Nigeria plans commodity board to regulate food prices
Nigeria is planning to set up a national commodity board to regulate the price of grains.
Cabinet calls for investigation into soaring food prices
Cabinet has asked government’s economic cluster to look into the rising cost of food prices and its
Consumers increasingly mindful of food purchases: Deloitte Index
Consultancy firm, Deloitte recently published its Food Frugality Index for June 2023.
Rising food prices impact on people with chronic diseases
Dietician at the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Kinza Hussain says rising food prices have forced many
General workers are likely to cut down on food expenses: Household Affordability Index
The Household Affordability Index shows that South Africans particularly general workers, are likely
Businesses crippled by soaring cooking oil prices
Small businesses in Gauteng say they are suffocating over the increasing cost of oil and margarine.
South Africa sees food inflation, opportunity from Russia-Ukraine conflict
South Africa will feel the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on food prices but is also primed
Russia-Ukraine conflict likely to cause some food items’ prices to increase in SA : Sihlobo
Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa Chief Economist Wandile Sihlobo says the
South Africans decry souring food prices
An increase in food prices has left many South Africans struggling to keep their stomachs full. The
Research group denounces exorbitant, unethical increase in food prices during pandemic
The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity research group (PMBEJD) says there has been an
Competition Commission to probe steep increase in ginger and garlic prices
The Competition Commission says it will be investigating the exorbitant prices of ginger and garlic
‘Poverty and inequality have escalated due to COVID-19’
The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group says hunger, debt, unemployment, violence,
SA red meat, pork prices at highest level in years
Meat producers say an increase in the prices of red meat and pork products will go beyond December