Is food price inflation shock all bad?
Unlike Newton’s law of gravity, what goes up, doesn’t always come down – especially when it comes to food prices. And seeing we’re in for tough times, changing your buying behaviour counts more than ever The barrage of bad news can be overwhelming: hikes in fuel prices, food and electricity; the drought; fluctuating rand; high […]
Rate hikes – bad news for new shopping malls
THOUSANDS of shoppers swamped the opening of one of the largest malls in South Africa last week. The Mall of Africa housees more than 300 shops, including global brands such as Inditex’s Zara, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), Cotton On and coffee chain Starbucks. They want to attract the rising number of young consumers in Africa’s […]
We’re Turning Veggie
Meat is meat, but not if the price goes up 50% WITH the price of meat set to increase by up to 50 percent, many Cape Flats mense are considering going vegetarian. The Daily Voice took to the streets of the Cape Flats where mense say they are already scraping the bottom of the barrel. […]
Price hikes major blow to battered consumers
In addition to an expected big increase in the price of red meat, consumers should also brace themselves for an 18 cents a litre hike in the price of petrol. Which in turn will have a knock-on effect on the prices of all other commodities, warned Neil Roets, CEO of debt management firm Debt Rescue. […]
Another petrol price hike on the cards
Motorists face another hike in the petrol price next month. The cost of the commodity will increase by 18 cents a litre. Petrol has increased by over R1 a litre in the last two months. CEO of Debt Rescue, Neil Roets says this will have a knock-on effect on the prices of all other commodities. […]
Consumers warned of major food & fuel price hikes
JOHANNESBURG – South African consumers have been urged to budget strictly and prepare for a major hike in food prices and another petrol price increase with the country still in the grips of a crippling drought. Economists are predicting at least a 50 percent hike on the price of red meat because of the drought […]