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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
Ukraine crisis means food prices will see more spikes, not only in SA, but across Africa
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintIna Opperman, The Citizen, 27 April 2022 Food price inflation in Africa is likely to intensify across the continent in coming months, due to the heavy weighting of food of between 30% and 50% in the CPI basket, coupled with … Continue reading
Food prices hit record high as war sparks supply chaos
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMegan 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
Hunger in Africa surges due to conflict, climate and food prices
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintReuters, 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
