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Grain harvest helping ease food inflation prices
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (234+ words) JOHANNESBURG - While meat prices rose and pork prices rose in the double digits, food inflation has shown to have eased, slowing to 1.4% in June. This decline has been attributed to plentiful grain harvest According to economist Wandile Sihlobo, the rate…...
Pork and bacon prices expected to fall
10+ hour, 42+ min ago (273+ words) Hot fried crispy bacon slices in a skillet. GettyImages/LumenSt JOHANNESBURG - A surplus of pork in South Africa is expected to push prices down, offering some relief to consumers. Earlier this year, consumers faced the prospect of higher pork prices…...
Number Of The Day | 25% | 20 July 2026
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (718+ words) WHEN THE CHEAPER OPTION STOPS BEING CHEAP South African households do not experience food inflation as a percentage on a spreadsheet. They experience it as a sequence of substitutions, compromises and items quietly disappearing from the trolley. A household rarely…...
Alcohol industry pushes for excise tax reform
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (85+ words) eNCA Mutual Wellness: How Short-Term Loans can Bridge the Gap Mutual Wellness: Why You Need Legal Cover for Life’s Disputes Mutual Wellness: How Funeral Insurance Creates Space to Grieve Alcohol industry pushes for excise tax reform File: Glasses with alcohol…...
Illegal and unregistered pesticides are entering South Africa
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (221+ words) Snacks seen in a spaza shop. JOHANNESBURG - Unregistered pesticides entering South Africa through illicit channels are used in unsafe conditions, creating a risk of contamination within the food chain. Toxicologist Dr Gerhard Verdoorn said these chemicals can have serious health…...
PP interim report finds Gauteng municipalities failed food safety inspections
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (229+ words) PRETORIA - The Public Protector has released a preliminary report into the investigations into the deaths of children linked to contaminated snacks from spaza shops and street vendors. In the preliminary report, Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka said Gauteng municipalities failed…...
African Swine fever hits Gauteng pork farmers hard
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (116+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng's pork industry is counting the cost of African Swine Fever. Outbreaks in Tshwane since November 2025 are reported to have cost losses of more than R10million. According to reports, more than 69,000 pigs have been affected by the outbreaks, with around…...
Armenian apricots become geopolitical battleground with Russia
1+ week, 1+ day ago (728+ words) VOSKETAP - In Armenia's Ararat valley, where apricots ripen beneath the biblical mountain of the same name, farmer Aramais Kazaryan's harvest has been swept into the centre of a geopolitical battle between Russia and the West. Angered at Yerevan's pivot away…...
Why banana bread is the Boks' secret weapon
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (304+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Rugby fans around the world have often watched the Springboks play and have asked, "What do they feed them?" Well, behind every winning team, there's a secret recipe beyond just training. And for the Springboks, the strategy is knowing…...
Pick n Pay's new AI shopper will help spice up your cooking
2+ week, 5+ day ago (117+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Pick n Pay ASAP has launched a new AI shopper named Penny. READ: Pick n Pay retrenchments on hold as minister steps in Backed by Google Gemini, it allows shoppers to speak to it in almost any language. Pick…...