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Consumers hit hard as food costs 10% more than last year
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSuthentira Govender, Times Live, 31 May 2023 Food costs 10% more in South Africa than it did one year ago, with basics such as eggs, milk and vegetables more expensive. Read More
Inflation up again in March due to high food prices
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 19 April 2023 Inflation increased again in March due to high food and transport prices from 7,0% in February and 6,9% in January to 7,1%. Read More
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
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
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
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
