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Mandela Day is a global call to action that celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world and the ability to make an impact. The #MandelaDay campaign message is: “Nelson Mandela has fought for social justice for 67 years. We’re asking you to start with 67 minutes.” So one minute is…

With 2019 marking our fifth anniversary, we thought it would be just the time to ask our CEO, Aisha Pandor, to take a look back on the sacrifices that were made to start the company and all that it took to get it to this point. When Alen and I started the company in 2014,…

Mother’s Day is about honouring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers (and motherly figures) in society but in our case it is also about celebrating and rewarding our SweepStars (the women on our platform) who form part of an industry that is often unrecognised. This…

With the world’s focus currently on the birth of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s first child, Earl of Dumbarton, it is easy to forget that countless other first-time parents are facing many of the very same stresses that Harry and Meghan are worrying about right now. Here are a few practical tips that Meghan and…

Mother’s Day is about honouring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers (and motherly figures) in society. This May we’d like to celebrate them with four weeks of giveaways. We’re giving away a series of prizes twice a week that you could win for you and…

A large portion of the South African workforce – about 1 million people, according to Statistics SA – is made up of domestic workers and historically, domestic workers have been among the most exploited of all workers, labouring long hours for little pay, sometimes on the receiving end of abuse by their employers. Significant steps…

At 26.6%, South Africa’s employment rate is unsustainable in the face of the rising cost of living, and job losses due to slow economic growth. Unemployment in South Africa is higher than that in Botswana (18.4%), Gabon (18.5%) and Namibia (25.5%). Large sections of the South African population suffer from chronic joblessness, trapped in a…

Job opportunities are being created for hundreds of unemployed and underemployed individuals as our domestic cleaning services become available in Mpumalanga.   Similar to how Uber connects drivers with people looking for rides, we connect domestic workers registered on our platform with homeowners looking for a domestic worker, allowing this underserved segment of the workforce…

This February we ran a #monthoflove campaign encouraging our online community to share the love and not only think about themselves but others as well. One of the main reasons why SweepSouth was started was to create dignified work opportunities to previously unemployed and underemployed individuals. With around 70% of the SweepStars on our platform…