The Price of Survival — Inside SA’s July Food Basket Inflation Rise

from Kaya 959 · host Gugulethu Mfuphi

The July 2026 Household Affordability Index shows the average food basket rising to R5 530.52, with transport and electricity swallowing 62% of a worker’s wage. Families are left with just R522 per person for food — far below the national food poverty line. PMBEJD’s Mervyn Abrahams unpacks the data, regional trends, nutritional deficits, and what this means for households heading into the rest of 2026. www.kaya959.co.za · Kaya FM

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