SWEEPSOUTH LAUNCHES FUND TO HELP DOMESTIC WORKERS SURVIVE NATIONAL LOCKDOWN AND BEYOND     At least R4 million per month will be needed to help SweepStars and their families cover the cost of basic essentials during lockdown and beyond when … Continue reading Introducing The SweepSouth COVID-19 SweepStar Fund

Women’s Month always encourages a particular cause for reflection about SweepSouth, our founding story and the impact we have had and will maintain with women in our country. This Women’s Month we’re celebrating the incredible women who make SweepSouth the … Continue reading Women’s Month 2019

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 May we’re treating our SweepStars to exciting experiences and spoiling them with various prizes. Two lucky SweepStars will each be enjoying return flights, to anywhere in South Africa, proudly sponsored by FlySafair. This prize is aimed at connecting SweepStars with their moms that may live too … Continue reading SweepStar Stories: A Dream Come True With FlySafair For Debra & Her Mom

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 … Continue reading Fair Working Conditions For Your Domestic Worker

Domestic workers play a massive role in the South African economy and homes across the globe. More than a million women are employed as domestic workers in the country, many of them the sole bread-winners in their extended families. Despite … Continue reading Celebrating Home Cleaning Heroes

As SweepSouth customers know, our top SweepStars are incredibly talented, especially when it comes to keeping their homes spotless. What those customers might not always think about, however, is the hidden talents they don’t see. Every now and then, though, something magical happens and our customer learns that their SweepStar has skills that go far beyond cleaning. That’s exactly what happened when Cape Town software developer Darryn van der Walt got talking to Talent Pachenah, a SweepStar he’d been using for about a month. When they got talking to about code, he quickly realised that Talent knew all about it … Continue reading Uncovering A Hidden Talent

In the second of our blog posts for Breast Cancer Awareness month, we turn the spotlight on Nape Matlala, who lost her mother to the disease in 2009. The years-long ordeal has made her a serious advocate for early detection and treatment. When Nape’s mother fell ill in 2005, she went straight to a doctor and received treatment, but not for cancer. When she didn’t get better, she went to another doctor, who suspected she might have cancer but also failed to produce a diagnosis. It wasn’t until 2008 that it was confirmed that Nape’s mom had breast cancer. “She … Continue reading SweepStar Stories – Nape Matlala On How Her Mom’s Breast Cancer Ordeal Made Her An Early Detection Advocate

According to the National Cancer Registry, 1 in 27 South African women face a lifetime risk of developing breast cancer – that means women are more likely to develop breast cancer than any other form of the disease. It does not discriminate by race, class or income. Chances are … at some point or other, someone you love will face breast cancer. That’s as true for our SweepStars as it is for anyone else. One of them, Menelisi Mncube, who was kind enough to share her story. Menelisi’s mother was first diagnosed with breast cancer 5 years ago and is … Continue reading SweepStar Stories – Our SweepStar Shares Her Experience With Breast Cancer

At SweepSouth, we know that our platform provides valuable employment opportunities to women, many of whom are the sole breadwinners in their families. But we’re also aware that many of our SweepStars dream of bigger things. Occasionally, we get to be a part of making those dreams happen, bringing in SweepStars to work in our Cape Town and Johannesburg offices. One SweepStar who’s successfully made this transition is Zimbabwean born, single mom, Lindiwe Mbedzi. Prior to joining our platform, where she was a top-performing SweepStar, Lindiwe was an admin clerk. However, the birth of her daughter made it difficult to … Continue reading SweepStar Stories – From SweepStar To Onboarding Assistant

Sihle Ndlovu’s dream is to open her own laundromat. But limited finances delayed her goals as she was previously unable to save enough money to pay for the necessary courses to start her own business. After a number of career pursuits, the Zimbabwean born mom of two, who lives in Midrand, is now working as a domestic worker to earn enough money to fund her studies.   After finishing matric in Zimbabwe, she worked as a temporary grade four teacher for a year and then spent some time traveling. She moved to South Africa in 2007 and initially pursued her … Continue reading SweepStar Stories – Domestic Worker Studying For A Brighter Future

We would like to thank you for making donations towards the Imizamo Yethu Community as well as for sharing our campaign. We really appreciate it! Over 2000 people were left homeless after the fire destroyed over 650 homes. In collaboration … Continue reading Thank You for your donation towards the Hout Bay Imizamo Yethu Community