As reported by the trade union Solidarity there has still been no decrease in food prices by the supermarket chains despite their assurances that there would be.
The price of food is greatly affected by the price of fuel, we saw great increases in the cost of basic commodities like milk as the price of fuel steadily increased over 2008. The price of fuel took a nosedive however and even after a major fuel price cuts there was no drop in food prices.
This is very worrying for many South Africans who are already struggling to afford their basic monthly groceries. And it is not the end of the saga. There are more petrol price increases expected in the coming months that will certainly affect the price of food again.
Hopefully the continued exposure and investigation of empty promises made by these chain stores will show some results in the future. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to have worked yet and we may see many more ordinary people finally squashed financially under the increasing burden of trying to feed themselves and their families.
