Food, electricity and fuel: Rising costs hurting South African households
Citizens in South Africa are facing rises in food, electricity and fuel prices but when does the struggle end for locals?
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Citizens in South Africa are facing rises in food, electricity and fuel prices but when does the struggle end for locals?
The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group says it has recorded a rise in the past month.
FairPlay Movement has been calling for value-added tax on some chicken products to be scrapped, since 2018.
Cooking oil, potatoes, beef, fish, spinach, cabbage, green pepper, tinned pilchards, bananas, polony, and apricot jam have all increased by 5% or more in April.
With the extent of the damage caused by the floods on KwaZulu-Natal’s agricultural sector still unknown, there are fears that this could lead to even higher food prices and starvation.