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Bellville trader stays open, porter loses R150 as fear empties the street
A Somali shop owner in Bellville opened his store despite fears of looting, while a porter who carries groceries for residents made R50 instead of her usual R200.
Ethiopian trader who has sold from the same spot for ten years says he is staying put
Foreign traders in Protea Glen, Soweto, were open for business on Monday despite pressure to shut down ahead of an unofficial June 30 deadline set by some community members.
Permitted to stay, too broke to leave ahead of June 30 ‘deadline
Enoch Lucas has a permit, sends every rand home to Mozambique, and cannot afford the R6,000 taxi fare to leave — but the June 30 deadline has no force in law.
Two salaries, one private school and there is still not enough money for food
Tebogo Komane and her husband both work for municipalities but still cut back on groceries and electricity to pay their children's private school fees each month.
Your credit provider may owe you money and here is how to find out
South Africa's National Financial Ombud recovered R7.47 million for consumers in 2025, with 62% of complaints against credit providers decided in their favour.
Spaza shops had cockroaches but residents say closures will leave families hungry
Tzaneen municipality closed foreign-owned spaza shops on Thursday, cutting off food credit some Lenyenye residents say is the only reason their families eat.
It’s pay day for many but 8.5 million more are waiting for government’s R370
Today is payday for most working South Africans, but 8.5 million unemployed adults are waiting on a R370 grant that has not meaningfully increased in six years.
Three men lost their jobs and put their last money into pork heads at a taxi rank
Three men who lost their construction jobs pooled their money to sell pork heads and braaied meat at a Khayelitsha taxi rank, with prices starting at R10.
She could not get a job so she opened a school and has not lost a learner yet
Andile Nhlapho sent out CVs, got nothing back, started a laundry round, then opened afternoon classes in Duduza. Not one learner has failed since 2022.
His first salary had to carry the whole family and he would do it again
When Keabetswe Seerane got his first salary, his family had no one else bringing in money, so most of it went home. He has zero regrets.
She cooks for the whole street and R45 is all she can charge
Khanyisa Bezana feeds up to 15 people a day from her stall in Lusikisiki, charges R45 a plate, and her grocery bill alone has jumped by R1,000 in a single year.
Farmer tells government to help cut costs or lose the next generation
A Limpopo crop farmer says rising feed prices are squeezing small farmers out, and that government training on making affordable fertiliser is the only fix.