Economy

Soweto hiking trail reveals township’s hidden treasures

Resident Masike Lebele has created a unique tourist experience with trails through wetlands, streams and mine dumps

Extortionists “hell-bent” on derailing MyCiTi bus project, says City of Cape Town

Crossroads and Philippi business forums deny City’s allegations of intimidation and say they are being sidelined

Giyani’s rotting market stalls still empty after 14 years

More than 800 hawkers continue trading without toilets or water

Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service comes after months of US funding cuts and tariffs put immense pressure on the country’s economy

Khayelitsha businesses demand Shoprite use their services

The Khayelitsha Security and Cleaning Association claim they’ve convinced Shoprite to broker a deal with their members’ companies

Mass lay-offs at Lesotho garment factories as US tariffs bite

After the Trump administration’s threat of 50% import duty on Lesotho, orders have dried up and production lines have shut down

South African law is failing gig workers

These workers don’t get paid leave and they can be dismissed arbitrarily

Lesotho fishing company’s strange “error” on donations

Sanlei Premium Trout reported community donations of fish heads worth R2.9-million, but actually gave less than R450,000

Quick explainer: How wages are set