Shrinkflation in South Africa: Why Your Groceries Are Quietly Getting Smaller If you’ve ever opened a familiar snack and thought, “Wait, wasn’t this bigger before?”, you’re not...
With grain silos filling up and fields still ripe with promise, South Africa’s 2025 harvest may bring the one thing consumers need most: relief at the...
South Africans Feel the Pinch as June Inflation Ticks Up to 3% A loaf of bread. A bottle of wine. A monthly water bill. It’s the...
Ten years ago, R500 felt like something. Today, it feels like a joke. If you walked into a supermarket in 2015 with a crisp R500 note,...
Across South Africa, more and more families are facing a painful daily question: What will we eat today, if anything at all? Grocery bills have spiraled...
With South Africa’s consumer inflation falling to 2.7% in March 2025—the lowest since 2020—hopes are rising that the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) could cut interest...
Unpredictable weather continues to take a toll on South African agriculture, with farmers and sustainability experts warning of growing risks to food production, livestock, and national...
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement of a VAT increase from 15% to 15.5% has sparked widespread concern, particularly among low-income households. Effective May 2025 (pending parliamentary...
The South African government’s proposed value-added tax (VAT) increase could derail a fragile recovery in consumer spending, warns Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite Holdings Ltd., the...
South Africans have experienced some relief from food inflation in recent months, but experts warn that rising global uncertainty could drive prices up again in the...