South Africa: Cost of Household Food Basket up by 7.3%

South African households are struggling to put nutritious food on the table and the cost of staples such as maize and rice are rising to unsustainable levels, a new food price survey has warned. The Mail & Guardian reports that the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group's (EDJG) Household Affordability Index week, tracked food price data from 47 supermarkets and 32 butcheries in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg, Mtubatuba and Springbok. In August 2023 the average cost of a household food basket was R5 124.34, an increase of R348.75 (7.3%), from R4 775.59 in August 2022.

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