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Widow sells umphokoqo at taxi rank to feed her family

A Cape Town widow started selling umphokoqo at a taxi rank to support her five children after her husband died and his pension stopped.

January food prices rise again after December dip

Food prices increased again in January, adding new pressure to households already struggling with school costs, debt and rising living expenses.

Mom feeds family on R40 CVs and R50 posters from home

A single mother from the Eastern Cape runs a business making posters and CVs from home, charging R50 per poster and R40 per CV.

‘If Caterking survives then we all survive’ says founder

Twelve years ago, Ockert Du Preez started Caterking with a second-hand laptop and R600 worth of data from a home office with no safety net.

Mom earns up to R1,900 a day selling fish backbones

A Komani mother makes up to R1,900 a day selling fried fish backbones in Nomzamo township, refusing to let any mockery stop her thriving business.

Teacher sells perfume to survive after Covid-19 cuts her salary

A grade 1 teacher at a private school in South Africa sells perfumes to parents and teachers to boost her income after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cape Town mom sells fruit at traffic lights after grant stops

A Cape Town mother turned to selling fruit at traffic lights after her R370 monthly grant stopped and she needed to feed her two children.

1,500 South African businesses shut their doors in 2025

More than 1,500 businesses shut their doors in South Africa in 2025, new Stats SA figures show.

Meat stokvels boom as foot and mouth disease drives beef prices sky high

Meat stokvels are growing in South Africa as the foot and mouth disease outbreak drives beef prices higher, with 261,018 animals affected in Gauteng.

Taxi driver admits overloading learners to cover rising costs

Scholar transport driver Ntate Digasho from Lenasia admits overloading learners to make profit because his running costs exceed R20,000 while he earns only R5,000 monthly.

Gqeberha spaza shops sell single teabags for 50 cents

Spaza shops in Gqeberha townships are selling single teabags for 50 cents and tiny sugar packets for R1 to help struggling customers afford daily food.

Cape Town father selling chicken feet gets visit from extortionists

A 48-year-old Cape Town father who sells chicken feet and oxtail liver at a mall to support his family was threatened by extortionists demanding R500.
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