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Black middle-class can no longer breathe

Rising food prices, high taxes (including black tax) take their toll on cost of living

I recently went to buy groceries for my family. Every month, I buy groceries for two households – mine and my family’s.

I live in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg while my family lives in Soweto, where I was born and raised. I have been buying groceries for years and have always been conscious of how steadily the price of food is rising...

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