As the looting and riots proved in July, despair and fury can quickly turn into anarchy.
South African consumers were alarmed in recent weeks when they noticed there had been a dramatic increase in food prices. Picture: iStock
It is shocking to realise that the price of the average household food basket increased by 2.3% in the past month – from R4 219.48 to R4 317.56 – and by more than R400 from a year ago.R20 a litre for petrol ‘is now a reality’ As if that is not enough, there was a massive increase in fuel prices from midnight last night, which will take the cost of fuel to an unprecedented R20 a litre for some formulations.
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