S.Africa: Rising Cost of Living a Catalyst for Rising Social Tensions, Economist

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According to Eyewitness News, the rising costs of food, fuel and electricity may give rise to social tensions, Efficient Group economist, Dawie Roodt has warned. Roodt explains that the "toxic mixture" of weak economic growth along with the rising cost of living may be what sparks an uprising, an issue that may be compounded when election campaigns next begin with politicians making grandiose promises.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202301190145.html

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