Recent data shows the monthly income South Africans need to live a ‘decent life,’ covering basic necessities and allowing for ...

While the minimum wage in South Africa increased by 38% over the past five years, the price of the food basket increased by ...

The rising price of the basic food basket means that even ... Meanwhile, the cost of an average food basket in South Africa has now reached R5,433.70 per month, which is R3,333 more than the ...

In one of the few opportunities legislators get to publicly address the president every year, who got their facts right?

The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa’s president Mametlwe Sebei said: “We demand that the government take ...

While the minimum wage in South Africa increased by 38% over the past five years, the price of the food basket increased by ...

In South Africa, a household gets 6,000 litres of free water a month. For a family of eight, this falls below the global ...

THE economic reality in South Africa today leaves many middle-class households grappling with mounting expenses, dwindling disposable income, and a persistent inability to save for retirement.

Added to this: The weight for food & non-alcoholic beverages ... the transport category has the third-highest weight in the basket. Consumers in South Africa are spending proportionally more ...

South Africa will ... housing in the basket of goods used to calculate the consumer price index to 24.1% from 24.5%. Even so, it remained the largest category, followed by food and non-alcoholic ...

South Africa will ... housing in the basket of goods used to calculate the consumer price index to 24.1% from 24.5%. Even so, it remained the largest category, followed by food and non-alcoholic ...