2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (696+ words) Free bus rides and a break from rising municipal rates. That is ActionSA’s big promise to Cape Town residents as the party fights for votes ahead of the 4 November local government elections. ActionSA mayoral candidate Dereleen James says the party…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (316+ words) Xolani Maseko takes six taxis a day to get to work and back. He earns R8,000 a month at a call centre in Rosebank, and R2,760 goes on transport. He lives in Tsakane and wakes at 4.30am to beat the traffic before his…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (220+ words) More than half of the people living in South Africa’s rural towns earn less than R3,500 a month, according to a new report from the Competition Commission. The report also shows that shops and businesses in these areas work against local…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (823+ words) • King Misuzulu kaZwelithini says he considered sending Zulu regiments to disrupt a regional leaders’ summit in Durban after being left off the guest list. • King Misuzulu says traditional leaders cannot be ignored when politicians discuss minerals, development and other matters…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (527+ words) More than 70,000 South African jobs are under threat as cheap imported sugar puts local farmers and producers under growing pressure. Trade union federation Cosatu has warned that South Africa cannot afford to lose its sugar industry when unemployment is already…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (316+ words) Mbali Taylor Motloung quit her full-time job to help build Street Talks Eat House from scratch, with her business partner Mpho Goodman Seyama. The restaurant now runs from the backyard of her home. “I’m all in,” she said. She left…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (12+ words) The man who photographed Cape Town’s stars fights to stay alive Scrolla.Africa...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (552+ words) • Pastor Fumani Twala’s organisation took more than 90 bags of clothing and school uniforms and 70 grocery packs to struggling families in Mozambique. • Fumani and seven women fund much of their charity work themselves, contributing money every month while searching for donations…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (486+ words) • Clicks has launched its first KwaMakhi store in Tembisa and plans to have 10 smaller township-focused outlets open by year end. • Clicks is spending R30-million on the first 10 KwaMakhi stores, selling everyday essentials in smaller packs for customers with tighter budgets....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (446+ words) Endumeni: The Democratic Alliance has threatened KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli with legal action over the growing crisis at Endumeni Local Municipality. The party accuses Ntuli of failing to act after the northern KwaZulu-Natal municipality failed to pass its budget by…...