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Tag Archives: Cost Of Living
Iran conflict to drive up fuel, food and living costs in SA
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 28 March 2026 The war in Iran is likely to worsen the cost of living crisis poor South Africans find themselves in already. Read More
‘We are shielding the poor,’ says Ramaphosa on high cost of living
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSisanda Mbolekwa, Sowetan Live, 27 May 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government has sufficient measures in place to shield poor South Africans from the high costs of basic necessities. Read More
Child support grant below cost of providing basic nutritious diet
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSibongile Mashaba, Sowetan Live, 23 May 2025 The R560 in child support grant is 30% below the food poverty line, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group’s household affordability index has noted. Read More
South Africans turning to personal loans amid rising living costs
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 15 May 2025 DebtBusters’ latest debt index for the first quarter of 2025 shows a growing number of South Africans are relying on personal loans to manage their expenses as the cost of living continues to rise. Read … Continue reading
Cost-of-living crisis: We cannot keep the lights on anymore
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 25 April 2023 The cost-of-living crisis is getting worse for South African consumers who said in a recent survey that they no longer believe that they can afford to keep the lights on in the same … Continue reading
SA consumers surviving on credit in cost-of-living crisis
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 28 March 2023 Another report has confirmed that South African consumers are living on credit to survive the cost-of-living crisis. Read More
