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South African shoppers will pay more for pork as African Swine Fever spreads across pig farms in Free State, North West, KwaZulu-Natal and near Pretoria.

Thathakahle Mkhabela from uMzinyathi near Durban started selling African heritage products online after struggling to pray during a difficult period in her life in 2022.

Residents say spaza shops are charging extra for card payments, even small withdrawals, despite it being against the law.

Anele Masondo works as a personal shopper in Johannesburg CBD, earning up to R3,200 a month while studying cyber security part time.

Zintathu Thengwayo helps run her family catering business in Durban, serving affordable meals to workers and providing food for football teams and events.

A Khayelitsha mother supports her three children by selling chips and sweets outside court and charging R5 to keep items for visitors.

South African families are choosing used cars over new vehicles to keep young drivers safe while managing rising food, rent and fuel costs.

Communications Minister Solly Malatsi told Parliament data prices dropped between 2020 and 2025 after spectrum licences were given to network operators in 2022.

Thando Volontiya used grocery money to start selling ice cream from his flat and now runs a gelato café supporting his family.

Gina Gabriel from Avoca Hills in Durban built a thriving water and juice business after her husband's stroke forced her to leave her corporate job.

A Gqeberha mother of four relies on credit from a local spaza shop owner when her retail job salary no longer covers the month's groceries.

An Eastern Cape man from Flagstaff bought a bicycle with his retrenchment money and now delivers groceries daily to customers who cannot go to town.