The new grocery math: How South Africans are stretching food budgets in 2026
Food & Home | 22.01.2026 16:00
I remember when I was in primary school, standing in the tuckshop queue with R5, thinking that was a lot. If anyone had R20, they were deemed rich on the spot. And R5 got you far: a toasted sarmie, a drink, and a sweet or two. Just imagine what R20 could get you… Nowadays, money seems such an intricate (and stressful) part of our lives; heck, I can’t tell you what I could buy with only R5 today (even chappies have succumbed to inflation).
