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The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian war in Ukraine, and now load shedding, have had a massive impact on rising food prices.
The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian war in Ukraine, and now load shedding, have had a massive impact on rising food prices.
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Ebrahim Harvey argues that with the black majority struggling with already high levels of poverty and unemployment, which will be amplified by continuous load shedding, the government should consider implementing the basic income grant without fail.

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