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‘Desperation is the new normal’ for South African consumers

cost-of-living catastrophe

South Africans have been collectively waiting with bated breath for some small financial reprieve from the relentless price hikes of the past few years that have driven them to the brink of despair, chief among these being the highest interest rate the country has had to contend with in over a decade, fuelled by soaring inflation.

While many people have lost faith in the “system” throwing them any kind of lifeline, hope is the reservoir we have all drawn on thus far to propel us forward – but it seems that there

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