'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

By Suthentira Govender

South Africans have to brace for a winter of discontent with economists predicting a 15 to 20% increase in the cost of food in coming months, leaving low-income earners facing further struggles and those in the middle-income bracket borrowing more.

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