In a TikTok video, a South African woman talked about her experience living in Canada. She came back to Mzansi after 23 years ...

A high cost of living index can affect a country's global perception. African countries such as South Africa and Kenya, which draw considerable tourist and expatriate communities, may risk losing ...

From 2011 to 2023 the cost of living in South Africa has nearly doubled. This was revealed in the Trend in the Cost of Living in South Africa report, released on Friday, 16 May 2025. Electricity ...

Cameroon has the highest cost-of-living crisis in Africa, with a score of 37.32. Zimbabwe, Mauritius, and South Africa rank ahead of Nigeria.

An elderly grandmother's determination to earn money selling homemade food and snacks has touched thousands of South Africans ...

Numsa has criticised Gautrain management’s wage proposal as out of touch with South Africa’s high cost of living, calling for ...

The lack of formal employment opportunities has also exacerbated Africa’s cost-of-living crisis. To be sure, the wages of low-income workers with formal jobs are not keeping pace with price ...

cost-of-living crisis South Africa. National / 9 December 2024. Saftu slams Eskom’s 400% tariff hikes. Cumulative electricity price hikes over the past 16 years are leading to an affordability ...

South Africa’s major cities are home to millions of people facing hunger and food insecurity along with others around the world where rapid urbanisation — even in wealthy countries — is growing.

Africa’s Cost-of-Living Protests Reach Nigeria. Mostly young demonstrators in Africa’s most-populous nation said they were inspired by earlier protests in Kenya, Uganda. By .

South Africa needs to improve health and social insurance coverage for both internal and international migrants.