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Getting to work now costs more than minimum wage pays

South Africa's minimum wage is R30.23 an hour, but transport and electricity can cost more…

Fuel and seedling costs are squeezing this Limpopo farmer

Rising chicken feed and diesel costs have forced Mighty Nghamuni, a 28-year-old Limpopo farmer, to…

Petrol is cheaper but paraffin just got even cheaper

Paraffin's maximum retail price fell by R6.97 a litre on 1 July, the biggest cut…

Jobless SA is turning to second-hand clothes, one credit sale at a time

Princess Motswene sells second-hand clothes near the Killarney taxi rank in Cape Town, and says…