Feeding a family in South Africa costs more than just the monthly grocery bill. Here's what the latest food basket figures reveal. The post The real cost of feeding a family in South Africa in 2026 ...

South Africa’s food affordability crisis is increasingly forcing households to make a trade-off between the cost of food and its nutritional value, with families under financial pressure opting for ...

The month-on-month increase for the October basket is approximately R24, from R5 488,06 last month to R5 512,53 in October.

Statistics South Africa raises the food poverty line to R868 per month, highlighting the stark gap between calorie needs and ...

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy's latest brief shows that food prices are barely rising, yet a basic healthy diet still swallows more than half the income of some households. South ...