Food prices jumped by 50% from September 2020 to September 2024 (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
South Africans have to tighten their belts as they endure the continuing cost of living crisis, pushing food prices —- which jumped by 50% from September 2020 to September 2024 — to unaffordable levels.
According to the Competition Commission‘s latest Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report, there was a steep rise in the cost of a food basket that included maize meal,…
