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How a Thembisa mother turned rubbish into a living for her four kids

Zodwa Nkabinde from Thembisa left school before finishing and could not find work, so she started collecting recyclable waste to feed her four children.
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Kgaugelo Ramphago sells his Limpopo-made Kasi Sauce for R35 a bottle, half what he says it is worth, because his customers cannot afford more.
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South African football players faced a huge wave of online abuse after losing their opening match.
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Legal Aid workers march against poor working conditions

Legal Aid South Africa workers are marching to the offices of Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi to demand more staff, saying some lawyers handle over 200 cases at a time while buying their own pens and paper.

Chikunga promises a new grant but the money is not there yet

The government is promising a new Basic Income Support grant to replace the R370 SRD grant, but has not yet confirmed with Treasury whether it can be paid for.

Impeachment committee meets today to decide if it will hit back at Ramaphosa’s court bid

Parliament's Impeachment Committee meets on Thursday 18 June to decide how to respond to President Cyril Ramaphosa's court bid to freeze its work for two months.

Foreign domestic workers with valid papers have more rights than they know

Lesotho national Dipulelo Pelo, 36, says her valid work documents have protected her through three jobs in Johannesburg as Parliament debates tougher rules on foreign workers.

Taxi, electricity, nothing left for food

Transport costs jumped 9,4% in the past year, fuel rose 28,7%, and the government's R3-a-litre fuel levy relief is now completely gone — leaving minimum wage workers R1,740 short on food every month.

How to use Siza Khula to make a budget that actually works

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Lwazie was on your screen long before The Polygamist

Actress Lwazie Keith Tsebesha says her road to Netflix's The Polygamist was slow and deliberate, shaped by local roles, patient groundwork and a love of dramatic arts since high school.

Boko’s isiXhosa charm did not stop Ramaphosa from enforcing the law

Botswana's president appealed to Ramaphosa for a humane border approach at a formal summit. South Africa's answer was jails, deportation courts and drones.

Mzansi Royals: These young traditional leaders carry the same fire as the youth of 1976

The youth of 1976 did not ask permission. They walked into the street and dared the apartheid government to stop them. Their enemy was visible and the whole world could see it, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Mzansi Royals.

DA shakes up its cabinet team and Steenhuisen takes the biggest knock

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to move John Steenhuisen out of Agriculture, 23 days after a High Court ruled against him in a foot-and-mouth disease case.

Police fire rubber bullets as women board buses home and men are taken to Lindela

Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at Malawian men at Sherwood Hall in Durban after authorities tried to move them to the Lindela detention centre instead of bussing them home.

Gauteng plans AI classrooms to stop school violence

Gauteng education leader Lebogang Maile wants to put smart artificial intelligence cameras inside classrooms to stop bad behaviour and protect teachers from school violence.