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Many families around the country are struggling to keep their heads above water as prices of basic necessities continue to rise amid the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[File photo] Belo Horizonte’s traditional food market.continue to rise amid the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.like wheat, sunflower oil, and fuel.In the Free State, Mangaung resident, Paseka Khethelo says their family can no longer afford the cost of paraffin.The unemployment rate in the Free State stands at 45.8%. Khethelo says they’re living hand-to-mouth.

“We are struggling we have nothing, we struggle to get piece jobs. We don’t have water you can name it. So you can see we rely on brazen brazier it’s tough as paraffin is not good for our health. We would be pleased if we can get electricity. That would help a great deal. Others would be water infrastructure, toilets, and houses. Even our shacks are muddy we don’t work.”

 

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This could have been avoided if we followed science. Lockdowns were and always be a bad idea. It's the government to blame not covid

You mean due to rising petrol price.

Ratings are saying is positive outlook

Stop with blaming covid .this is propaganda is bad government policies simple

And it's scam bafethu how come you increase price by R50 bafethu cooking nayo isuka Russia yin

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My salary lasts for 2 days

Anybody at SABC ready to admit that we are in this predicament because of the ANC's mismanagement, foolish wasteful expenditure and outright blatant theft of billions... 🙄

I see lots of food going to waste, it's going to rot on the shelves

Is the SABC ready to admit that the ANC is the reason why we are in this predicament? Pathetic management, wasteful expenditure and blatant theft of BILLIONS. That's why this is happening. Remember, we were in junk status before the pandemic began because of the ANC. 🙄

Nwabe2 Lockdowns by ANC government brought all this and not covid19

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Not the Pandemic....!!👌

No - the effects of the MYANC decisions. Let's clearly understand what kind caused the problems. Let's bring the hate to them

Government does not care, all they care about is cuba... Everything cuba.

If govt stop wasting money, this need not be the case...

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