https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/ Rapture In The Air Now Discussion Board en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:20:29 +0000 wpForo 60 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/12/#post-50124 Sun, 08 Oct 2023 17:25:12 +0000 here.]]> Main Forum Yohanan https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/12/#post-50124 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/12/#post-49986 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 02:36:56 +0000 I lifted the following story from Independent Online News this morning. This is the situation in South Africa now -- the rest of the continent is worse; in some countries a lot worse... ‘People are now buying cooking oil by the spoon and rice by the cup’ Written by Xolile Mtembu The cost of living crisis is a situation in which the cost of basic necessities — such as energy and food — rises substantially faster than typical household incomes. Although it is a global phenomenon, it affects South Africa with its embattled economy and high unemployment rates in a unique way. It is especially hard for those who live in the townships. *Moses, a 38-year-old tuckshop owner from the township of Folweni, KwaZulu-Natal, said he had witnessed the first-hand result of soaring food prices. “Things are bad. People here now buy cooking oil by the spoon because they can only afford to cook one meal. Others get a cup of rice instead of a pack because they want to have a meal before they go to sleep,” he said. The entrepreneur claimed that he sells the oil, depending on the brand from R3 to R5 per tablespoon. Moses also sells rice from R10 per cup. He said he worries if this affects the quality and safety of the products but still does it out of necessity. “I have to keep my business up and running because people complain a lot about food prices, so I agreed to trade these goods in much lower portions.” According to the Household Affordability Index, the average cost of the average family's grocery basket grew by R349.91 between September 2022 and September 2023. Among other staple items, statistics from the report show that price of rice increased by eight percent. *Mhlengi, a 29-year-old unemployed man from Folweni is one of Moses’ customers. He said that he lives off of sporadic construction jobs and the R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant which he claims to have not received in some months. “It is embarrassing to not even be able to feed yourself and have to be a nuisance to others by constantly asking for help. It is degrading,” he said. “With these prices, I don’t know how we are supposed to live. Many of my friends have turned to drugs just to cope. This ends up ruining their lives as they turn into pharas (drug addicts who commit crime) and become a danger to the community.” The food poverty line (the amount of money that an individual needs to finance the minimum needed daily energy intake) is now R760 per person per month (R25 per day), up from R663 before (increase of 14.6 percent), according to Statistics South Africa. *Names changed for privacy. IOL]]> Main Forum Paul R https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/12/#post-49986 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/12/#post-49942 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:48:59 +0000 Main Forum Anonymous 394 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/12/#post-49942 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/12/#post-49941 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:52:27 +0000 Just put your cell phones for a while into an old coffee pot, a saucepan with a metal lid on it, or even a tin can with foil wrapped snugly over the top. One question MWS. Should the coffee pot have coffee in it or not? :scratch:]]> Main Forum Heidi https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/12/#post-49941 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/12/#post-49934 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:48:21 +0000 Main Forum Tammie https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/12/#post-49934 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/11/#post-49933 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:45:00 +0000 Main Forum Tammie https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/11/#post-49933 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/11/#post-49931 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 18:15:01 +0000 Main Forum Geri9 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/11/#post-49931 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/11/#post-49930 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 18:06:17 +0000 the FEMA website says a backup will be done on October 11th as well, but doesn't say what time. - Fair Use - I reckon they are forgiven the first time if we turn everything off … but on October 11th could be the real thing? 😵‍💫 Hopefully we are on our flight out of here by the end of Feast of Tabernacles … 7th or 8th   Dan, Russia is having Emergency Nuclear Attack Drill Practice on OCT 3 day before our EBS Drill on Oct 4.   Is that what you were thinking was going to occur on October 3rd?]]> Main Forum Geri9 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/11/#post-49930 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/11/#post-49929 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:04:12 +0000 Main Forum KolleenWStone https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/11/#post-49929 https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/11/#post-49928 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:00:06 +0000 Main Forum MyWhiteStone https://raptureintheairnow.com/community/main-forum/non-rapture-news-here-v-19/paged/11/#post-49928