Household food basket price for April increases again

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Ina Opperman, The Citizen, 29 April 2022

The household food basket price for April has increased, with cooking oil costing R52,35 more as the core food price that increased the most along with 34 of the 44 foods surveyed. Read More

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Ukraine crisis means food prices will see more spikes, not only in SA, but across Africa

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Ina Opperman, The Citizen, 27 April 2022

Food price inflation in Africa is likely to intensify across the continent in coming months, due to the heavy weighting of food of between 30% and 50% in the CPI basket, coupled with forecasts that global food prices will follow an upward trajectory in the second quarter of the year. Read More

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‘Malnutrition is slow violence’: SA’s children are hungry for mass-based support

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Anna Majavu, Times Live, 25 April 2022

A new campaign against child starvation will hold public hearings into children affected by malnutrition and take government to the Constitutional Court for violating the rights of children to food and life. Read More

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ANC to urge farmers to donate land for redistribution

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Caiphus Kgosana, Times Live, 24 April 2022

The ANC wants farmers to donate land for redistribution to emerging black farmers, in a move that appears to be a radical rethink of earlier attempts to tackle SA’s land question. Read More

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Consumer spending under pressure as CPI rises to 5.9%

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Naledi Ngcobo, SABC News, 20 April 2022

Consumers’ spending power remains under pressure as inflation continues to rise locally and in the globally economy. Read More

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IMF calls on SA, other countries to build resilience against climate change

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Sherwin Bryce-Pease, SABC News, 15 April 2022

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva has called on South Africa and other countries to start building resilience against climate change. Read More

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