81% of South Africans cutting down on daily meals due to high food prices
A new survey shows that an astonishing 81% of South Africans are cutting down on daily meals due to high food prices as they cannot afford three square meals per day anymore, while 41% say their monthly grocery budget can no longer feed their families.
The latest consumer price information shared by Stats SA also show that year-on-year increases in transport costs , food and non-alcoholic beverages , housing and utilities as well as miscellaneous goods and services are the main contributors. When the businesses that profit the most are contributing to the demise of their own customers, among them their own neighbours, friends and associates, I think it is safe to say we are in trouble with a capital “T”, he warns.
Debt Rescue’s latest survey results clearly show that the most pressing issue by far right now for most South Africans is simply being able to afford to feed their families every day while battling high food prices. “When 56% of people are supplementing meat with other items and replacing a nutritious balanced lunch with sandwiches, it is time to sit up and take notice,” says Roets.
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