#TotalShutdown: Use your power, not just your prayers

Francesca Villette|Published

As women working in media, we are at the coalface of many issues, sometimes gruesome scenes that no one should ever have to witness.

Exploring media freedom anew

Francesca Villette|Published

Many differences among the 24 journalists in the Training Course for Young African Journalists in Cairo, but one language we all spoke was journalism.

High crèche fees are worth it

Francesca Villette|Published

Parents are digging deep into their pockets for crèche and daycare fees - but they believe the reward of a quality education is priceless.

SA hair products rake in cash

Francesca Villette|Published

South Africa’s cosmetic industry is showing substantial foreign investment in the local black hair care and beauty market.

Farmers slammed for not paying new minimum wage

Francesca Villette|Published

Unions have condemned farm and forestry employers who are not complying with the latest minimum wage for workers.

‘Major blow’ if Eskom gets 17% increase

Francesca Villette|Published

SA's consumers cannot afford to help Eskom "claw back" R22. 8bn, says the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Beloved Small shifted boundaries of literature

Francesca Villette|Published

PROFESSOR Adam Small has shifted the boundaries of South African literature, enhanced the Afrikaans language and spoken out about issues others hesitated to address ...

Manufacturing ‘needs young black entrepreneurs’

Francesca Villette|Published

SA’s manufacturing sector needs to transform if it hopes to stay afloat, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel.

‘Blacks own less than 1% of Cape farms’

Francesca Villette|Published

Aggrey Mahanjana of the African Farmers Association of SA has slammed the lack of land reform in the Western Cape.

Workers frustrated by payout backlog

Francesca Villette|Published

Almost 40 000 people are waiting to be paid the Workmen’s Compensation.

School uniform price-fixing to be probed

Francesca Villette|Published

The Competition Commission is to probe price-fixing of school uniforms and kickbacks for schools.

Proposed tobacco law may hit stores

Francesca Villette|Published

Proposed regulations that would limit the display of tobacco products could prove detrimental to the survival of small businesses.

I exercised the right to vote

Francesca Villette|Published

The sun illuminated through my window as I woke with a joy I had never experienced before.

Clothing industry sheds fewer jobs

Francesca Villette|Published

Job losses in the clothing industry had decreased by 66 percent over the past four years.