Carte Blanch 12 July - food price scandal

[ajax]

I see in die Burger the is a news snippet saying Carte Blanche will make "shocking" revelations regarding the high food prices. May be a worth a look.

 

[mjkelly]

I see in die Burger the is a news snippet saying Carte Blanche will make "shocking" revelations regarding the high food prices. May be a worth a look.

Cool, should be really interesting. I have always enjoyed Carte Blanche, they really know how to ask the good questions and always hit the nail on the head..

 

[waynegohl]

hmmm and again nought will be done to aid the consumer. i went to shoprite today and whilst looking at deodorants i saw that what was normally R8.99 (sometimes R10.99) was now R13.99.

 

[kiepie]

Will the uncovering lead to lower prices!? Clover milk is in the region of R23 now! (ps. I don't buy Clover milk )

 

[EchoZA]

Will the uncovering lead to lower prices!? Clover milk is in the region of R23 now! (ps. I don't buy Clover milk )

Is that JHB prices? Here in DBN Clover 2ltr is +-R15

 

[kiepie]

Is that JHB prices? Here in DBN Clover 2ltr is +-R15

Jip, JHB! Looks like all the cows are still living in Natal!

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

R23 for Clover milk up in Gauteng

 

[Snoob]

At Hypermarket Durban North, Clover Milk 2l fluctuates between R14-99 and R19-99 in the space of a week - and yet the dairy farmers are only paid about R3-00 per litre on a pre-negotiated contract - no fluctuation in the price for the term of the contract...

 

[kiepie]

At Hypermarket Durban North, Clover Milk 2l fluctuates between R14-99 and R19-99 in the space of a week - and yet the dairy farmers are only paid about R3-00 per litre on a pre-negotiated contract - no fluctuation in the price for the term of the contract...

I was aware of the farmers been paid R3 a few year's back, surely Clover are paying them more now. Not that I'm saying what they are getting now (maybe R4/l) is justifiable.

 

[waynegohl]

has bread dropped since the last scandal?

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

nope, of course not ... they had to recoup their fine

 

[waynegohl]

eggggsactly what is the point of these investigations when we get nothing out of it?

 

[kiepie]

No price adjustments will be made. Tomorrow night we will only see how we are getting screwed!

 

[EchoZA]

Come too think of it, last weekend (while in the Midlands) I payed R5 for 1ltr lovely, creamy, fresh milk!

 

[waynegohl]

correct but now i cannot afford the KY Jelly anymore so i fear for the worse.

 

[PeterCH]

Well BBC said that JHB is the cheapest city in the world to be an expat in.
Tokyo is most expensive now, Osaka second, Moscow 3rd I think.

JHB mango price = ?
Tokyo mango = $25 USD
London mango = GBP 2.00 = USD $3.50

The BBC reporter did say that while chicken soup was only R33.99 in JHB,
most locals can't afford these prices. He redeemed himself at least with that.

 

[EchoZA]

Well BBC said that JHB is the cheapest city in the world to be an expat in.
Tokyo is most expensive now, Osaka second, Moscow 3rd I think.

JHB mango price = ?
Tokyo mango = $25 USD
London mango = GBP 2.00 = USD $3.50

The BBC reporter did say that while chicken soup was only R33.99 in JHB,
most locals can't afford these prices. He redeemed himself at least with that.

and the ^^^ means what? Food prices vs income??? The gravy train still rides us to bitter ends...

 

[Snoob]

Why the investigation you ask? Where does the fine money go? Some politicians' pockets probably get feathered...

 

[PeterCH]

and the ^^^ means what? Food prices vs income??? The gravy train still rides us to bitter ends...

It means food prices. It's for expats. If you gonna get paid the same in USD/Euro/GBP or Yen, choose JHB over Tokyo or Osaka.

The BBC guy did say that most people in SA can't even afford R33.99 for chicken soup here - which is an expensive chicken soup IMO.

 

[EchoZA]

It means food prices. It's for expats. If you gonna get paid the same in USD/Euro/GBP or Yen, choose JHB over Tokyo or Osaka.

The BBC guy did say that most people in SA can't even afford R33.99 for chicken soup here - which is an expensive chicken soup IMO.

Well expats is a different story, we need too keep things in focus here, were earning R's and paying in R's

My brother "earns" less than I do, but he just happens to work in Dubai and is payed in US$. Even though he "earns" less than I do, he lives like a King when he comes "home" for holidays!