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Sunday, June 8, 2025

Young, black and rising: Meet the entrepreneur who is changing the face of retail in the townships

Miles Khubeka saw a solution to a growing problem in his hood, and turned it into a retail success story that works for low-income earners. This is how he did it.

Business Report Entrepreneurs
Kaymery Swart|Published

Side Hustle Wednesday: 5 business ideas you can jump on today

Here are five business ideas to consider as you take the baby steps towards entrepreneurship

Business Report Entrepreneurs
Kaymery Swart and Xolile Mtembu|Published

Don’t try give birth to an adult, and other vital advice to grow your new business

Starting a business has both easy and challenging aspects to it. Coming up with an idea is one of the easiest tasks. The hard work starts after.

Business Report Entrepreneurs
Kaymery Swart|Published

5 ways to help your entrepreneurial child become the next Elon Musk

If your child displays entrepreneurial traits, do not underestimate the power of your support as a parent in helping them success

Business Report Entrepreneurs
Kaymery Swart|Published

Gen Z’s want some but not all your stuff, mom and dad

Sorry Mom and Dad, I don’t want your inheritance if it means cluttering my home. This is the new mantra of the younger generation.

Personal Finance My Money
Kaymery Swart|Published

3 things you need to know about cryptocurrency scams

To successfully avoid scams, you need to be aware of the various kinds out there. Outlined, here, are four common cryptocurrency scams to look out for today.

Personal Finance My Money
Kaymery Swart|Published

The world’s first NFT billionaires: Meet the co-founders of OpenSea

Five years after launching their company, the founders of NFT platform OpenSea Alex Atallah and Devin Finzer, have seen the fruits of their labour.

Business Report Entrepreneurs
Kaymery Swart|Published

Digital adoption on the rise for major banks in the country – FSCA report

For over a decade the strategic focus of South Africa’s largest banks has been digitisation and customer self-service, according to the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) Financial Sector Outlook Study.

Personal Finance My Money
Kaymery Swart|Published

Budget spending: Weekend Easter activities in Johannesburg and Cape Town for under R250

Easter is here and with rising costs in petrol and food it is only natural that people would be looking for cost effective activities that they can do over the long weekend.

Personal Finance My Money
Kaymery Swart|Published

Clicks vs DisChem - which retailer offers customers the best loyalty programme?

Dischem and Clicks both run reward programmes that present customers with various discounted benefits.

Personal Finance My Money
Kaymery Swart|Published

Newbie on Twitter? Locate your tribe with these simple steps

How to find the people and groups you want to follow on one of the most popular social media networks. Here’s a step-by-step guide.

Tech
Kaymery Swart|Published

For your sake, and the sake of your children, never strive to be rich! This is why. . .

Believe it or not, there is a difference between being rich and being wealthy. One means you have lots of cash and one means you don’t! So which is which, and what is best?

Personal Finance My Money
Kaymery Swart|Published

Supper’s ready! Dinner times around the world

Dinner … The mealtime that may well be the most anticipated. The comfort provider after a long, tiring day, more so after a gloomy one.

Lifestyle Food and Restaurants
Kaymery Swart|Published

US viewers come for Khanyi Mbau and other ’Young, Famous & African’ stars

Although she’s known for her glamorous life, Mbau, along with other cast members, has been the topic of ridicule lately.

Lifestyle Style Beauty Beauty
Kaymery Swart|Published

Common beauty blunders to avoid for that sought-after flawless finish

Make-up application requires skill. Although the average person can do a pretty decent job, the smallest of any make-up mistake has a major negative impact.

Lifestyle Style Beauty Beauty
Kaymery Swart|Published

The fundamentals of using colour-correcting concealers

When it comes to colour, concealer delivers. A common mistake people make is buying concealer in one shade and then using it on different areas of the face.

Lifestyle Style Beauty Beauty
Kaymery Swart|Published

A Guide to Parenting: Discipline is not one size fits all

‘Discipline is about teaching, not punishment. ’

Lifestyle Family Parenting
Kaymery Swart|Published

Thinking of going pescatarian? Like any other diet, it has its pros and cons

Meat-free diets are not always meat-free. Well, that is if you count fish, squid, or lobster as meat. An alternative plant-based diet exists: pescatarianism.

Lifestyle Health Diet
Kaymery Swart|Published

Tips for men starting their make-up journey

Men are making the move away from toxic masculinity and heading towards a place of self assurance and open-mindedness.

Lifestyle Style Beauty Men
Kaymery Swart|Published

Pros and cons of salt consumption and tips on reducing intake

With salt, comes flavour. Saltless food is tasteless food. Dull. A dish is not a dish without a pinch of salt. In excess, however, it is detrimental to your health.

Lifestyle Health Diet
Kaymery Swart|Published

The Twitter thread that sheds light on a horrifyingly relatable reality

A tweep commented on the bizarre deaths of hamsters. The replies confirmed that his statement was, in fact, a legitimate one.

Lifestyle Family Pets
Kaymery Swart|Published

How to deal with childhood trauma and how your parents raised you

Twitter is the place where many find comfort in the relatability of traumatic experiences, especially ones regarding childhood trauma.

Lifestyle Family Parenting
Kaymery Swart|Published

Watch VideoWATCH: 5 of the biggest make-up gurus on YouTube

If you do not want to be left behind and always want to be up to date with the latest make-up trends, then here is a short list of some of the biggest make-up artists on YouTube.

Lifestyle Style Beauty Beauty
Kaymery Swart|Published

Natural alternatives to over-the-counter medication

If you struggle with chronic headaches and want to move away from paracetamol, ibuprofen, and aspirin, do try out these natural pain-relieving substitutes.

Lifestyle Health
Kaymery Swart|Published

The problematic overused ‘depression is real’ statement that trivialises depression on social media

One thing that is evident is especially when a well-known person such as a celebrity or influencer dies, is the phrase that ‘depression is real’.

Lifestyle Health Mind
Kaymery Swart|Published