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Grant that does not grow when your child does

The Child Support Grant is R580 a month for any child, but the cost of feeding a teenage boy properly is R1,114.81, PMBEJD data shows.
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South African-born social media star Nara Smith says her two-year-old daughter Whimsy Lou was diagnosed with cancer last year that had spread, doctors said.
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Fernando Da Cruz has arrived in South Africa to start work as Kaizer Chiefs head coach before the 2026/27 season.
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Cape Town to Idutywa bus crash kills 16, dozens refuse hospital

A bus carrying 78 passengers, including children, from Cape Town to Idutywa overturned on the N1 at Gulfstream Garage in the Western Cape, killing 16 people.

Matlala will face Madlanga next week but not about his tender

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Phakel’umthakathi says he dodged death threats on 30 June

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Fraud, cocaine and a cover up collide in one big day

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Petrol is cheaper but paraffin just got even cheaper

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Jobless SA is turning to second-hand clothes, one credit sale at a time

Princess Motswene sells second-hand clothes near the Killarney taxi rank in Cape Town, and says she now sells to everyone, not just people living on grants.

Eden Park closes five foreign-owned shops and vows more will follow

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MK Party’s KZN leader slams Buthelezi’s SUVs then quietly takes one home

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Man killed in Alexandra looting during nationwide anti-immigration marches

A man was killed during looting in Alexandra and two men were shot in Hillbrow as police confirmed more than 900 arrests across the country.