DIRE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Oct 17, 2020
3 minutes
SHAUN SMILLIE
OUPA MOKOENA African News Agency (ANA)
SEVEN months of lockdown has left millions of South Africans facing starvation and increasing dependence on social grants at a time when the government is scrambling to avert a financial crisis.
Price increases on stable foods, electricity and cooking oil have left even those South Africans fortunate to have a job with not enough money to see themselves through an average month.
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