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household affordability index

Survey shows food prices soaring above headline inflation
Business
/ 2 February 2025

Survey shows food prices soaring above headline inflation

National minimum wage earners can’t afford sufficient nutritious food to feed their families

By Lyse Comins
No more seven-colour Sundays
National
/ 22 September 2023

No more seven-colour Sundays

Thembisile Mthembu tells her story of how she grew up on seven colours but all she can afford is a two-colour Sunday meal

By Lesego Chepape
South Africa’s middle class endures rising cost of living
Business
/ 6 June 2022

South Africa’s middle class endures rising cost of living

The financially stretched middle class is teetering on the brink as fuel and food prices gnaw at their disposable incomes

By Sarah Smit
Covid-19 stymies six years of progress in tackling poverty in Gauteng
Coronavirus
/ 9 September 2021

Covid-19 stymies six years of progress in tackling poverty in Gauteng

Some 36% of Gauteng households live in poverty, according to a new survey, with poverty levels having shot up during the course of the pandemic

By Eunice Masson
R350 grant: A ticket into the labour market — report
Business
/ 29 June 2021

R350 grant: A ticket into the labour market — report

The Covid-19 social relief of distress grant was terminated at the end of April, but research shows it aided job recovery

By Sarah Smit
GDP, recession, JSE, rallying rand … these terms mean very little to unemployed South Africans. This is the real picture of our economy
National
/ 10 June 2021

GDP, recession, JSE, rallying rand … these terms mean very little to unemployed South Africans. This is the real picture of our economy

The economy is not producing work, with many young adults working outside their fields of study or considering leaving the country as a result

By Khaya Koko and Bongekile Macupe
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