Author: Gemma Gatticchi
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The Outlier’s grocery basket: August 2022
We’ve added a new retailer to our grocery basket comparison. Now, we look at the in-store prices of the same basket of goods across five retailers.
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SA medical negligence claims top R536bn in seven years
53% of all legal claims paid out in 2020/21 were in the Eastern Cape.
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The Outlier’s grocery basket: July 2022
Every month we take a look at the in-store prices of the same basket of goods across four major retailers – Checkers, Pick n Pay, Spar and Woolworths.
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Online groceries versus in-store shopping, can you save?
Online shopping is a tempting alternative where you can save time and petrol costs, but does it actually save you money in the long run?
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Fourth Industrial Revolution seems far away for schools where no matrics write maths and science
The number of schools where no Grade 12s sat the final maths exams doubled since 2013.
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The Outlier’s grocery basket: April 2023
We have included Makro and Boxer Superstores on the list of South African retailers that make up our grocery basket survey. Now, we look at prices from eight stores in Gauteng.
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The Outlier’s grocery basket: March 2023
For the first time in 2023, the Spar basket was not the month’s most expensive, with the Checkers basket taking the top spot. Find out more in our March update.
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Only 7 SA universities included in major world rankings
But how do you get onto a list and does it matter?
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Matric maths and science numbers remain dismally low
Only a small portion of South Africa’s 2021 matrics took mathematics and physical sciences, and far fewer passed with over 60%.
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The Outlier’s grocery basket: December 2022
We’ve added a new store to our grocery basket comparison. Now, we look at the in-store prices of the same basket of goods across six major retailers.