Economy

69-year-old woman scrap collector sleeps by the roadside

Eastern Cape women spend weeks on the road collecting ferrous metals

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Brief | 10 December 2018

Court ruling provides some relief for borrowers

Maximum interest rate on second loans reduced

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Law | 7 December 2018

Informal miners risk their lives to make R25 from a wheelbarrow of coal

Villagers dig for coal in Newcastle

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Brief | 5 December 2018

Bridgetown man makes robots from scrap

I’ve always been good with my hands, says “Robot Man”

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Photo Essay | 23 November 2018

Joburg’s informal traders want better spaces

New association formed to lobby for improved conditions

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News | 21 November 2018

15-year-old dream comes true for young entrepreneurs

New township bakery creates jobs for the youth of Duncan Village

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Solutions | 13 November 2018

Cofimvaba’s R2 million traders’ stalls are empty after five years

Vendors say they can’t afford to buy R82 permits from the municipality

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Brief | 26 October 2018

ZimBollar: A guide to Zimbabwe’s black market

In only two months an anonymous Twitter account has grown to over 21,000 followers

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News | 18 October 2018

Young, broke and in debt

“Acquiring credit is easy and tempting”

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News | 18 October 2018

Former employees to lay charges over provident fund deductions

“It’s a messy situation” wife of Proexec owner tells court

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Brief | 11 October 2018

Homeless poorly treated in Bedfordview

People living on the street say they will resist smear campaigns and persistent attempts to have them removed

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News | 8 October 2018

Street vendors accuse Buffalo City of empty promises

“There is no support offered to us, although formal businesses get so much attention from the metro.”

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Brief | 4 October 2018

Scrap metal yards: “the people’s bank”

As unemployment grows, scrap metal dealers have increased

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Brief | 25 September 2018

Sea Point company’s owners in legal trouble for failing to pay provident fund

Proexec’s former employees say company failed to pay their provident fund contributions into the fund

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News | 4 September 2018

Herds of cows, grunting pigs, chickens and goats invade RDP yards

“We know we are not supposed to live with cattle, but where else can we go?” asks elderly resident

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Brief | 27 August 2018

Our businesses are collapsing because of criminals, say traders

Informal traders march to Parow police station

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Brief | 24 August 2018