Annual consumer inflation was unchanged at 3.2% in February at 3.2%, with increases registered in housing and utilities, food and alcoholic beverages and restaurants and accommodation offset by decreases in the services sector, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
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It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention
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