Andiswa Mkuzangwe runs a scholar transport business in Cape Town, but high petrol prices and living costs leave her struggling to support her three children.
Sugarcane farmers in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga are fighting to survive as farming costs increase and cheap foreign sugar floods into the local market this season.
Commuters living in Wentworth and Austerville are angry after the local taxi association announced a fare increase of R2 per trip starting on 10 April.
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini urged the taxi industry to ease fare increases for passengers, saying the Iran conflict could affect world fuel supplies and hurt already struggling families.
Nomfezeko Ngozwana from Lusikisiki stopped taking her children out for treats because high grocery prices mean her farm supervisor salary can no longer cover the bills.