‘Dip an Ouma’ saves small town
By putting the survival of a community above its profit margins, Foodcorp’s Ouma Rusks will save the tiny town of Molteno, in the Eastern Cape from total shutdown. After a […]
By putting the survival of a community above its profit margins, Foodcorp’s Ouma Rusks will save the tiny town of Molteno, in the Eastern Cape from total shutdown. After a […]
What makes a successful restaurant? From funky décor to weekly specials, Grahamstown’s successful restaurants each work because of particular strategies. Wilhelmina Maboja finds out what it takes for a new […]
Longboarding has become the newest recreational sensation in Grahamstown, with helmet-clad groups of students becoming a familiar site on the roads. The popularity of the sport has sparked the emergence […]
Competition in the salon industry in Grahamstown has made 2012 one of the worst years yet for owners…. It would seem like there is a hair salon on every street […]
Despite the country’s strict tobacco laws the illicit trade of cigarettes and tobacco products continues to thrive. Wilhelmina Maboja finds out how one illegal puff affects the entire local economy. […]
Lalibela Game reserve wants to increase protection after losing four rhinos but conservation costs are crippling. As if the poaching of four rhinos isn’t enough, Lalibela Game Reserve faces more […]
The Jabez Aids Health Centre is getting ready to raise the R250 000 needed to help Extension 9 in Grahamstown East establish what will be the only bakery in the […]
Many people dream of getting paid for the hobby they love. Most will only keep dreaming but the enterprising Kefiloe Dikgole, a Rhodes Student who bakes under the name Vanilla […]
When you witness a crime in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call? For an increasing number of locals living in Grahamstown the answer is becoming Hi-Tech Security and other private […]
South Africa has a high unemployment rate of 24.9 %, and with the global economic downturn, it does not look like the situation will improve any time soon. The government […]
Love handles, spare tyres, multiple chins, bubble butts and jiggly arms. They are everywhere you look these days. And if you find yourself inspired enough to put down the cheeseburger, […]
About 60 % of South African retirees interviewed in the Sanlam’s Benchmark Retirement Survey do not have enough to live on. The survey also shows that 94 % of South […]
Speaking at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus cited South Africa’s social crisis, fueled by complications in its key mining sector, as the reason for recent, massive investment […]
Most South Africans do not save. A Finscope survey conducted in 2011 revealed that around 66% of South Africans do not save any money. The survey measures access to, and […]