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Parents dump school transport over fare hikes
Cape Town scholar transport drivers say rising petrol costs are wiping out their profits, but cash-strapped parents are refusing to…
Grant fears drive elderly Khayelitsha women to the polls
Two elderly Khayelitsha women voted after hearing claims that their pension grants could stop if they stayed away from the…
Gogo wants jobs for her kids not more election sweet talk
Khayelitsha pensioner Joyce Dayimane, 83, is tired of election promises while her children remain unemployed and depend on her grant…
Mum sells handbags to buy stoma bags for her son
A Khayelitsha mother is selling bags to afford stoma bags for her son after an operation left the family struggling…
Taxi war empties the rank and Khayelitsha vendors feel the pinch
Vendors at the Khayelitsha taxi rank say the war between two taxi associations has cost them customers and income. Some…
Taxi war leaves matrics scrambling to reach exams
Parents in Delft and Mfuleni say taxi violence between Codeta and Cata put matrics at risk reaching exams, so some…
‘Services first, votes later’ say residents living without toilets
Phumlani residents in Mfuleni have had no water, electricity or toilets since 2019, and will vote on 4 November for…
Video calls replace visits as R13,800 fare blocks way home
A domestic worker in Gugulethu has not been home to Ngcobo, Eastern Cape, since 2020. The return fare for her…
Cape Town mother cuts meat and bread to save for Christmas trip
A Cape Town mother has stopped buying meat, bread and cereal to save R8,800 for her family's December trip to…
Domestic worker uses netball to save Nyanga girls from crime
A part-time domestic worker in Nyanga is using netball to protect young girls from crime and drugs but needs sponsors…
