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Soweto gogo makes R9,400 a month selling cow heels at night

Over twenty Soweto mothers sell spicy cow heels and heads known as babalaze remedy through the night between 10pm and 4am to support their families.

Union slams minimum wage hike as insult to workers

A workers union says the proposed national minimum wage increase is an insult that leaves poor families unable to afford food, transport and electricity.

Grant helps beaten thief start taxi rank muffin business

A 35-year-old former drug addict from Cape Town was nearly killed by the community for stealing but now sells affordable muffins and feeds his family.

Electricity to cost 18% more by April 2027

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved R54.7-billion in additional revenue for Eskom, leading to electricity price increases for consumers and municipalities.

Children go hungry for days as new study shows food crisis is getting worse

New research shows hunger is a permanent reality for struggling South African households, with children exposed to severe food insecurity despite food assistance programmes.

Fishers tell human rights body they go hungry despite living next to the sea

Small-scale fishers told the South African Human Rights Commission that survival is getting harder each year, with dropping fish prices and rising costs.

Student’s NSFAS money trap leaves her unable to afford bread

A Nelson Mandela University student spent her NSFAS allowance recklessly, signed up for accounts she could not afford and now dodges debt collectors.

Teen from Libode launches AI business to help small shops cut costs

A 19-year-old from Libode in the Eastern Cape has launched a business offering artificial intelligence solutions to help local businesses reduce admin and save money.

Graduate who couldn’t find a job now sells her motoho in supermarkets

Bokang Lehloenya could not find work after graduating, so she started selling motoho on the streets of Welkom. Now supermarkets stock her drink.

Man makes a living guiding scared visitors into Isinuka mud caves

A 50-year-old man from Port St Johns makes up to R200 a day helping visitors enter the mud caves at Isinuka.

Joburg man who knew nothing about pools now employs eleven people

Madodana Vodloza started his swimming pool business with no money and no experience after seeing the industry on Facebook and teaching himself the trade.

‘Cheaper petrol won’t bring down prices much’

Petrol prices dropped by 65 cents a litre this week, but economist Annabel Bishop says it will barely move South Africa's inflation rate.

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