Economy
SAFTU protests for R1,500 Basic Income Grant
Zwelinzima Vavi says that the R350 Covid relief grant doesn’t even buy a daily loaf of bread
News | 11 February 2022
City of Cape Town promises to fix vandalised Khayelitsha market
Toilets are filthy, lights have been stripped, roofs are broken
By Vincent Lali
News | 25 January 2022
Treasury to bail out Northern Cape municipality over unpaid workers
Court gives Eskom go-ahead to recoup R105 million
By Liezl Human
News | 21 January 2022
Universal social security is now a matter of urgency
Government must implement a policy for either a basic income grant or a grant for unemployed people
By Abongile Nkamisa and Ariella Scher
Opinion | 3 December 2021
Stellenbosch University hosts 16km walk to pay off students’ debt
The #Action4Inclusion campaign was started in 2020 and hopes to raise R2 million by Christmas to help those who can’t afford registration, accessing marks and other material
Brief | 29 November 2021
New gym in Khayelitsha offers members unique “personal training” regimen
Ekasi Dynamik Fitness opened in October
News | 26 November 2021
Catastrophic decline in the South African music industry
Once seen as a vital growth point with huge export potential, our music industry is a tiny shadow of its former self, and Covid is not the main culprit
By Niki Moore
Feature | 24 November 2021
Local manufacture of army’s new uniforms will create jobs
SANDF says uniforms will be 100% made in SA
By Liezl Human
News | 3 November 2021
Immigrants in Gqeberha say they live in fear after Cele and Mbalula’s remarks
“They came here to fan xenophobia” says informal trader
News | 22 October 2021