Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Listeners split over traditions worth scrapping, with repeated calls to ditch lobola money, funeral excess, child funerals, initiation-school risks, and widow mourning rules like black clothing and mattress-moving.

Femio’s founder said South African women face a 20% to 35% gender pay gap and spend about R900 a month on biology-related costs, adding up to about R302,400 by age 49.

The Femio app aims to claw back some of those costs through rewards, discounts and cashback, while also profiling women-owned businesses and offering confidence-building tools and expert advice.

Tipsy 20s Winery framed wine as part of an African township-and-village economy, saying branding, grape variety and direct-to-consumer sales matter if more young black producers are to enter the industry.

Wheel Well warned that children under 14 cannot be left to manage their own safety, saying South Africa had 411 child passenger deaths in 2020 and that proper car seats can save lives.