COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS: SA’s CPI accelerates to annual 7% in February, food inflation hits 14-year high

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South Africa’s consumer price index (CPI) accelerated on an annual basis to 7% in February, from 6.9% in January, Stats SA said on Wednesday. Worryingly, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 13.6%, the highest reading since April ...

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