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Inflation is often used as a key benchmark to review investment returns. Beat inflation and you are doing well, says Gustav Reinach.

Government meddling in garlic and ginger prices will backfire – economists Ina Opperman ‘When a government cannot do what it should, it starts doing things that it can. This is what is happening with this price investigation.’ – Professor Jannie Rossouw of Wits Business School. After the National Consumer Commission (NCC) announced with big fanfare that it would investigate seven major suppliers of garlic and ginger, economists are questioning if this is a sensible thing to do. Garlic and ginger are not staple foods, while there are questions about whether government should g...

[LISTEN] Basic Food Basket in SA Now Costs Over R 4,000, More than the Basic Minimum Wage Feb 02, 2021 The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group says the food basket which is part of the household affordability index shows that between September last year and January this year, the cost of forty three food items has increased by almost R 200 or 5.1%. The latest Household Affordability figures, painted a grim picture of South Africans who are struggling to afford even the most basic of foods because of the rise in prices and inflation. The January 2021 House Affordability Index f...

Core foods driving increases Unfortunately, the prices show that the main foods driving the higher increases in the food basket over the past five months are still the core foods most South African households reasonably expect to have in their homes and required for all basic food preparation to avoid hunger, with a 15% increase in maize meal, 3% for rice and cake flour, 5% for white sugar, 33% for sugar beans, 7% for samp, 4% for cooking oil and potatoes, 2% for onions and 4% for bread. According to the report on the latest prices, high levels of inflation on these foods are concerning becau...

SA women have a lot on their plate and little to eat as prices soar A new household affordability index report shows the average food basket increased by nearly R200 in five months 27 January 2021 - 19:40 Struggling SA women are eating less, borrowing money, not repaying their debt and selling anything they can to keep their families fed. This is according to the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group (PEJDG), which on Wednesday released its latest household affordability index report... This article is free to read if you register or sign in. If you have already regi...