‘Shipping lines have begun to impose what is called war surcharge, which is roughly about R40 per carton of fresh fruit. That in percentage terms is something like 20% of their farm gate revenue,’ says Dr Iraj Abedian, founder and CEO of Pan-African Investment and Research Services.
‘I think really the solution for South Africa is to drive the African integration scheme, which has been floundering for a long time, here is the opportunity for South Africa to lead the continent,’ says Professor Rajneesh Narula, director of the Dunning Centre for International Business.
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‘While an inflationary increase is in line with many such changes, we do know that medical aid increases or healthcare increases are often way above inflation, in some instances about 4% above,’ says Dr Katlego Mothudi, MD of the Board of Healthcare Funders.
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