Survive

Scrolla.Africa has launched Siza Khula, a free AI chatbot built to give South Africans instant, plain-language answers to money, surviving and thriving.

L Nomvuyo Booi, a Cape Town mother of four, saved her R370 child grant to start selling coffee, steamed bread and amahewu near a local mall.

A court order from the City of Ekurhuleni will permanently close Slotjhile Pub and Shisanyama in Esselen Park, leaving more than 150 workers facing uncertainty.

The Joburg Market Opportunity Centre has invited unemployed youth and small businesses in Johannesburg to register for a free digital skills and business training programme.

A Khayelitsha domestic worker has been looking after children from her home on weekends for two years, charging R100 per child to earn extra money.

The Department of Social Development will begin formal talks with the National Treasury in March 2026 to secure funding for a new Basic Income Support grant.

In Merafong Local Municipality on Gauteng’s West Rand, households are connected to the national grid but cannot afford electricity, revealing how prepaid power, municipal debt and gaps in oversight are pushing communities into energy poverty.

The February affordability data shows that even two full Child Support Grants fall far short of what it costs to feed a family for a month.

Mangaliso Ngcobo, 27, has been renting her Orlando West backroom to soccer fans, concert goers and tourists for three years, charging from R380 a night.

A 35-year-old Cape Town graduate struggled to find work for more than four years. He now washes trailers for R150 a day to get by.

Rising conflict in the Middle East is pushing up global oil prices, with South African motorists set to pay more for fuel from 4 March 2026.

A Soweto tavern owner admits he buys and sells fake alcohol at lower prices, while customers risk their health to save money.