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Business rescue was meant to save black-owned SMEs, but high costs, exploitation, and a 12% success rate are leaving entrepreneurs stripped of their savings. The Rainbow Report investigates who really pays the price.
Chery's new one-tonne bakkie will be called the Grootman in South Africa, a name rooted in respect. The 350kW hybrid launches in Q1 2027, with local production under consideration.
For 74 years, the Qantas Wallaby Route has connected South Africa and Australia. Beyond the flights, it carries stories of family, migration, and resilience.
The SARB's 25 basis point rate hike adds R253 to average home loans and R64 to car payments, hitting Black households already stretched by fuel and food costs. Critics say the move punishes the vulnerable without addressing external inflation drivers.
Domestic travellers generated R111.6 billion in 2025, far outpacing international tourists. Black township and rural businesses are driving the sector, yet still struggle for recognition and funding.
Kenyan social enterprise Tuwe Bora trains women leaving prison, refugees and marginalised youth in garment production. Founder Linda Sigilai and women like Joyce Wanja show how skills and dignity can break the cycle of poverty and incarceration.
After nearly 60 years, the iconic Mr Mozzie's butchery in Durban has closed its doors, but the brand lives on through retail partnerships, preserving a legacy that shaped a community.
South African motorists face record fuel prices in October as the US-Iran war drives oil to $109 a barrel. Brent crude jumped 13% this week, hitting working-class families hardest. Here's what it means for you.
The Constitutional Court is weighing whether South African courts can hear a R74bn claim that MTN secured its Iran licence through bribery. The outcome could set a major precedent for corporate accountability.
Marina Fortune paid R8,000 for her son's cremation, but nearly a year later she still has no ashes. Hartnick's Funeral Home has offered no answers.
South Africa's sugar industry faces a jobs crisis as tariff delays allow cheap imports to flood the market. The fight to protect Black workers in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga is a fight for economic justice.
The High Court dismissed a Joburg homeowner's exception against a body corporate's R34,000 levy claim, enforcing the acknowledgement of debt and ordering punitive costs. A stark warning about the power of signed agreements.
A Johannesburg butchery has been shut down after inspectors found workers paid below minimum wage, unsafe conditions, and food safety breaches. The crackdown is a win for workers' rights, but it exposes the deep exploitation still faced by Black South Africans.
As Women's Month closes, young Black women are urged to consider financial advice as a path to economic power and community upliftment, challenging the legacy of Apartheid's economic dispossession.
CPUT and BANKSETA clear R11.6 million in historical debt, unlocking certificates for 141 graduates and restoring access to careers and further study.
Premier Foods Group’s proposed closure of its Tulbagh plant threatens thousands of Black workers and farmers, exposing the ongoing cost of colonial-era economic structures.
New data reveals that a Black family of four in Cape Town needs R45,000 to R55,000 a month just to survive, exposing the brutal economic legacy of apartheid.
A new report shows B-BBEE compliance improved from 2013 to 2023, but momentum stalled after Covid-19. Ownership and skills development saw gains, but management control and key sectors like finance and property lag behind.
Only 18% of South Africans save more than 10% of their income. For Black families, fraud is a new front in the old war on our wealth. Here is how to protect your hard-earned rands.
Visa data reveals Black South Africans drove a massive spending surge during the 2026 World Cup, boosting township businesses and challenging economic myths.
