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Kosta and Sharyn Kassimatis said they used to visit family at Paradise Park from 1987, until they bought a home there six years ago. “We can’t expect anyone from the camp to help us move because they’re in the same predicament,” said Kassimatis. Photo: Marecia Damons

Last 100 Paradise Park residents in Hermanus evicted

A decade-long battle to stave off eviction has come to an end

Large households were spending an average of R1 000 to R1 500 a month on food, the report said.

Sassa ‘technical glitch’ leaves pensioners cashless

The agency says the problem has been resolved and pensioners can access their money as normal

“See the old-age grant as an investment into society and the economy, not as a burden on state resources,” says the Pietermaritzburg Pensioners Forum. (Reuters)

Mr President, the old-age pension is an investment, not a burden

As the pensioners of our democratic society, we toiled for our country’s success and we deserve to thrive

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Transnet (and death) cheat aged pensioners out of dignified lives

A fight drags on to get the state to replenish looted pension funds for those battling to make ends meet.

Former financial broker Deon Pienaar tells investors who lost their money in property syndication schemes that it was not the fault of brokers but the Reserve Bank’s auditing firm.

Lone broker promises to seek justice for syndication victims

Pensioners impoverished by collapsed property syndication schemes are being sold a new line.

Empty promises: Glynnis Morris has not seen any return from her investment.

​Sharemax chronicles continue: ‘Old people die, the fat cats laugh’

Years after a property scheme collapsed, four directors are sitting pretty while those whose money they are managing struggle.

Sixty euros a day won’t make the doctor go away

Seven years of sacrifices and one austerity measure after another have finally brought the people of Greece to a crossroads.

A dop on the side eases the tedium of imposed ‘fun’

A pensioner’s day out for his two uncles became a little less boring with a dop, writes Johnny Masilela.

How to talk to elderly parents about their finances

Make sure your parents know you’re not interfering and have their best interests at heart.