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Saving your money where there is value

by James MotlhapingNews & FeaturesAugust 26, 2020September 25, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes COVID-19 novel propels people to save The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more pressing than ever for people to have savings in place, especially for the hardships that people are…

Stokvels are empowering for black women

by Terrie HlongwaneNews & FeaturesAugust 25, 2020August 31, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Growing up in the township or any village, weekends were synonymous with seeing older women wearing their stokvel uniform, either for a burial stokvel or their monthly “kitchen party stokvel”…

Women-led business empowers community

by James MotlhapingNews & FeaturesAugust 22, 2020September 25, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Female representation in business In South Africa and other parts of the world, women continue to bear the brunt of poverty and unemployment. They’re less likely to own a business,…

‘I lost my job during the lockdown, now I can’t pay my stokvel

by Eric PhiriNews & FeaturesJune 22, 2020September 21, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Financial effects the lockdown has on Stokvel Members The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a lockdown has further deepened our economy crises leaving many households strained.Treasury estimated that about 7…

PPC BRICKMAKING WORKSHOPS STRENGTHENING THE TOWNSHIP ECONOMY

by Eric PhiriNews & FeaturesJune 15, 2020September 22, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes PPC’s outlook on economic development South Africa’s township economic activity dynamism is often trapped by the illusion, that it is a narrow band of informal activities who have little to…

Launching a business during lockdown:Indica Leggings: Value-based Prints to Inspire young girls

by Eric PhiriNews & FeaturesMay 27, 2020July 24, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes “When I read a statistic that between the ages 8 -1 4 years old a young girl’s self-esteem falls by 30% – I was moved to act”. – Raelene Clarke…

#MAKEYOURMASK AND SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

by Eric PhiriNews & FeaturesMay 27, 2020July 24, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes A campaign encouraging people across Africa to make their own face masks from materials found at home has brought together employees of bp, Castrol and some famous (masked) faces, to…

UPDATE ON TOYOTA’S LOCALLY-PRODUCED FACE SHIELDS

by Eric PhiriNews & FeaturesMay 21, 2020July 24, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has to date produced 23 000 face shields and donated thousands of these face shields to the KwaZulu-Natal health sector, Toyota dealers, suppliers as well…

5 Great Investing Hacks

by Eric PhiriNews & FeaturesMay 21, 2020July 24, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Thomas Brennan, CEO of Franc Investing is difficult. There are so many things to buy and you always feel like there’s just not enough money at the end of…

MANDLA MDAKANE JOINS TOYOTA GAZOO RACING SA GTC SQUAD

by Eric PhiriNews & FeaturesApril 30, 2020July 26, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes TOYOTA GAZOO Racing SA is excited to announce the experienced track racer, Mandla Mdakane, as the second member of its Global Touring Cars (GTC) squad. Mdakane will be partnering Michael…

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