‘We can’t cut our household budgets any more’: Strapped South Africans lambast VAT hike
/ 15 March 2025

‘We can’t cut our household budgets any more’: Strapped South Africans lambast VAT hike

Consumers are angry that the government is treating them like a cash cow instead of fighting corruption and improving its fiscal discipline

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Survey shows food prices soaring above headline inflation
/ 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

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