease in the coming months as global wheat prices flatten, reducing the pressure on the consumer basket. Read More

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SA’s economy shrinks by 1.3%: Stats SA

Naledi Ngcobo, SABC News, 7 March 2023

Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that the country’s economy contracted by 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022. Read More

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Load-shedding bites as economy contracts

Bhargav Acharya, Sowetan Live, 7 March 2023

The economy contracted 1.3% in the fourth quarter compared with the previous three months as rolling power cuts hurt sectors such as agriculture and mining, official data showed on Tuesday. Read More

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Economists downbeat ahead of release of GDP figures

Naledi Ngcobo, SABC News, 6 March 2023

Economic growth is expected to have slowed in the fourth quarter of 2022, on the back of intense load shedding, a rise in the cost of living, high interest rates and elevated levels of inflation. Read More

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Didiza says it is essential farmers are protected from load shedding

Tanya Krause, SABC News, 4 March 2023

Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza says they are still in talks with Eskom to protect the agriculture sector from load shedding. Read More

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Energy crisis impacts on SA’s economy: Expert

SABC News, 3 March 2023

Energy expert Tshepo Kgadima says the energy crisis has negatively affected the cost of doing business in South Africa. Read More

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