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Save money by starting with the kettle

This week’s everyday hack is about starting hot. Boil your water in the kettle first, then pour it into your pot or cup.

‘He told me he planned to rape me that night’

Working late nights and using e-hailing services to get home has put Lerato Mafera in dangerous situations, but she has no choice.

‘I fear being shot while riding the bus to work’

Nomthandazo Simalane switched to Rea Vaya to save money, but now she lives in fear of bus driver shootings.

Soweto mom spends R2,000 a month just to get to work

Brenda Moholi regrets buying a house in Soweto. Her daily taxi commute is long, expensive and cuts into her time and salary.

‘I spent half my life on a Putco bus’

For over 20 years, Lindiwe Ntuli has caught the same Putco bus from Soweto to Woodmead, sacrificing family time to keep her job.

‘I wake up at 3:30am just to catch the train’

Every morning, Lungile Mafu wakes up at 3:30am to catch a packed train from Soweto, just to keep his job.

Student turns R500 from NSFAS into farm business

A young Eastern Cape graduate turned his small student allowance from NSFAS into a growing farming empire that's creating jobs in his community.

‘How I built my home with NSFAS money’ 

Lungisani Mbutuma explains how he used NSFAS money to build a home.

‘I built my own home with NSFAS money’ 

A student used his accommodation and transport allowances to build himself a two-roomed home.

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