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She swapped her degree for a spade and won
A Limpopo woman who qualified as an occupational health officer but could not find work started a poultry and vegetable farm in Tzaneen in 2018 and now trains other women to farm.
No one would hire her, so she hired herself
Rudzani Moralane graduated with a Chemical Engineering qualification in 2011 and spent years unable to find work, before starting her own detergent manufacturing business.
The price of going to work just went up again
Soaring fuel prices, rising taxi fares and new bus increases are forcing desperate commuters back onto trains as transport costs spiral out of control.
Rising living costs force shoppers to choose durable winter clothes
Clothing brand Vialli says South Africans facing rising food and electricity prices want durable winter clothes that offer long lasting value for tight household budgets.
Low gig money forces Tzaneen musician to sell street snacks
Hlulani Masila has spent over 20 years performing as Hlukuriser. He still runs a roadside stall in Nkowankowa to make sure his family eats.
Putco hits commuters twice in one year and dad’s kids will feel it
Putco is raising fares by 10% from 1 June, the second increase this year, pushing one Soweto commuter's monthly transport bill to over R1,200 before he has bought a single thing.
Mom locks half her pay in stokvels
Lerato Molapo earns R6,000 a month, pays R3,000 into two stokvels and cuts back on her children's winter clothes to keep up, because saving alone has never worked for her.
Cape Town fruit seller losing money three ways and cannot stop
Zikhona Qothe sells fruit and vegetables in Gugulethu to feed eight people at home, but rising stock prices, fuel costs and unpaid credit have pushed her into a loss.
Cheaper pap, pricier meat and a fuel bill from hell
Maize meal and bread flour cost less than a year ago, but protein prices are still rising and a family on minimum wage falls R1,894 short of a proper food basket in April.
Vosloorus dad quits job to fix food business
Isaac Chirindza left his food business when it stopped making money, took a salary job, then walked away from it on his third payday to start again with nothing but guilt and determination.
No money forces arts leader to drop children’s camp
A Cape Town arts leader who paid for children's outings from his own pocket can no longer afford to, and now the camps, separate girls and boys trips and free meals are gone.
Philippi mother calls SPCA as dog food costs bite
Nomsa Ntonganto works, raises two daughters, supports a son in another home and cares for an elderly woman. She still cooked real meals for her eight dogs. Until now.