The past few years have seen a falling off in production of the basic ingredient of dairy foods - milk - culminating in escalating prices and recent shortages on supermarket shelves.
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Economic Update | Dairy Industry Doldrums
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Building Confidence
22 Jul 2010
South Africa's building boom looks set to continue, with confidence within the construction industry at near record highs.
Economic Update | Show of Confidence
22 Jul 2010
South Africa's central bank may be sending warning signals about the high levels of household debt, rising inflation and the widening trade deficit, but it appears that the country's consumers aren't...
Economic Update | The Cost of Crime
22 Jul 2010
Recently released statistics on South Africa's crime rates have put additional pressure on the government to address a problem that has long plagued society as well as the country's economy.
Economic Update | Inflation Crashes the Party
22 Jul 2010
The governor of the South African Reserve Bank has suggested a further increase in the interest rate might curb high consumer spending after the latest inflation figures came in well above the bank's...
Economic Update | Wage Demands Prompt Inflation Fears
22 Jul 2010
Into its third week, the strike by South African public servants appears no closer to coming to an end, and indeed looks set to spread, increasing the impact on the country's economy.
