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Mary Alson

98 articles in the last 12 months · 1 source · South Africa

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Don’t bother calling SASSA; they’re planning not to answer

This North Coast holiday town has 1.9 hectares on sale for the price of a home

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South Africa’s violent farm attacks can be predicted and avoided

The R200 000 properties for sale in the coveted Garden Route

Drugs, theft and assault haunt one of South Africa’s oldest farming towns

More bad news for South Africa’s pensioners

South Africa’s most affordable retirement community is on the beachfront

Where pensioners can buy affordable meat in October

KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape lose out on local tourism

Government is hoping for a miracle to keep funding NSFAS

A car is stolen every day in Durban’s new car theft capital

SRD grant a “material risk” to government, declares Treasury

Pensioners leave farming town as their community comes under attack

The best beaches in Cape Town for a sunset swim

The Western Cape leads South Africa in inflation

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70-year-old woman takes rich ex-husband to court over R680 000 in unpaid maintenance (and wins)

You can buy a holiday home in these coastal towns for R4 000 a month

Crime is taking over South Africa’s favourite holiday destinations

Pensioners make up 100% of buyers in these low-crime small towns

Burglaries make this the worst town to do business in South Africa

The Eastern Cape’s Afrikaans communities are battling crime

Is South Africa’s 2nd richest municipality the tenderpreneur capital?

Pensioners say goodbye to beloved coastal town as burglaries rise

Where to book affordable last-minute beach stays near Durban