The Latest from Anita Dangazele
October petrol hike gives motorists a kick in the tank
95 unleaded petrol will cost more than R30 a litre in Gauteng for the first time from Wednesday, after the…
Department warns fuel shortages could follow if people panic buy
The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources says fuel prices are increasing because of global events and asks people to…
You may be owed free electricity every month and here is how to claim it
Government sets aside R21 billion a year for free electricity, but poor households must register with their local municipality to…
Why your onions keep getting more expensive
A 10kg bag of onions now costs R172.35, up from R103.70 a year ago. Economists blame heavy rain and late…
From rural Mpumalanga to Harvard and Oxford, one family’s journey
Stanley Bongwe grew up in rural Mpumalanga before a scholarship took him to study in the United States. Decades later,…
The R670 you’ll owe Eskom before you turn on a light
Some Eskom customers could face about R670 a month in fixed charges before using any electricity at all. Comments on…
Food is getting cheaper at the factory, so why are shoppers still paying more?
Food producers are charging less for some basics, including meat and milled grain products, raising questions about when struggling shoppers…
Foster care parents get R10 boost from today
South Africa's Foster Care Grant increases to R1,300 from today, but struggling families will receive only R10 more each month.
Sibiya’s legal troubles deepen with a third disciplinary notice
Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is now facing three separate disciplinary actions and a new negligent firearm charge,…
Fuel prices and rate hikes test South African households
Rising fuel prices and higher interest rates now test South African households after slower food price increases helped boost consumer…
