Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice And Dignity Group
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Basic income grant project helps youths find jobs and livelihoods
Under the two-year pilot scheme, 100 unemployed technical college graduates have got a monthly grant of R2 000 since October 2022 This content is restricted to registered users…
SA consumers struggle as food prices soar
World food and fuel costs have dropped but grocery prices at local supermarkets remain unaffordably high
Patel asks for temporary rebate on poultry imports to avert shortages after bird flu outbreak
The country is grappling with the H5 and H7 variants of the disease, which were first recorded in the Western Cape in April but have spread to other provinces
Don’t hike VAT, food price monitor warns government
The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group has said the cost of nutritious food is already unaffordable for poor households
Who protects us from rising prices?
In the wake of a food affordability crisis, prices at retail level are not controlled and the government is at arm’s length
Cost of living: Informal sector pushed to ‘desperate situation’
The ability of informal traders to absorb any more shocks — suchas the fuel price hike — has reached zero