The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity revealed that South Africans spend an average of over R5,000 on groceries.

In April 2025, Johannesburg remained the most expensive city in South Africa’s three major metros for groceries, followed by ...

Despite a slight easing in inflation, South Africa's food prices have surged, leaving workers struggling to afford basic necessities.

For a country already grappling with high unemployment rates, electricity bills, and the looming shadow of poverty, these ...

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation – hereafter to be referred to just as food inflation, for brevity – decelerated slightly in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms in March, the ...

As the household food basket’s price increases, low-income consumers have to remove more nutritious food from their plates.

The reversal of the VAT hike benefits South African households but also means the removal of measures to cushion some of the ...