# [TOP STORY] Township consumer insights: The high cost of coping in 2026

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Podcast: [MoneywebNOW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/moneywebnow-1014615)
Published: 2026-09-25T06:54:00+00:00
Episode link: https://iono.fm/e/1721563
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## Resource

Mongezi Mtati, senior brand strategist at Rogerwilco, points out that ‘It changes lives … if you get home at six or seven in the evening and suddenly don't have power and don't have water, don't have the money to buy the fast food … for supper for a family of four to six’.

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