Affordable food basket costs R5,530, minimum wage earns R5,562

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businessday.co.zaseen 19 Aug, 04:34headline rewritten
~~Food affordability worsens for poor households despite subdued inflation~~Affordable food basket costs R5,530, minimum wage earns R5,562

All 1 reports on Mon, 17 August 2026

What it is about

Lesetja Kganyago Mervyn Abrahams National Minimum Wage Commission National Agricultural Marketing Council South Africa South Africans Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

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How it spread - 1 original report

Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report
- businessday.co.za03:00first to reportedited after publishing
  Affordable food basket costs R5,530, minimum wage earns R5,562
  previously~~Food affordability worsens for poor households despite subdued inflation~~
  Minimum wage earners struggle as food baskets outpace earnings and utility hikes bite, says PMBEJD