Can you afford the chicken or the egg?

[View in browser]( [Mail & Guardian]( M&G Mornings | Wed 01 Feb   [Ozayr Patel] Remember the old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg? Well, it can now be forgotten because people are mulling over whether they can afford the chicken and the egg. High protein foods like chicken are essential to many diets. But load-shedding, yes the dreaded load-shedding, is even affecting the poultry industry. Our colleague in Cape Town, Eunice Stoltz, i[nvestigated how load-shedding is hitting this sector](. She found that some restaurants had recorded an increase of R4 in chicken and egg prices since the start of January. Poultry producer Rainbow estimates its losses to have reached close to R100 million. These effects inevitably trickle down to consumers and we all feel the pinch. While we’re on the subjects of animals, big cats are the buzz lately. A second tiger was allegedly seen wandering around Edenvale, Johannesburg, this week. 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