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Cheap at the price: Chinese internet retailer Shein’s pop-up shop at Mall of Africa in Johannesburg. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

Retail industry calls for level playing field amid Sars delay in implementing 45% tariff on Shein, Temu

The South African clothing industry bemoans injustice as the Reserve Bank loses R3.5 billion as a result of lower duties on imported products

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
File photo by Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

South Africans tighten purse strings, prepare themselves for further inflation

A new PwC Africa survey shows consumers plan to save any extra income for fear of escalating household expenses and food prices in the coming months

  • Des Erasmus
8 min read