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Unemployment pushes Khayelitsha woman to build jewellery business

Khayelitsha jewellery designer Khanyisa Novukuza turned unemployment into a business and is encouraging women to keep chasing their dreams.

March and March leader says she does not fear white people

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma has defended March and March's meeting with AfriForum, saying she will work with anyone who can help communities.

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 nationals departed.

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 customers.

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 R21,598.

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 schools.

No funding, no grant, just a grandmother keeping a centre alive

Thembisa Skaap opened Ikhaya Elitsha Autism Centre in Khayelitsha after she could not find affordable care for her autistic grandson. It is registered but unfunded.

Royal Mzansi: Royal protocol steals the show at regional summit in Durban

When King Mswati III's praise singer began chanting in Durban, the room changed, heads of state stood, protocol took over, and Africa arrived in full, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royal Mzansi.

Arsenal beat Coventry 3-0 to launch title defence

Arsenal opened their Premier League title defence in style with a ruthless 3-0 win over newly-promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium on Friday night.

Ex-NFP leader teams up with Zuma’s friend to contest eThekwini

Former National Freedom Party figure Sindi Mashinini has teamed up with Roy Moodley, a longtime friend of Jacob Zuma, to contest the City of eThekwini in November’s elections.

‘A heavy burden has been lifted’ Dineo Mokwele speaks out after charges dropped

Brigadier Dineo Mokwele says she can finally rebuild her life, after prosecutors permanently dropped fraud and corruption charges against her and six other senior Crime Intelligence officials.

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