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Women urged to take over abandoned spaza shops
Big Five Hlabisa Deputy Mayor Hlengiwe Nkosi has urged women to take over spaza shops left empty after undocumented foreign…
Coffee gamble wins over Khayelitsha taxi drivers
Sandiso Dumezweni ignored warnings that taxi drivers would not buy coffee and opened a shop that is now winning loyal…
Family basics cost almost double the average salary
A family of four could need more than R42,000 a month for basic expenses while the average net salary is…
Westbury trapped in deadly gang war
Westbury residents say they are living in fear as a deadly gang war brings daily gunfire, deaths and disruption to…
Banks ditch cash machines but Capitec goes bigger
Some major South African banks are cutting cash machines as customers move online, but Capitec is betting that cash still…
Mystery virus found after West Coast sardine deaths
A virus has been found in South African sardines for the first time after mass fish deaths along the West…
Marikana families still wait for justice 14 years later
Fourteen years after police killed 34 striking Marikana mineworkers, grieving families and survivors say they are still waiting for justice.
Cape Town women turn plumbing skills into cash
A free Cape Town plumbing programme is helping women save money, find work and earn an income without depending on…
Taxi driver’s daughter keeps family business moving
Khayelitsha taxi driver Mihle Buka followed her father into the industry and is encouraging more young women to take the…
Beka turns grannies into international football stars
Beka Ntsanwisi turned a local elderly care project into an international football movement bringing together women aged 50 and older…
