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- July price hikes poised to hit hard — here’s how people are trimming budgets
- Hunger, malnutrition in SA on the rise as food prices go through the roof
- South Africans are paying nearly 14% more for food than a year ago
- Consumer budgets are going to be stretched by rising prices, say analysts
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- Low-income South Africans forced to go hungry as food prices explode
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- SA is paying nearly 12% more for food than last year
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July price hikes poised to hit hard — here’s how people are trimming budgets
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintGill Gifford, Times Live, 1 July 2022 July has arrived — the month in which consumers will be hard hit by price hikes, most notably increased electricity costs (despite load-shedding challenges) and another petrol price rise this coming Wednesday. Read … Continue reading
Hunger, malnutrition in SA on the rise as food prices go through the roof
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 30 June 2022 Low-income consumers are being forced to remove nutritious foods from the plates of their families more often as food is simply becoming too expensive for many to buy. Read More
South Africans are paying nearly 14% more for food than a year ago
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSuthentira Govender, Sowetan Live, 29 June 2022 Basic food and personal hygiene items are costing struggling South Africans nearly 14% more than a year ago, prompting fears of increased hunger, social instability and deterioration of health. Read More
SA is paying nearly 12% more for food than last year
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSuthentira Govender, Times Live, 31 May 2022 The Covid-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, unrest and the KwaZulu-Natal floods have contributed to South Africans forking out nearly 12% more for basic food items compared to a year ago. Read More
Renewed concern: Food prices adding to burden of higher fuel rates
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 30 May 2022 Renewed concerns about food prices are adding to the consumer burden of the higher fuel price that will be announced this week along with the new unemployment figures tomorrow. Read More
Household food basket price for April increases again
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna 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 … Continue reading
