/ 6 June 2022

Cost of living: Informal sector pushed to ‘desperate situation’

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The informal sector will be hard hit by the fuel price rise and inflation and the taxi industry (below) will probably increase its fares, hurting commuters. Photo: David Harrison & Paul Botes

The ability of informal traders to absorb any more shocks — suchas the fuel price hike — has reached zero

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