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Our daily dread: Is it time to regulate basic food prices?

Londiwe Buthelezi

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Academics who worked on the South African Child Gauge 2020, a report on food and nutrition security say SA needs some control on the constantly escalating prices. (Getty)

Academics who worked on the South African Child Gauge 2020, a report on food and nutrition security say SA needs some control on the constantly escalating prices. (Getty)

The cost of healthy food in South Africa is too high and instead of helping the country eradicate stunting in children, the cost of nutritional staples is pushing more households towards highly processed cheaper alternatives and compromising their health, academics said on Thursday.

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