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Elderly hit hard by sharp rise in food prices
By Lorna Charles
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DURBAN - The latest research from the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group (PMBEJD) has found that in Durban alone, the basic household food basket prices rose by 7.3% or R277.89 over the past seven months.
The price rose from R3 800.59 in September 2020 to R4 078.48 in March 2021.
Julie Smith, researcher at the PMBEJD, said: “These food spikes are devastating, but especially for the elderly - particularly those in homes who are on a fixed budget - and well beyond headline inflation. The fact is the government provided less and institutions have less money to draw on.”