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Police and members of The SANDF patrolled Setjwetla , an informal settlement, in Alexandra. Many residents of Setjwetla in Alexandra gathered in the road to protest. The group were complaining about the distribution of food parcels. They say they are extremely hungry. There has been protests in the area.Image: PHOTOGRAPH: ALON SKUY
MISSING MIDDLE

SA’s starving ‘missing middle’

By KARABO LEDWABA South Africa’s ‘missing middle’ is going hungry. These are people who do not qualify for social grants but are not fully employed. This is according to Operation Hunger’s interim CEO Sandy Bukula. She told SowetanLIVE…

  • Matthew Field
SEW GOOD: From left: Owner of Iza Crafts Thembeka Metele, left, with her employees Lahliwe Mona, centre, and Bukelwa Jamjam Picture:SIVENATHI GOSA
IZA CRAFTS

Hard work pays off for seamstress

Traditional seamstress Thembeka Metele, 77, established her own craft business called Iza Crafts in 2001 with the aim of providing employment, empowering women and helping local crafters in finding a market for their products. Metele, who…

  • Sivenathi Gosa