Economy
Leticha and the debt trap
A case study of how vulnerable people are preyed upon
By Jack Lundin
Feature | 15 September 2016
The economics of African women’s hair
School protests for rule changes are not only about race and identity
Analysis | 15 September 2016
The night run: how Zimbabwean traders are dodging suffocating import restrictions
“We are poor. We will go naked if we are prevented from importing cheap garments for resale.”
Feature | 25 August 2016
Kalk Bay’s fishers battle for permits
Fishers risk “limb and neck to get that fish and to put something on the table”
Photo Essay | 15 August 2016
BASF workers on strike because of dispute over back pay
Workers say that they are owed money for first half of 2016
News | 12 August 2016
Recyclers say how their lives could be made easier
Waste pickers in Khayelitsha ask for designated landfills
News | 29 July 2016
Study links wage increase to job losses on farms
But researchers cautious about findings
By Rejul Bejoy
News | 28 July 2016
Boom and bust times for paraffin dealers
Shortages mean paraffin selling is a good business, but only when you can get supplies
Photo Essay | 15 July 2016