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A basic guide to claiming UIF

Need to claim from UIF but not sure where to start? Here's a basic guide to claiming UIF to help you out.

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Many people cannot live without their cellphones, and spend so much time looking at them that screen time has become a health concern. Phones have also changed the way we work, and even what can get us fired. Gugulethu Mhlungu finds out how. Pictures XX In early 2019 an image of an employee using their […]

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Understanding your credit score

If you’ve been declined for a personal loan or a dream job, it could have something to do with your credit score. Samke Mhlongo explores why that is and how you can avoid it. Pictures: XX One of the clips from a #BONAMoney livestream went viral on social media, and in it I answer which […]

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Thuthukile Moloto talks managing a four-star hotel

We find out what you need to study and the experience you need in order to be a general manager of a hotel.

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5 minutes with Palesa Mokubung

Palesa Mokubung is the first African fashion designer to collaborate with retail giant, H&M. She shares how she achieved this incredible feat for her clothing label, Mantsho. By Kwanele Mathebula Picture supplied My mother noticed my creative spirit and nurtured it from a young age. She encouraged me to express myself through creating things such […]

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5 minutes with The Treat founder Dany Gharzo

If there is any way to complete an outfit, it’s by taking that trip to the beauty salon. Most people do their nails and hair every month. So, if you spend so much time at the salon, why not own it? Well, many people think it’s not that easy, but The Treat founder Dany Gharzo […]

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5 minutes with music composer Zethu Mashika

Zethu Mashika (34) is an award-winning music composer and film scorer. He shares how his love for creating things led to him stumbling into his career. By Kwanele Mathebula Pictures Peter Whitfield My creativity was sparked from spending time by myself. I was born and raised in Benoni, East of Johannesburg. My home was always […]

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5 minutes with life coach Lungisa Sonqishe

He chats to up about his career and partnership with the Surf School of Shine, which is helping to fight youth unemployment in South Africa.

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Appropriate work wear- what are your rights?

The world is changing, and what was normal many years ago may not be anymore. So, what does that mean for what counts as appropriate wear in the workplace? Should you be able to wear traditional clothes or your afro at work? Gugulethu Mhlungu finds out. Pictures: XX As of the country’s very recent history […]