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Government plans more fuel price relief 

The government is looking at more ways to help South Africans as petrol and diesel prices face massive increases that could break records in May.

High costs block sick patients from medical cannabis

Sick people face long waits and high costs to get medical cannabis in South Africa because businesses must spend millions to follow strict legal rules.

Shoprite cuts prices on basic food to help struggling families

Shoprite is running a countrywide sale on basic groceries until Sunday. Shoppers must get a free savings card to pay less at the checkout till.

Download Siza Khula from the Play Store for free money help

Siza Khula is now available as a free app on the Google Play Store making it even easier for South Africans to get practical money help. 

Cape Town mother works in construction to feed her child

Zintle Mnisi from Cape Town works in construction to provide for her child. She buys cheaper food to make her wages last for the month.

Shops keep food prices high while farming costs drop

The cost to grow staple foods like maize dropped over the last year but shops are still charging South Africans very high retail prices today.

Hungry Tembisa youth march to Olifantsfontein factories demanding jobs

Many hungry young people from Tembisa marched to factories in Olifantsfontein on Tuesday to hand in job applications and ask local companies to hire them.

New minimum wage leaves domestic workers battling to buy food

The recent government minimum wage increase means nothing to domestic workers who earn far less than the money needed to feed their families every month.

South African drivers expect huge fuel price increases in May

South African drivers will pay much more for petrol and diesel in May because of high global oil prices and a very weak rand value.

Village woman sells chickens and sews to feed eleven relatives

Nomarodesia Nkomeni from Mantusini village feeds eleven family members by running three small businesses from her home because town life did not work for her.

Soweto twins walk to computer classes to save their stipends

Twin siblings from Soweto walk to their daily cyber security classes to save money while living on a small stipend from a private computer company.

Global banks block accounts of South African business owners

South African business owners are struggling to pay workers and suppliers because global banks are freezing or closing their accounts over strict new banking rules.

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