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Lockdown hustle makes young creator a business star

When movie studios stopped hiring during lockdown, Anointing Lukola picked up beads and thread. Her handmade bags now make her one of Durban’s rising entrepreneurs.

From street trolley to owning a veggie shop

Titus Mogale went from pushing a trolley full of vegetables in Soweto to running his own fruit and veg shop.

Congolese barber builds life from nothing with a pair of clippers

Pierre Diallo came to South Africa with no money, no job and no home — now he makes a living cutting hair on a street corner in Soweto.

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.

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