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Family basics cost almost double the average salary
14+ hour, 57+ min ago (460+ words) • Food, rent, utilities, transport, school, healthcare, phones and internet could cost a family of four more than R42,000 a month. • PayInc recorded an average net salary of R21,598 in June, showing how household costs can easily outrun one person’s pay. For many…...
No funding, no grant, just a grandmother keeping a centre alive
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (336+ words) Thembisa Skaap runs a full autism centre in Khayelitsha on nothing but school fees. No government money comes in. She built it after she could not find a place for her own grandson. Skaap searched across the Western Cape for…...
Intsika Yesizwe digs into family pockets to feed 400 people
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (829+ words) More than 400 hungry people are depending on Thembisa Kuluvuyo Majikijela and her family to keep food on their plates. Her main sponsor has walked away. She has lost her own job. Money is tight. But the pots are still cooking....
Mother builds affordable daycare for Khayelitsha families
1+ week, 2+ day ago (275+ words) Nomaphelo Shumana decided to open her own daycare after repeatedly finding children in her family coming home hungry and in soiled nappies. The Khayelitsha mother started Joy Educare Centre in 2017 after complaints to another local daycare brought no change. “I…...
Cape Town mum turns baking into lifeline
2+ week, 4+ day ago (493+ words) • Noluvuyo Mkhafu says losing her job left her battling stress and depression until she started selling muffins, scones and koeksisters. • The mother of three now supports four children through her small baking business after teaching herself the skill by watching…...
He stopped paying his bills to save other kids
3+ week, 4+ day ago (326+ words) Siyanda Buqa spent six years handing over money that was meant to pay his family’s bills. He gave it to a soccer team instead. Buqa started Kasi Sport Supporter in Philippi township, Cape Town, in 2019. He had no permanent job,…...
Mfuleni mother's long wait for prosthetic feet
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (326+ words) Amahle Mathontsi has been waiting more than three years for prosthetic feet, after losing both to gangrene. The 25-year-old mother of two, from Mfuleni in Cape Town, had her feet amputated in 2023 at Tygerberg Hospital. Doctors made the decision after…...
Snack sales keep Kevin’s household alive
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (287+ words) Kevin Sibiya walks around Daveyton six days a week selling snacks and ice cream to support his family. The 28-year-old started selling in September 2024 after struggling to find a steady job. He works near Daveyton Mall and Skwereni taxi rank....
Jobless mum's stokvel kept her family fed for months
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (370+ words) By Palesa Matlala & Selloane Ntshonyane When Palesa Motsoari lost her job, she feared she would not be able to feed her family. Her salary stopped, but the groceries from her stokvel kept arriving. “The grocery stokvel really came through for…...
Rain or shine, somebody's washing is keeping this family alive
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (323+ words) Nontlahla Matshini knows exactly what her labour is worth. A small flat costs R150 to clean. A basket of clothes costs R100 to wash. A blanket costs R80. When the money runs out before the month ends, she drops the blanket price to…...