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Motorists can expect relief at the fuel pumps in October, with the price of all grades of petrol and diesel set to decrease from Wednesday
COST OF LIVING

Petrol, power price hikes hit South Africa hard

Households are reeling after the fuel price hike, as electricity is set to go up by 15.06% in 2022

  • Anathi Madubela
5 min read
Entrepreneurial: Kamo ‘Skanju’ Mogajane and Thabang ‘Mafufa’ Molebatsi, from Katlehong, started their own business when they failed to find jobs. They own a clothing brand called Izinja. (Andy Mkosi)
CHINA

GDP, recession, JSE, rallying rand … these terms mean very little to unemployed South Africans. This is the real picture of our economy

The economy is not producing work, with many young adults working outside their fields of study or considering leaving the country as a result

  • Khaya Koko
  • Bongekile Macupe
12 min read