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He trained as a nurse but his heart was in the soil
Ngcebo Zungu qualified as a nurse, but walked away from it to build a farm on a patch of dirt and stones behind an Orlando West primary school.
Trump Watch: Trump sends most undocumented children to Texas shelters
Donald Trump’s government is sending most undocumented children who arrive in the US alone to shelters in Texas.
Mosimane gives young Bafana players their chance
Pitso Mosimane says Bafana places and even leadership roles are open as he gives younger players a chance to prove themselves.
SASSA sets the record straight on loans reviews and payment dates
SASSA has answered common questions about grant reviews, funeral policy deductions and why payment dates have changed, aiming to clear up confusion among beneficiaries.
Pressure grows as organisations picket outside Kempton Park police station
A coalition of unions, traditional leaders and civil society groups is picketing outside Kempton Park police station today, demanding urgent action to protect women.
South Africa’s ‘average salary’ isn’t what most people actually earn
South Africa's average salary is reported at R29,500 a month. For most workers, that number describes almost nobody's actual paycheque.
Confidence ticks up, and this time it’s lower-income households leading it
South Africans are feeling a little better about their finances, new figures show, and for once, it's lower-income households leading the improvement, not wealthier ones.
When her SASSA grant runs out, a loan shark waits
Martha Moloi, 78, gets R2,420 a month, but it runs out early every single month, and she borrows from a mashonisa, where R100 becomes R150.
He lost the spaza war, so he started cooking instead
Moses Zulu couldn't compete with foreign-owned spaza shops in his area, so he closed his spaza shop and started selling cooked meals instead.
‘We are living in fear’ women say after ninth killing
Dawn Park women say they fear leaving their homes after another woman was found murdered, the ninth female victim discovered in Ekurhuleni in nine weeks.
OpenAI says powerful AI is getting harder to control
OpenAI has revealed six cases where its AI behaved in unexpected ways and warned that development may soon need to slow down.
‘People have lost their houses’: SA’s film rebate freeze is costing real jobs
South Africa's film industry has lost R822 million and 1,850 jobs this year, after a government rebate programme froze new applications. People are losing homes and pulling children out of school.