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Elderly hit hard by sharp rise in food prices By Lorna Charles Share 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 governme...

Durban's food prices highest in country Updated Nomfundo Ngcobo Share this: A local NGO says compared to a few other cities in the country - Durban's food basket price has ballooned in recent months. Unsplash A local NGO says compared to a few other cities in the country - Durban's food basket price has ballooned in recent months. Durban is the highest when you compare it to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg and Springbok basket.  Durban has just gone way above the rest. When we look at the increase in the basket in the area over the past seven months, we see that it has increased ...

Food Prices Latest: South Africans get poorer as wages slow to rise Food prices are rising, winter is coming, and the cold is likely to exacerbate misery and anger in a large portion of our population South Africans are getting poorer as job losses continue and food prices, electricity and transport costs spiral out of proportion to wage and grant increases. This was the warning from the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group which released its latest March 2021 Household Affordability Index recently. The group conducts food price survey across the country in KwaZulu-Natal, the W...

Basic food basket for the poor remains lean Ina Opperman Picture: iStock/Mizina Food, electricity and transport have experienced very high levels of inflation while general or overall inflation has been quite subdued. South Africans are now worse off than before March 2020, with continuing job losses, less savings and overall less money. Children go hungry while the prices of esse...

Calls for the Reserve Bank to intervene on rising inflation on essential goods By Silindile Nyathikazi Share Durban - CALLS are being made for the Reserve Bank to monitor more stringently inflationary increases on food, electricity and transport, and their impact on low-income households and the broader economy. Part of the plea also included for the central bank to act decisively when such increases threaten the affordability levels of low-income households and damage the economy. This comes as the cost of the Durban household food basket increased by R26,70 (0,7%) from R4 051,78 in Februar...