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Motorists swamped fuel stations to beat the midnight petrol hike

Thousands of motorists flocked to fuel stations on Tuesday despite warnings against panic buying, before a midnight increase took 95…

Court bars media from reporting what witnesses say in AKA trial

Judge Nomfundo Sipunzi has barred journalists from naming witnesses or reporting what they say in the Durban murder trial of…

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.