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Alex Malapane

Alex Malapane is an independent economist and market analyst with the Department of Marketing and Retail Management at the University of South Africa.

Latest Work

OPINIONISTA

16 October 2026

Eroding purchasing power deepens pressures on ordinary South Africans

Alex Malapane

4 min

SA may be stable, but food, transport and electricity prices still hit households hard

COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS OP-ED

19 May 2026

SA may be stable, but food, transport and electricity prices still hit households hard

Alex Malapane, Shamila Singh and Sele Yalaghuli

5 min

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Latest Work

Eroding purchasing power deepens pressures on ordinary South Africans

SA may be stable, but food, transport and electricity prices still hit households hard