'A tin of fish goes a long way': South Africans brace themselves as economists forecast higher food prices

Economists are forecasting that food prices will rise by between 15% and 20% in the coming months

05 June 2022 - 00:00

Economists are predicting that food prices will rise by between 15% and 20% in the coming months, pushing low-income earners closer to the brink and stretching middle class pockets further...

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