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Khayelitsha woman builds washing business after losing job

After losing her security job, Zimasa Sidlayi built a washing business using WhatsApp. Now she's planning to hire others from her community.

Five kids one paycheck is no problem for Likhona

Working as a toilet cleaner, Likhona Mjikija from Gugulethu supports her five children by budgeting carefully, cooking with gas and shopping for cheap food combos.

Life returns to Lilian Ngoyi street 

Lilian Ngoyi Street in Johannesburg is alive again one month after reopening, bringing hope to vendors, shop owners and taxi commuters after two years of silence.

Eskom bosses double their pay overnight

Eskom nearly doubled what it pays its board members after changing to a new payment system that rewards attendance at meetings.

Mkhwanazi says prisoners live better than hard working citizens

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told Parliament that criminals in jail live better than law-abiding citizens who struggle to survive outside prison.

Mother quits job to keep her disability and child grants

A Gqeberha mother of four says she quit her job after fearing she would lose her disability and child grants following a Sassa review message.

Average Eskom worker now earns over R1 million a year

Eskom’s wage bill jumped nearly 25% this year, with the average worker earning more than R1-million as the power company hired more staff.

South Africans now pay more for electricity than most of the world

A new report shows South Africans are paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world, with Eskom tariffs up by 800% since 2007.

Security guard gives up weaves to buy food for her family

Cape Town security guard Lungiswa Dakuse says her salary can’t keep up with rising prices, forcing her to give up weaves, nails and nights out.

South Africans now get 300 times more data for the same price

Mobile data prices have dropped by over 99% in 25 years, with R45 now buying 315MB on Vodacom instead of just 1MB.

Eskom workers want big pay rise after profit comeback

Eskom’s biggest union is asking for a 15% wage increase after the power utility made its first profit in eight years.

Angry farmers say new master plan is all talk and no action

Farmers across South Africa say the new Agricultural and Agro-processing Master Plan was signed without listening to their concerns.
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