Tag Archives: Food Prices

Inflation for food, non-alcoholic drinks largest annual increase in 14 years

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKopano Gumbi and Tannur Anders, Times Live, 19 April 2023 South African inflation rose for the second month in a row in March to 7.1% year-on-year, driven by a steep increase in food prices, data showed on Wednesday. Read More

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Basic food basket prices still increasing, hurting the poor

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 3 April 2023 The latest food basket data shows food prices are still increasing and it is hurting poor people who already have to fork out more money for transport and electricity, further affecting their ability … Continue reading

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Food retailers pricing being scrutinised

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintRisha Maduray, SABC News, 29 March 2023 The Competition Commission has warned that food retailers will face prosecution at the Competition Tribunal, should it find that pricing laws were breeched. Read More

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Food price increases ‘unjustified’, says Competition Commission

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintOrrin Singh, Sowetan Live, 28 March 2023 As South Africans tried to recover from the negative economic impact of Covid-19, the prices of sunflower oil, white and brown bread and maize meal were “opportunistically” and “unjustifiably” increased from January to … Continue reading

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Joburg hawkers hope to be included in probe of fresh produce prices

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintVeronica Mokhoali, Eyewitness News, 24 March 2023 Street vendors in the City of Joburg are calling on the Competition Commission to not exclude them in their probe into market conditions of the fresh produce supply chain in the country. Read … Continue reading

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Fresh produce price hikes have hit poor households- Competition Commission

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintVeronica Mokhoali, Eyewitness News, 23 March 2023 The Competition Commission (CC) said that the obscure increases in the price of fresh produce have had a disproportionate effect on low-income households. Read More

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