Cost Of Living Crisis
latest news & developmentsFood prices skyrocketed by 50% from 2020 to 2024
Low-income households continue struggling to feed themselves, the Essential Food Monitoring Report stated
A ‘resilient’ economy still feels the pinch
The government should stand between us and inflation’s constant battering
Inflation: Youth use credit to supplement salaries
A report has found that young people have taken on more credit in the first quarter of 2023 compared with last year
SA salaries stagnate amid chronic economic underperformance
In a five-year review of take-home pay, BankservAfrica found that the average salary has not kept pace with inflation
Rising food prices in South Africa: A struggle for daily survival
The shelves in grocery stores have become more forbidding since the pandemic, but economists believe that there is some hope on the horizon
Little fires everywhere as SA comes to terms with economic decline
As the deteriorating economic conditions threaten to ignite another bout of social upheaval, we should consider our options for a co-ordinated blaze
Public sector wage fight: How long will the smoke and mirrors last?
The government has tried to exploit negative sentiment towards public sector workers, but siding with the employer may be even more difficult
Strike sets Transnet back — again
The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company
‘Tunisia Days’ ahead as inflation exerts political pressure
With high prices continuing to bear down on consumers the world over, leaders who fail to bring inflation to heel could face a reckoning