On Wednesday, workers from various industries in South Africa marched to the capital to protest the high inflation and unemployment rates occurring. The South African economy has been struggling since the COVID-19 pandemic and has been further affected by the war in Ukraine which has driven up prices of fuel. Workers expressed desires for the South African government to intervene with the price inflation as a means of making their cost of living more affordable.
See "Workers protest at South Africa's capital amidst increasing costs of living and high inflation", Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press, WNYT, August 24, 2022