Annual consumer price inflation eased to 3.5% in November from 3.6% in October, dropping by 0.1% month-on-month.
The cooling surprised against economists’ expectations, where the majority polled by Bloomberg and Reuters anticipated no change.
However, despite the positive of lower inflation, the data also reflected another worrying assessment: food price inflation is rising, driven by higher meat prices.
According to Stats SA’s data, annual inflation cooled in five of the 13 product categories tracked, most notably in…
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Uncle Psycho
Gatvol – fed up / had enough [ghut-foll] Meaning ‘filled to the brim’ and is used to describe someone who is very angry or tired of the same thing happening over and over again.Example: “I’m gatvol with that nonsense.” / “I’m gatvol that they keep losing all the time.”
Scratch Man
Fun South African Fact: The world’s second-largest brewing company is in South Africa.