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[LISTEN] South Africans Are Now Paying Over R 4,000 for a Basic Food Basket Apr 01, 2021 The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group says starving South Africans are now paying nearly 5% more for a basic food basket compared to seven months ago. The groups Mervyn Abrahams was speaking to Radio Islam about its latest Household Affordability Index. The survey tracks food prices in 44 supermarkets including 30 in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg and Springbok. Abrahams says key data has revealed that basic foodstuff continue to increase. “We’ve see over the past ...

File image BUSINESS NEWS - Job losses, wage cuts and little money have ensured that conditions for poor households continue to deteriorate. Poor people are unable to buy enough nutritious food and grant increases below inflation have made this even worse.  Children are suffering the most as they need nutritious food to grow and develop. The new year has not brought any relief for poor people, according to the The average cost of the basket was R4,001.17 for February, R50.03 less than in January, but R144.84 more than it cost six months ago in September 2020. The bask...

SASSA grant increases have not been significant enough to alleviate household financial pain due to the rising cost of living.

SA tops global food security index on continent, but affordability still low © Provided by Daily News Cape Town – South Africa has ranked the highest in food security out of 28 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but affordability still remained low. The 2020 Global Food Security Index (GFSI) report released yesterday indicated that while the country still performs well in terms of the general availability of food in the country, SA’s global ranking still fell from 67th to 69th, out of 113 countries. Using a new methodology which analyses food systems’ resilience against climate ch...

EDITORIAL: These tough economic times, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, have worsened the lives of South Africans and people the world over.