Higher chicken and red meat prices also on the menu for consumers

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Ina Opperman, The Citizen, 12 April 2022

Higher chicken and red meat prices are also on the menu for consumers who are already punch-drunk from fuel, electricity and food price increases. Read More

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Food prices hit record high as war sparks supply chaos

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Megan Durisin, Business Live, 10 April 2022

Global food prices are surging at the fastest pace ever as the war in Ukraine chokes crop supplies, piling more inflationary pain on consumers and worsening a global hunger crisis. Read More

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Hunger in Africa surges due to conflict, climate and food prices

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Reuters, 5 April 2022

Conflict, climate change and rising food and fuel prices are pushing about a quarter of Africans towards hunger, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday. Read More

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Petrol price to go up for April

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Eyewitness News, 4 April 2022

The Mineral Resources and Energy Department has announced an increase in all grades of petrol, diesel and paraffin. Read More

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Food basket increases by 10% in a year, cutting nutritious food for poor children

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Ina Opperman, The Citizen, 31 March 2022

The household food basket increased by 10% in a year, cutting the budget for nutritious food for poor children even before the increases in fuel and food prices due to the war in Ukraine hit. Read More

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Unemployment rate increases to 35.3% in fourth quarter of 2021: Stats SA

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Naledi Ngcobo, SABC News, 29 March 2022

Joblessness among South Africans continues to climb with the unemployment rate having increased from 34.9% to 35.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021. Read More

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