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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.

South Africans are cutting their cellphone bills first when money gets tight, a new survey shows, with many people switching to the cheapest plans available.

A 39-year-old graduate from the Eastern Cape has started selling traditional beer from her home after years of struggling to find any work.

Zimbabwean refugee Ottillia Mupanda makes around R300 a day profit from her street stall in Gqeberha to support her four children and 10 other relatives.

Walmart opened two stores in Gauteng in November and charges less than Checkers and Pick n Pay for most basics, saving shoppers up to R48.

New affordability data shows that low-income households have little choice over what food they buy, even when prices increase.

Uber Eats charges customers up to 45% more when they use the self-pickup option instead of buying the exact same food directly from the store.

A Johannesburg sex worker who has been in the industry for over 21 years has bought herself a house and car despite family criticism.

Nokwanda Prettygirl Msomi runs a livestock farm in Delmas, Mpumalanga. She is 20 years old and started by selling meat door to door in 2021.

A man in Tseoge village makes coffee from tree roots and wants to build an industry to create jobs and fight poverty in his community.

Solomzi Madyini from Upper Dadamba village could not find work so he started growing vegetables at home and now supports his family by selling them.

A 46-year-old man from Port St John's in the Eastern Cape turned to fishing to feed his family after he failed to find any work.