The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group says the average cost of the household food basket increased by R271.89 over the past 10 months, from R3 856.34 in September to R4 128.23 in June.

The organisations Mervyn Abrahams was speaking to Radio Islam about South Africa’s poor who are struggling amid the current Coronavirus pandemic in he country.

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Zuma was found in contempt of court on last week and handed a 15 month jail term by the Constitutional Court for violating a court order ordering him to appear before the State Capture Commission and Justice Raymond Zondo.