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South Africa needs to revive its domestic vaccination manufacturing capability to keep foot-and-mouth disease under control. Photo: File

SA food inflation rises again — but doesn’t shift the moderate outlook

Concerns over poultry and red meat supplies should not have a bearing in the long term

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Annual consumer inflation was unchanged at 3.2% in February at 3.2%, with increases registered in housing and utilities, food and alcoholic beverages and restaurants and accommodation offset by decreases in the services sector, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday. (Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Consumer inflation unchanged at 3.2% in February

With inflationary pressures heightened, the Reserve Bank might take a cautionary approach regarding its interest rate decision on Thursday

  • Aarti Bhana
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A combine harvester unloads rice into a trailer in the Nagaon District of Assam, India, on May 18, 2024. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

India’s rice export ban eases as global supplies recover, benefiting SA consumers

The ban raised global food insecurity fears in 2023, but improved harvests and potential policy changes have eased concerns, benefiting import-dependent countries like South Africa

  • Des Erasmus
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Spar chief executive Angelo Swartz

Spar looks to delivery as profits decline

The grocery retailer grew online volumes by 463%, albeit from a low base

  • Eyaaz
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