\u201cHoe hou \u2019n mens die pot aan die kook, maar jy kan nie eens bekostig om iets in die pot te sit nie?\u201d<\/p>\n
So s\u00ea Ailene Olifant (37), \u2019n inwoner van Riverview. Sy en haar man werk albei in en om ander mense se huise \u2013 sy as skoonmaker en hy as tuinman. <\/p>\n
Olifant se sy en haar man kan nooit staatmaak op \u2019n permanente inkomste nie omdat hulle maar hier en daar loswerkies aanvaar.<\/p>\n
\u201cParty weke kry ons maar saam R300 en ander weke \u2019n bietjie meer. Dit gebeur ook dat ons soms niks kry nie. Ons maak maar staat om hier en daar by mense se huise te werk, maar dit is net as hulle ons nodig kry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sy s\u00ea hulle het twee kinders wat by hulle woon en die nood loop gereeld hoog in die huishouding.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dogter is 17 en ons seuntjie is vyf. Hulle kort gereeld goedjies vir skool, maar hoe moet \u2019n mens nee s\u00ea? Hoe moet ek hulle in die o\u00eb kyk en s\u00ea ek kan nie? Dit breek my hart. Ons veg om te oorleef. Om kos op die tafel te kry en ten minste krag te h\u00ea, is maar ons nommer-een-prioriteit,\u201d verduidelik sy verder.<\/p>\n
Olifant verduidelik ook die invloed wat duurder kragpryse op hulle as \u2019n gesin het: <\/p>\n
\u201cOns het elke maand sowat R200 se krag gekoop, en daarmee het ons uitgekom. Van verlede maand af betaal ons R370 vir krag. Dit is baie. Ons bid maar elke aand dat ons situasie sal verander. Ek soek iets meer permanent en my man probeer ook sy bes, maar met sy kroniese asma en depressie is dit \u2019n gesukkel. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk kon drie jaar terug met R100 kookolie, \u2019n brood, melk en bone vir sop koop. As ek dit vandag gaan koop, betaal ek dubbel daardie bedrag. <\/p>\n
\u201cHoe moet ons nou oorleef \u2013 alles kos amper dubbel en ons inkomste het nie saam met dit gegroei nie.\u201d<\/p>\n
Die Williams-gesin se patriarg, Solomon (55), vertel dat dit met hom en sy dogter net so swaar gaan. <\/p>\n
Hy is die enigste broodwinner en sy vrou is in 2020 aan Covid-19 oorlede. <\/p>\n
Hy is ook \u2019n enkelouer wat probeer om die moeilike tye te oorkom.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy vrou het as \u2019n skoonmaker by die \u2018mall\u2019 gewerk en het \u2019n redelike inkomste verdien. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk het in Ashton op \u2019n kontrakbasis gewerk om te help paaie bou, maar die kontrak het tot \u2019n einde gekom. Nou maak ek maar houtgoedjies en probeer om dit te verkoop. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk doen ook hier en daar staalwerk en wag dat iemand my laat weet van iets. Ek stuur my CV orals,\u201d verduidelik hy. <\/p>\n
Volgens Business Insider<\/i> het pryse in Suid-Afrika die afgelope drie jaar geweldig gestyg. Navorsing wys dat kospryse met gemiddeld tussen 10% en 16% gestyg het, met uiterste gevalle soos kookolie wat met bykans 35% gestyg het. Brandstof het ook met sowat 40% gestyg en krag en basiese dienste met tussen 15 en 25%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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