South Africa’s poverty line is R868 a month, but what can it really buy?
Stats SA’s food poverty line is R868 per person a month, while its upper-bound line is R2,962.
An illustrative look at food, rent, electricity and transport shows why poverty thresholds are not the same as a liveable household budget.
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