It’s official. The price of food has gone up since lockdown began

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With the South African economy still reeling from the impact of Covid-19, the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group - released its monthly food price barometer, which showed that food prices have gone up.

Durban - With the South African economy still reeling from the impact Covid-19 has wrought on livelihoods, the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group – a non-governmental organisation – released its monthly food price barometer, which showed food prices have gone up.

“Now, however between July and August, prices increased by 17% . The upward trend in August suggests that prices are again on the rise. The report said that the intervention of the government through its top-up of social grants helped, but it was still not enough because it did not absorb all of the food price increases that were happening.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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