Economy
Breaking the cycle of poverty in Louis Trichardt
Zimbabwean woman makes money from recycling cardboard
News | 6 June 2019
Informal traders in PE want municipality to build stalls and toilets
“If the municipality fails to intervene, we will end up bankrupt”
Brief | 30 May 2019
Ward councillor locked out of her office
Uitenhage small businesses demand share of road project
Brief | 27 May 2019
Stokvel women have become mashonisas
Pressure is on stokvel members to lend money at very high rates of interest
Feature | 20 May 2019
Norris Phaswana was left to fend for his family at 15. Today he is a successful trader
“I am able to educate and provide food for my family from this business”
News | 16 May 2019
“I raised my children by selling home brewed beer”
Traditional beer is cheap and popular in Tsakane township
Photo Essay | 2 May 2019
“We hope we will be the last generation of waste pickers to face these difficulties”
Government releases guidelines for municipalities to integrate Informal waste pickers into the economy
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 15 April 2019
Greenmarket Square not what it used to be, say traders
Although almost every available stall space is taken, traders say business has been dropping year after year
News | 12 April 2019
Eastern Cape immigrant shop owners say they pay for protection from “xenophobia”
Last week immigrant-owned shops in Cofimvaba were shut down for a day by SANCO
News | 12 April 2019