Economy

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Pretoria: Anti-Zuma protest in pictures

Demonstrations outside Union Buildings and National Treasury in support of axed Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan

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Photo Essay | 31 March 2017

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Hundreds outside Parliament call for Zuma to resign

Joining protests in Pretoria, following the President’s cabinet reshuffle, civil society and faith-based groups demonstrated in Cape Town

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News | 31 March 2017

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Zuma cabinet reshuffle: what people are saying

GroundUp asked members of the public what they think of the axing of the Minister of Finance

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News | 31 March 2017

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Immigrant finds her feet selling shoes

Melania sells second-hand footwear smuggled from Mozambique

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News | 24 March 2017

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Mthatha city centre closed by hawkers’ protest

Food sellers angry after stalls confiscated

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Brief | 16 March 2017

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Khayelitsha informal market without electricity for months

Traders say they hardly make a profit anymore

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News | 15 March 2017

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R1k loan balloons to R13k in two years

Money lender now controls woman’s bank account, wages and children’s grants

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News | 15 February 2017

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Victory for Denneboom Station traders

Lawyers for Human Rights commended both the new mall developers and the City of Tshwane for engaging with the traders

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Law | 13 February 2017

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Harare residents find ingenious new ways to survive

Faltering economy prompts tricks of all sorts

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Feature | 1 February 2017