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In this exclusive Client Note, Mlondi Mdluli, the CRA's Senior Economics Researcher, unpacks our newly developed Maize Meal Porridge Index to determine the impact of food inflation on low-income households.
Mr Mdluli argues that sluggish economic growth and mounting energy costs are key contributors to the unaffordability of maize meal and other key food items.