According to The South African, a September 2026 comparison shows how many litres R1,000 buys in Southern Africa using Global Petrol Prices data converted to rand.
According to The South African, a Gauteng pensioner says the R2,400 SASSA Older Persons Grant is exhausted before month-end amid rising costs and poor communication.
More than 577 000 households currently receive free basic electricity, Eskom says, while millions of eligible customers may still qualify for monthly support. Eskom stated that...
Stats SA’s food poverty line is R868 a month (R28.55/day). Here’s what that figure measures, how it’s calculated and why it falls short of a liveable...
South Africans are comparing their electricity bills online as viral videos highlight how differently prepaid power can stretch from one municipality to another. One video, filmed...
According to The South African, Free State pensioner July Miya says shifting SASSA payment dates caused missed insurance debits, lost free electricity coupons and strained his...
A country-by-country look at how far R1,000 stretches on a 11-item grocery basket in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana using Numbeo price data and Aug 11,...
According to The South African, a mother's complaint about the R580 Child Support Grant sparked calls for food vouchers, with commenters debating caps, higher payouts and...
A viral video shows a Chinese content creator eating three meals a day in China for under R50. The clip has drawn millions of views and...
South Africans are once again feeling the pressure at the tills and at the fuel pumps after annual consumer inflation climbed to 5% in June 2026,...