The household food basket for March shows that prices decreased slightly however, workers earning minimum wage still were not able to afford a basic nutritional food basket after paying for transport and electricity.
The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity PMBEJD group compiles the household food basket with the help of women who live in low-income communities, doing a survey of the prices of 44 basic food items from 47 supermarkets and 32 butcheries in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg, Mtubatuba northern KwaZulu-Natal and Springbok Northern Cape.
According to figures for March released on Tuesday, the average cost of the Household Food Basket decreased by R55.28 to R5328.53.
