Economy
“My business will never be the same again” says Duduza spaza shop owner
Ward councillor urges all business owners in need of help to apply for assistance
News | 27 May 2020
Covid-19: Informal traders quietly defy ban on door-to-door selling
“I can’t sit at home while my family is starving”
News | 27 May 2020
Homemade alcoholic brew finds a market as prices soar
“People are bored of sitting at home doing nothing”
By Mpumi Kiva
Brief | 19 May 2020
Planting veggies for the hard times ahead
Candy Mayfair of Oudtshoorn has started growing vegetables for the first time in her life
By Mpumi Kiva
Brief | 15 May 2020
R140 for a packet of cigarettes in Soweto
Spaza shop owner says ban on alcohol and tobacco has cost him R25,000
By Mosa Damane
News | 15 May 2020
Covid-19 relief can be aligned to BEE, court rules
Afriforum and Solidarity will appeal to the Constitutional Court
Law | 11 May 2020
Covid-19: Ramaphosa’s plan is good, but the budget is insufficient
An in-depth analysis of the social grants component of the relief package
Analysis | 23 April 2020
Covid-19: Informal traders will need support after the lockdown
Millions of South Africans are dependent on the informal economy
By Sarah Heneck
Opinion | 23 April 2020
Covid-19: Economists propose R400 billion relief plan
“Governments worldwide have taken extraordinary measures. By contrast, the response from the South African government has been relatively limited”
News | 20 April 2020