July 2026
- 17 July 2026: SABC Radio, Anti-immigrant protests threaten SA’s trade relations with fellow African nations.
- 08 July 2026: ENCA TV News, What determines prices? SAHRC probe into SA food system moves to second leg.
- 07 July 2026: Chai FM, Mervyn Abrahams – the Competition Commission has launched what could become one of the most significant investigations into South Africa’s food industry. Why was this inquiry considered necessary, and what concerns have prompted it?
- 06 July 2026: SABC TV News, Discussion | South African households brace for the latest electricity tariff hikes.
- 06 July 2026: The Money Talk – Radio 702, The hidden cost of protest.
- 02 July 2026: Newsroom Afrika, Data shows the cost of survival in South Africa keeps ticking upward.
June 2026
- 17 June 2026: Newsroom Afrika, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group says migrants are unfairly blamed.
May 2026
- 30 May 2026: SABC TV, Food inflation exceeding income growth.
- 19 May 2026: CHAI FM Podcasts, Sibusiso Mboto the rising cost of survival in South Africa.
- 19 May 2026: Power Business, Food prices PMBEJD Household Affordability Index.
- 06 May 2026: Radio Islam, Johannesburg remains most expensive for groceries as prices continue to rise.
- 05 May 2026: CNBC Africa, South Africa’s food basket rose on fuel spike.
- 03 May 2026: SABC TV, Cost of Living | Fuel hikes push up food costs.
April 2026
- 30 April 2026: eNCA, Rising fuel and food prices squeeze household budgets.
- 07 April 2026: The Daily Discourse, As of last week its costing us more to get around the price of petrol went up by more than 3 rand a litre last week while diesel went up by over 7 rand but the fuel price increase wasnt as bad as it couldve been because government reduced the fuel levy.
- 02 April 2026: SABC News, Impact of surging oil price on food and transport – Mervyn Abraham.
- 01 April 2026: eNCA, Minimum wage workers forced to make tough decisions amid electricity, fuel increases.
March 2026
- 31 March 2026: Cape Talk, Increase in paraffin prices and its impact on food cost.
- 24 March 2026: Cape Talk, Calls grow for government relief as fuel hike deepens SA’s affordability crisis.
- 23 March 2026: Good Morning Cape Town, Calls for government to soften fuel hike blow on consumers.
- 17 March 2026: eNCA, South Africans brace for rising living costs as fuel and power prices climb.
January 2026
- 09 January 2026: SABC Channel Africa, SA minimum wage earners struggle to afford nutritious food, Affordability Index shows.
- 09 January 2026: Power FM, Consumers hit hard as food costs 10% more than last year.
December 2025
- 19 December 2025: Newsroom Afrika, At least 23 million South Africans are living in poverty.
November 2025
- 28 November 2025: Voice of the Cape, Is Black Friday Still Worth It? Many South Africans Say No.
September 2025
- 29 September 2025: East Coast Radio, Expert: 4-5% hike in minimum wage needed to ‘bridge the gap’.
July 2025
- 31 July 2025: Voice of the Cape, More South Africans weigh up semigration to cut living costs.
- 03 July 2025: Jacaranda FM, SA’s most expensive city to buy groceries.
- 03 July 2025: East Coast Radio, Cost of average food basket drops by R23.
- 01 July 2025: Voice of the Cape, Food Basket Costs Climb and Households Struggle to Cope.
June 2025
- 18 June 2025: SABC News, Factors influencing cost of food – Mervyn Abrahams weighs in.
- 18 June 2025: SABC News, Joburg Market abuzz with activity.
May 2025
- 29 May 2025: eNCA, Escalating food prices hit consumers hard.
- 22 May 2025: eNCA, We need innovative ways to stimulate economic growth – Analyst.
- 16 May 2025: The Voice of the Cape, Wealth Tax Off the Table Ahead of Budget 2025.
- 06 May 2025: The Voice of the Cape, Inflation data from South Africa reveals that food prices continue to rise.
April 2025
- 02 April2025: Cape Talk, How much more are you paying since Eskom’s 12,7% price hike came into effect?
- 01 April 2025: SABC News, Household Affordability Index I Eskom’s 12.74% increase effective from today.
February 2025
- 28 February 2025: City Press, Understanding VAT: A tax burden or necessary revenue?
- 24 February 2025: Primedia Plus, 702 top 10: The top trending articles you loved this week.
- 19 February 2025: eNCA, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Programme comments on potential VAT increase.
- 17 February 2025: eNCA, Discussion | Rising costs force families to sacrifice nutrition and health.
January 2025
- 30 January 2024: eNCA, Cost of living | Household spending shrank 7.2% over eight years.
- 29 January 2024: Primedia, Stats SA updates inflation basket. What’s in and what’s out…
December 2024
- 21 December 2024: SABC TV, Christmas shopping | Consumers cut back on festive spending: Marvyn Abrahams.
- 05 December 2024: SABC TV, Cost of Living | Gauteng most expensive province in SA for food: Mervyn Abrahams.
November 2024
- 28 November 2024: ENCA, Cost of living crisis | Price tags go up Family spending-goes-down.
October 2024
- 20 October 2024: City Press, The rand is stronger and fuel is cheaper, so why is food still so expensive?
- 07 October 2024: News24, These grocery items are cheaper than a year ago – but prices of staples continue to hurt.
September 2024
- 30 September 2024: SABC News, Household Affordability Index shows increase in food basket cost: Mervyn Abrahams.
- 26 September 2024: The Voice of the Cape, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group expects lower food prices.
- 23 September 2024: eNCA, Food prices expected to drop following rate cut.
- 23 September 2024: East Coast Radio, Food prices expected to drop.
August 2024
- 30 August 2024: eNCA, Cost of living crisis | Food prices higher than this time last year.
- 22 August 2024: SABC News, Link between electricity costs and food availability highlighted.
- 16 August 2024: East Coast Radio, SA wages ‘too low’ for economic reprieve.
- 13 August 2024: eNCA, Calls grow for more food to be added to zero-rated items.
July 2024
- 31 July 2024: SAFM Radio, Household Affordability Index reveals samp, eggs and green pepper were among food items with 5% or more, price increase in July 2024.
- 26 July 2024: SABC News, Consumer inflation slows in June: Mervyn Abrahams.
- 26 July 2024: ENCA, Inflation Trends and Insights | June CPI eased to 5 .1% year on year.
- 25 July 2024: SABC News, Slight decline in consumer inflation – Stats SA.
- 24 July 2024: Business Day TV, WATCH: Food inflation hinders ability to feed children on R530 grant.
- 24 July 2024: SABC News, Consumer inflation slows in June: Mervyn Abrahams.
- 12 July 2024: Newsroom Africa on X, The importance of higher minimum wage.
- 06 July 2024: MSN, Discussion | Household budgets ease as food costs decrease.
- 02 July 2024: Radio Islam, Some food prices down according to PMEJDG.
- 02 July 2024: HEALA Coalition, (349) Chew On This Episode 1: How is Big Food violating our right to nutritious food?
June 2024
- 28 June 2024: Primedia +, Food inflation is stabilising (according to survey of 44 items from 79 retailers).
- 10 June 2024: East Coast Radio, Stats lay bare skyrocketing prices of food.
May 2024
- 30 May 2024: Newsroom Africa, Food prices soar.
April 2024
- 23 April 2024: eNCA, Cost of living crisis | Global wars cause hunger in SA, says PMBEJD.
- 20 April 2024: News24, TAKE A LOOK | The shock price hikes in SA food basics since 2022.
- 20 April 2024: News24, ‘Almost inflation-proof’ recipes leave South Africans with a very limited menu.
March 2024
- 19 March 2024: East Coast Radio, uMsunduzi residents ‘unable to cope’ with municipal price hikes.
- 16 March 2024: East Coast Radio, Looming electricity tariff hike, will be a blow to households says NPO.
- 04 March 2024: Moneyweb, Die braaikosteindeks, Shisa Nyama, styg stadiger vir die eerste keer sedert 2022.
- 04 March 2024: RSG Geldsake, Die braaikosteindeks, Shisa Nyama, styg stadiger vir die eerste keer sedert 2022.
February 2024
- 25 February 2024: SABC News, High cost of living in South Africa: Mervyn Abrahams.
- 25 February 2024: SABC News, High cost of living in South Africa.
- 23 February 2024: primediaplus.com, Food prices decrease slightly.
- 22 February 2024: eNCA, Cost Living Crisis | Food basket price expected to increase in March.
- 22 February 2024: eNCA, Cost of living crisis | Food basket price drops in February.
- 22 February 2024: eNCA, Cost of living crisis | Food basket price drops in February.
- 05 February 2024: The Sun, New minimum wage bittersweet for Saftu.
- 02 February 2024: eNCA, Food Inflation | South Africans can expect a drop in food prices.
January 2024
- 25 January 2024: SABC News, Looking into the 2024 Household Affordability Index with Mervyn Abrahams.
- 25 January 2024: Newzroom Afrika, PMBEJD urges consumers to be cautious with debt.
- 24 January 2024: SAFM Market Update, How much more did you pay for food this month?
- 21 January 2024: News24, This is how people battle against hunger and survive on social grants only.
- 06 January 2024: eNCA, Cost of the average household food basket dropped slightly in December 2023.
December 2023
- 19 December 2023: SABC News, Unprecedented surge in potato prices: Mervyn Abrahams.
- 05 December 2023: News24, Food inflation is easing – with a big slump in cooking oil, onion prices.
- 02 December 2023: SABC News, 2023 Household Affordability Index | Spike on poultry prices: Mervyn Abrahams.
November 2023
- 1 November 2023: SABC Izindaba, Asikhulume | iVAT – YouTube.
October 2023
- 31 October 2023: SABC, Food prices for an average basket see a jump – YouTube.
- 15 October 2023: eNCA, Onion prices shot up by 63 percent over the past year – YouTube.
- 3 October 2023: eNCA, Discussion | Food prices continue to soar – YouTube.
September 2023
- 30 September 2023: SABC News, ‘Increase in Value-Added Tax will affect poorest South Africans’.
- 22 September 2023: eNCA, Discussion | Consumers turn to credit in tough economic times – YouTube.
- 21 September 2023: Radio 702, ‘VAT increase will have the poor subsidising the rest of South Africa’.
- 14 September 2023: Radio SAFM, Mediated Conversation: Competition Commission releases latest essential food pricing monitoring report.
- 12 September 2023: eNCA, Cost of living too high for many to bear – YouTube.
- 12 September 2023: eNCA, Poultry prices | Chickens might not be coming home to roost – YouTube.
- 7 September 2023: eNCA, Food cost and safety | South Africans not happy with state of their plate – YouTube.
- 6 September 2023: SABC News, Small and medium logistics companies lament latest fuel price hikes – YouTube.
- 5 September 2023: SABC News, Concerns about rocketing household costs ahead of fuel price …
August 2023
- 31 August 2023: 947, Basic food prices went up 7.3% in the past year.
- 31 August 2023: SABC news, Cabinet calls for investigation into soaring food prices.
- 31 August 2023: Radio 702, Average cost of a food basket is R5 124,34.
- 29 August 2023: Newzroom Afrika, National Poverty Lines for 2023.
- 24 August 2023: TDPel Media, Distressing Surge in Food Prices Hits South African Households.
- 24 August 2023: The South African, Are ONIONS becoming a luxury in SA? Onion prices spike by 67% in a year.
- 18 August 2023: ENCA, Discussion | Food price increases slowing down – YouTube.
- 13 August 2023: City Press, Patel’s move on chicken tariffs ruffles local producers’ feathers.
- 10 August 2023: News 24, Affordable superfoods to add to your shopping basket.
July 2023
- 3 July 2023: Polity, Daily Podcast.
- 4 July 2023: YouTube, No relief for consumers as food prices soar.
- 5 July 2023: Polity, Daily Podcast.
- 5 July 2023: You Tube, No relief for consumers as food prices soar.
- 5 July 2023: ENCA, No relief for consumers as food prices soar.
- 27 July 2023: YouTube, Cost of Living | Discussion | Basic food prices on the rise.
- 30 July 2023: Polity, African food value chain is not transparent.
- 30 July 2023: Timeslive, Food prices continue to surge with eggs, fish and sugar costing 5% more.
- 30 July 2023: Dispatchlive, Food prices continue to surge with eggs, fish and sugar costing 5% more.
June 2023
- 2 June 2023: East Coast Radio, Consumers in ‘need of protection’ against rocketing food prices.
- 1 June 2023: 947, Latest index shows household food basket costs more than R5000.
- 1 June 2023: SABC News, Rising cost of basic food: Mervyn Abrahams.
May 2023
- 31 May 2023: Power Radio, Consumers hit hard as food costs 10 more than last.
- 27 May 2023: eNCA, Cost of living | Consumers buying less and less.
- 16 May 2023: SABC News, Agri SA warns of food security crisis if blackouts continue.
- 5 May 2023: Fokus, #Sudan #Food #WorkApp.
April 2023
- 20 April 2023: East Coast Radio, Average consumer cannot afford food, warns economic group.
- 4 April 2023: ENCA, Discussion | Household food basket increases in March.
- 4 April 2023: ENCA, SA’s economic trouble | Food basket increases in March.
- 4 April 2023: East Coast Radio, Inflation impacting quality of life, mental health in SA.
- 3 April 2023: ENCA, Discussion | Household food basket increases in March.
- 3 April 2023: SABC News, Continued impact of July 2021 unrest.
March 2023
- 31 March 2023: ENCA, SA’s economic trouble | Food basket increases in March.
- 31 March 2023: East Coast Radio, Inflation impacting quality of life, mental health in SA.
- 4 March 2023: ENCA, Household food basket increases by R10.91.
- 4 March 2023: ENCA, Food prices | Year-on-year basket increased by R572.64.
January 2023
- 26 January 2023: SABC News, Food prices in South Africa continue to surge.
- 26 January 2023: ENCA, Basic food basket price increases.
- 25 January 2023: SABC TV, Cost of living crises for South Africans: Mervyn Abrahams.
- 16 January 2023: Cape Talk, Tariff hike: “This is the final straw that’s going to break the camel’s back”.
- 10 January 2023: ENCA, Discussion | Household food basket cost increase.
- 10 January 2023: SABC TV, Calls for special back-to-school grant – Mervyn Abrahams.
November 2022
- 29 November 2022: Cape Talk, SAns can no longer afford to eat three times a day – Economic Justice Group.
- 29 November 2022: Radio 702, SAns can no longer afford to eat three times a day – Economic Justice Group.
- 29 November 2022: SABC TV News, Food prices expected to increase: Mervyn Abrahams.
- 2 November 2022: SABC News, Cost of basic food basket increases by almost 11% in a year.
July 2022
- 30 July 2022: ENCA, Cost of living | Households struggle to keep up with rising food prices.
- 29 July 2022: ENCA, Cost of living | Average household food basket increasing.
- 22 July 2022: Africa News, Fears of unrest as food prices soar in South Africa.
June 2022
- 29 June 2022: Newzroom Afrika, Steep food price inflation.
- 22 June 2022: Daily Maverick, How much food can you buy with the R350 grant? We go shopping.
- 22 June 2022: Newzroom Afrika, South Africans’ cost of living in the spotlight as Stats SA gets ready to release CPI data.
- 6 June 2022: Newzroom Afrika, Many families are beginning to buckle under the pressure of high electricity, food and fuel prices.
- 6 June 2022: Radio 786, Podcast.
- 1 June 2022: ENCA, Average food basket up by 11% year-on-year: research.
May 2022
- 31 May 2022: ENCA, Discussion | Latest household affordability index.
- 31 May 2022: Newzroom Afrika, Consumers in South Africa continue to face price hikes.
- 31 May 2022: Cape Talk Radio, Fuel and food prices up, up and away as South Africans puzzle over making ends meet – Breakfast with Refilwe Moloto.
- 30 May 2022: SABC TV NEWS, April 2022 Household Affordability Index: Mervyn Abrahams.
- 29 May 2022: SABC News, Discussion on high cost of living with Prof Patrick Bond and Mervyn Abrahams.
- 26 May 2022: Rhodes University, Latest News – International Office launches food drive to raise awareness about nutrition in Africa.
- 18 May 2022: East Coast Radio, ‘Worst is still to come’ as cost of living keeps rising.
- 18 May 2022: Newzroom Afrika, Household affordability index shows that food prices went up in April and the worst is still to come.
- 18 May 2022: SABC Radio, PODCAST Estimates suggests it takes on average 5 days for middle-income consumers to spend up to 80% of their monthly salary.
- 14 May 2022: Food for Mzansi, Podcast: Brace for higher food prices.
- 9 May 2022: Newzroom Afrika, KZN children suffering from severe malnutrition, says PMB Economic Justice & Dignity Group.
- 7 May 2022: Food for Mzansi, Farmer’s Inside Track – Food Inflation Brief: Here’s what you need to know!
- 4 May 2022: Jacaranda FM, ‘Worst is yet to come’ as food prices continue to increase.
- 2 May 2022: ENCA, Food Prices | More price hikes in April.
- 2 May 2022: ENCA, Food prices set to increase – Economic Justice and Dignity Group.
April 2022
- 29 April 2022: ENCA, Food cost | Basket increases month-on-month.
- 28 April 2022: SABC News, Average cost of SA household food basket increases to over R4000.
- 28 April 2022: Newzroom Afrika, Average cost of the Household Food Basket increased by R92.84 from March to April.
- 13 April 2022: Newzroom Afrika, Experts from various sectors engage in a roundtable discussion on the deadly floods in KwaZulu-Natal.
- 9 April 2022: ENCA, Cost of Living | Discussion | The price of cooking oil.
- 6 April 2022: Salaamedia, Rising Prices in South Africa (fuel, electricity, food – general).
- 5 April 2022: Radio 702, PMBEJD compiles report on the latest Household Affordability Index.
- 5 April 2022: SABC News, Fuel price increase | Mervyn Abrahams looks at the impact of further increase in fuel prices in SA.
- 1 April 2022: Power FM, Rising food prices.
March2022
- 31 March 2022: ENCA, SA paying over R400 more for food.
- 31 March 2022: ENCA, The cost of living.
- 28 March 2022: Newzroom Afrika, Competition Commission launches inquiry into SA’s fresh produce market.
- 15 March 2022: ENCA, Economic pressure on SA households to increase.
- 15 March 2022: ENCA, Calls for government intervention as cost-of-living rises.
- 14 March 2022: Newzroom Afrika, Millions of South Africans are battling to make ends meet.
- 14 March 2022: ENCA, Millions of South Africans are battling to make ends meet.
- 14 March 2022: Newzroom Afrika, The latest Household Affordability Index by the PMBEJD shows that the cost of the average household food basket increased by R354.52 in the past year.
- 3 March 2022: Newzroom Afrika, Rising cost of living in SA poses the rist of creating an unaccountability crisis.
- 2 March 2022: SABC News, Price Increases | Cost of living for ordinary households strained.
February 2022
- 28 February 2022: ENCA, Panel Discussion | Cost of living continues to climb.
- 23 February 2022: SABC TV, Budget 2022 | Discussion on food inflation with Economic Justice and Dignity’s Mervyn Abrahams.
- 3 February 2022: Cape Talk, Fuel price increase spells disaster for South Africa’s food prices.
January 2022
- 27 January 2022: ENCA, Rising food prices | Negative impact on quality of life.
- 10 January 2022: ENCA, Discussion | Cost of Living | KZN floods could raise food prices.
December 2021
- 3 December 2021: ENCA, Household food basket increases, survey.
- 3 December 2021: East Coast Radio, What are food prices looking like in JHB, CPT, and DBN.
- 2 December 2021: ENCA, Consumer inflation. A costlier Christmas ahead?
- 1 December 2021: CHAI FM, What impact will the price of food and petrol have on consumers.
November 2021
- 30 November 2021: Newzroom Afrika, Food basket price amid petrol price hike.
- 30 November 2021: Power FM, Low income households to bear pain of high basic food prices.
- 19 November 2021: Newzroom Afrika, How will the interest rate hike affect the cost of food baskets in the country?
- 18 November 2021: ENCA, Group calls for unchanged interest rate.
- 9 November 2021: Cape Talk, Festive season food prices set to spike as petrol price rises and rand weakens.
October 2021
- 29 October 2021: SABC TV, Increased inflation severely affecting SA’s poorest households: Index.
- 28 October 2021: CHAI FM Radio, Increases in food prices?
- 27 October 2021: Moneyweb SAFM, Rising food prices put further strain on consumers – index.
- 19 October 2021: SABC TV News, Fuel price hike of catastrophic proportions expected in November.
- 7 October 2021: Newsroom Afrika TV, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
- 11 October 2021: Cape Talk, Why Western Cape food prices are most stable in South Africa.
September 2021
- 30 September 2021: ENCA, Child support grant said to be insufficient.
- 30 September 2021: PLAAS, A Just Recovery: Rebuilding Food Systems after Covid-19 and Unrest in South
- 29 September 2021: SABC News, Worsening poverty and inequality due to increasing food prices.
- 2 September 2021: ENCA, Cost of living: Food up by 10% in a year
- 3 September 2021: CHAI FM Radio, Why is cost of living rising?
July 2021
- 23 July 2021: ENCA, Calls for basic income grant.
- 21 July 2021: Kyk-NET, Interview with Mervyn Abrahams.
- 16 July 2021: The Forge, The current crisis in Kwazulu-Natal and Gauteng.
- 16 July 2021: Radio 702, Is South Africa’s food security under threat?
- 7 July 2021: SABC, Fuel price hike – how this will affect household spending?
- 14 July 2021: ENCA, Fears of a food crisis loom due to looting sprees.
- 6 July 2021: Radio Islam International, Mervyn Abrahams Speaks about the increase in food prices.
- 6 July 2021: ENCA, Government’s special relief grant.
- 2 July 2021: SAFM Radio, The Talking Point – Surviving the current state of the economy.
June 2021
- 10 June 2021: ETV News, Poor paying more for food.
May 2021
- 23 May 2021: ENCA, Food price hike: average household spends R4,200 on groceries per month.
- 2 May 2021: ENCA, Food costs continue to rise: Household Affordability Index.
April 2021
- 30 April 2021: Power FM, Latest Household Affordability Index by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity group.
- 21 April 2021: ENCA, Discussion: How much do people need to survive?
- 3 April 2021: ENCA, South Africans paying more for food: survey.
March 2021
- 31 March 2021: Moneyweb SAFM Market Update, Food prices likely to continue to go up in 2021 – index.
February 2021
- 8 February 2021: SABC Radio, Research group denounces exorbitant, unethical increase in food prices during pandemic.
- 7 February 2021: Lotus FM, #NewsbreakTalk discusses exorbitant increase in food prices and investigation by the #Competition Commission.
- 1 February 2021: POWER FM, Household Affordability Index shows worrisome spike in food prices.
January 2021
- 28 January 2021: ENCA, Household Affordability Index rises again.
- 28 January 2021: Cape Talk, Bumper crops, yet food prices are spiralling. Why? Something is not right.
- 28 January 2021: KFM 94.5, Food basket up again.
- 6 January 2021: SABC News, ‘Poverty and inequality have escalated due to COVID-19.’
- 6 January 2021: ENCA, Food prices rises.
- 6 January 2021: ENCA, Calls for Competition Commission to probe food value chain.
- 5 January 2021: CHAI FM Radio, Food prices saw a massive jump in 2020.
December 2020
- 15 December 2020: Salaam Media, Grocery prices in SA has spiked during lock-down.
November 2020
- 26 November 2020: Power FM Radio, SA’s Food prices soar amid Covid 19 economic challenges.
- 26 November 2020: Lotus FM, New data released shows a shocking increase in the average cost of the basic household food basket.
- 25 November 2020: Radio 702, Food prices are rising as we approach the Festive Season.
October 2020
- 18 October 2020: ENCA, COVID-19 worsening food insecurity: expert.
- 17 October 2020: Newzroom Africa, The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
- 14 October 2020: Salaam media, Household Affordability.
- 13 October 2020: Radio 702, There’s an increase in cost of basic foods; social relief grant must remain.
August 2020
- 26 August 2020: SAFM SUNRISE, Food prices up again in August.
July 2020
- 30 July 2020: SAFM SUNRISE, Household Affordability Index and a Discussion Paper on Unemployment and a Basic Income Grant.
June 2020
- 24 June 2020: SAFM SUNRISE, Household affordability thresholds now threaten to be further breached.
- 24 June 2020: ENCA, Cost of household food basket rising.
- 19 June 2020: SABC TV News, COVID-19 Pandemic | Study shows an increase of 30% in price of basic foods.
- 17 June 2020: Power FM Radio, South Africans spending 30% more on basic food items since lockdown began.
- 17 June 2020: ENCA TV NEWS, Consumers may now be spending 30% more on food.
- 17 June 2020: SABC Morning Live, Covid-19 Pandemic, Families may now be spending 30% more for essential foods.
- 16 June 2020: Cape Talk, Starving SA paying more for food under lockdown.
- 10 June 2020: e.TV News, Poor paying more for food.
- 9 June 2020: Radio 702, Grocery costs impacting heavily on families living on low incomes.
May 2020
- 27 May 2020: Afrika News AM Report, Is the Government doing enough to help low-earning South Africans during the COVID-19 pandemic?
- 16 May 2020: PLAAS Webinar, Democratising South Africa’s food system in and beyond the crisis.
- 13 May 2020: COPAC Webinar, Worsening Food Crisis, – Exploring possibilities for partnership between Government, the Solidarity Fund and progressive civil society.
April 2020
- 28 April 2020: Cape Talk, Food Prices Rocket.
- 23 April 2020: Cape Talk, ‘There is no way R350 Covid-19 grant can turn into the potential of a livelihood.’
- 21 April 2020: Voice of the Cape Radio, The Burning Issue: Why South Africa is facing a food crisis?
- 16 April 2020: SAFM Radio, Looking at the SASSA grant system in South Africa and its function during the national lockdown.
- 1 April 2020: ENCA, Household Food Index increase.
- 1 April 2020: Radio 702, The COVID19 lockdown and its impact on food security.
February 2020
- 18 February 2020: ENCA, “3.8% is way, way too low:” Economic Justice activist on minimum wage increase.
January 2020
- 30 January 2020: SAFM, Food prices continue to rise.
- 30 January 2020: eNCA, Household food basket jumps in price.
December 2019
- 13 December 2019: SAFM Radio, Households struggling as prices increase.
- 13 December 2019: eNCA, Household affordability index shows price increase in food.
November 2019
- 25 November 2019: eNCA, The national minimum wage isn’t enough to even cover the three core goods and services.
October 2019
- 23 October 2019: SAFM, Household Food costs rises.
- 23 October 2019: eNCA, A spike in the price of vegetables.
- 23 October 2019: SAFM radio, Household Food costs rises.
- 16 October 2019: SAFM, The Mediated Conversation on issues around hunger, healthy food and accessibility.
August 2019
- 29 August 2019: SAFM, The Poor Spending Less on Nutritious Food.
- 21 August 2019: PowerFM, Malnutrition is stunting our children and future work force.
May 2019
- 28 May 2019: ENCA, Low income households struggling to survive.
- 28 May 2019: ENCA News, https://youtu.be/RA3GdjXhUtM.
March 2019
- 27 March 2019: SAFM, How cost of living has changed over ten years.
February 2019
- 5 February 2019: Moneyweb, Minimum wage will leave workers worse off – justice group.
- 7 February 2019: Channel Africa, #SONA Pensioners call on Ramaphosa to increase their grant.
- 7 February 2019: Power FM, The Pietermaritzburg Pensioner’s Forum request for a 13th cheque and an increase pension to a living wage.
- 8 February 2019: eNCA, Gogos ask for 13th cheque.
- 8 February 2019: Morning Live (SABC News), Pietermaritzburg Pensioners Forum calls for a living wage grant.
2018
- 21 August 2018: RSG, Monitor voedselmandjie.
- 2018: Radio 786 100.4FM, Food price an attack on the poor.
- 2018: POWER FM987, Starved by food prices.
