Economy
Unemployed youths threaten to shut shopping mall
Local young men and women are demanding jobs at a Port Elizabeth shopping centre
Brief | 18 September 2020
Hopes for new Cape Town restaurant after Covid-19 devastated industry
“Local everything” should be industry’s new focus, says restaurateur
Text by James Stent. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 18 September 2020
Uitenhage councillor excludes ward committee members for squabbling over projects
Committee members accuse the councillor of withholding money
Brief | 18 September 2020
City appeals against provincial authorisation of R4 billion River Club development
Environment department cites several concerns, particularly the risk of flooding
News | 17 September 2020
Report shows how lenders prey on social grant recipients
Low-risk loans but high interest rates
By James Stent
News | 15 September 2020
Reopen events, say Gauteng entertainers
“There’s no food anymore. There’s no income.”
By Elna Schütz
News | 11 September 2020
Lockdown has left South Africa drowning in debt
Loan repayment holiday offered by banks could cost borrowers more than R20 billion
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 20 August 2020
Not introducing a Basic Income Grant could be “disastrous” says ANC report
Proposal is for R500 a month for everyone aged 18 to 59
By James Stent
News | 30 July 2020
Covid-19: Children eat wild plants to survive as hunger explodes
New survey shows hunger doubled since lockdown
By Justin Brown
News | 16 July 2020