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Money advice from your parents may need an update

Old money rules about avoiding debt, saving cash and keeping one job still have value,…

West Coast fisherman get skills to build better lives

Twenty West Coast fishers have gained skipper and business skills as South African National Parks…

Khumo’s heartbreaking goodbye to murdered mother Tsontso

Eight-year-old Khumo Moselakgomo said goodbye to her murdered mother Elizabeth at an emotional funeral as…

When her SASSA grant runs out a loan shark waits

Martha Moloi, 78, gets R2,420 a month, but it runs out early every single month,…

He trained as a nurse but his heart was in the soil

Ngcebo Zungu qualified as a nurse, but walked away from it to build a farm…

SASSA sets the record straight on loans reviews and payment dates

SASSA has answered common questions about grant reviews, funeral policy deductions and why payment dates…

Pressure grows as organisations picket outside Kempton Park police station

A coalition of unions, traditional leaders and civil society groups is picketing outside Kempton Park…

South Africa’s ‘average salary’ isn’t what most people actually earn

South Africa's average salary is reported at R29,500 a month. For most workers, that number…

Confidence ticks up, and this time it’s lower-income households leading it

South Africans are feeling a little better about their finances, new figures show, and for…

He lost the spaza war, so he started cooking instead

Moses Zulu couldn't compete with foreign-owned spaza shops in his area, so he closed his…

‘We are living in fear’ women say after ninth killing

Dawn Park women say they fear leaving their homes after another woman was found murdered,…

Podcast: Trump’s Fake South Africa

The Trump administration sees a South Africa that does not exist, while several women have…