It may be hard to believe – but our food basket became cheaper during June

By Anton van Zyl and Thembi Siaga

Much to our own surprise, the cost of our Vhembe food basket dropped over the past month. Expectations were that prices would rise, but instead, the average basket of essential items fell by R88.59. The saving was largely due to price decreases in three key products: rice, onions and bread.

This is the fourth food basket survey we've conducted this year, with the first launched in March. The project was inspired by data journalism platf...