11 Jun 2023

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2.1 million families go hungry as food inflation hammers the poor

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Dimakatso Leshoro
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About 2.1 million (11.6%) of these families have experienced hunger because they could not access food, due to an inflation rate of 11.3% pushing up food prices exponentially. Unemployment, poverty and load shedding have added to the higher inflation challenge for vulnerable South Africans. Photo: Getty Images
About 2.1 million (11.6%) of these families have experienced hunger because they could not access food, due to an inflation rate of 11.3% pushing up food prices exponentially. Unemployment, poverty and load shedding have added to the higher inflation challenge for vulnerable South Africans. Photo: Getty Images

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About 2.1 million (11.6%) of these families have experienced hunger because they could not access food, due to an inflation rate of 11.3% pushing up food prices exponentially. Unemployment, poverty and load shedding have added to the higher inflation challenge for vulnerable South Africans.

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