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What’s behind Rachel Reeves’s ‘hokey cokey’ on income tax rises?
The bond markets selling UK debt, which the chancellor had spent months courting, reacted badly to her change of heart on income tax rises
SATURDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2025, 00:29

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The bond markets selling UK debt, which the chancellor had spent months courting, reacted badly to her change of heart on income tax rises

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In October more than 260 settler attacks resulted in Palestinians casualties or property damage according to the UN.

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Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK’s asylum and immigration system.

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CoachJohn Beam, who was featured on Last Chance U, died on Friday, hours after a suspect was arrested at a nearby bus stop.

South Africa
Civil society has a huge role to play in tackling global inequality.

South Africa
Over the last six months, violent crime and fatal shootings have escalated dramatically.

South Africa
It was a cut-off low system which led to the deadly and destructive floods in April 2022.

South Africa
Absolom Zungu is the second witness called by the defence.
World
A Chinese national dubbed “one of the most prolific sex offenders of all time” by British police was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.

World
Trump said on social media he was seeking investigations into Clinton, Larry Summers as well as JP Morgan and other major banks.

World
The 2015 dam collapse killed 19 people, polluted a river and destroyed hundreds of homes.
World
Russian officials said on Friday that debris from a Ukrainian drone hit a nuclear power plant a day earlier, temporarily causing the station to reduce its output.

Africa
The opposition says that hundreds of people were killed during the unrest but there is no official death toll.

Africa
It is not clear who chartered the plane carrying the Palestinians from Kenya to South Africa.

Africa
Exam results from areas which dropped English have declined, the education minister says, announcing the U-turn.

Africa
Russian recruitment networks are targeting Kenyans with fake job offers, authorities say.
Business

Business
Doug McMillon is handing over the reins of America’s largest retailer to John Furner.

Business
South Africans flocked to a new estate that launched last month, which recorded more than R600 million in property sales within just two days.

Business
Are credit cards ‘bad’ and debit cards ‘good’? Martin Lewis explains why it’s not that simple.

Politics
The party has also announced that Des van Rooyen will be the acting Parliamentary leader.
Politics
MK Party MP Des van Rooyen has been appointed as the official opposition’s parliamentary caucus leader, replacing John Hlophe, who was suspended for promoting none other than Van Rooyen to chief whip without party leader Jacob Zuma’s approval.

Politics
Lesufi thanked all parties including the ANC’s alliance partners.

Politics
Witness D is testifying partially camera where only his voice is audible.
Sport
Live Scottish Masters football from Aberdeen as players of yesteryear take to the pitch.

Sport
BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team looks at who has qualified for next year’s Fifa World Cup.

Sport
Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise interests Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United eye Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi, Newcastle are chasing AZ Alkmaar midfielder Kees Smit, plus more.

Sport
Wales boss Craig Bellamy says he feels part of a big football nation now as his side battle to finish second in their World Cup qualifying group.
Education
The student, the president of the school’s College Republicans club, said he reported immigrant carwash workers. Now he is facing online attacks after nine of the workers were detained.
Education
In an extraordinary 12-page letter, James E. Ryan described the pressure campaign leading to his resignation as akin to a “hostage situation.”
Education
[Ghanaian Times] The University of Ghana (UG) has officially launched the 100 Years of Highlife Music in Ghana celebration, marking a century of the country’s most iconic musical genre.
Education
[Vanguard] The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Ministry of Education and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to suspend the planned commencement of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the 2026 examination with immediate effect.

Lifestyle
Step aside Nando’s! Checkers is back with another cheeky ad in support of the Springboks as they face Italy this weekend…

Lifestyle
She said yes! Former Springbok physio Rene Naylor shared a look at a romantic proposal to her real estate partner…

Lifestyle
A 300-hectare tract of land at Voëlklip, Herold’s Bay has been purchased by a family with plans to turn it into a private nature reserve.

Lifestyle
Cape Town’s top designers transformed thrifted finds into high fashion, while adorable, adoptable rescue dogs strut the runway.
Entertainment
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Science/Tech
According to CNBC, JPMorgan Chase has secured deals ensuring it will get paid by the fintech firms responsible for nearly all the data requests made by third-party apps connected to customer bank accounts. From the report: The bank has signed updated contracts with the fintech middlemen that make up more than 95% of the data pulls on its systems, including Plaid, Yodlee, Morningstar and Akoya,...

Science/Tech
Whether your giftee loves bird watching, bird feeding, or just putting a bird on it, these gifts are sure to be a hit.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Thursday evening, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X that ChatGPT has started following custom instructions to avoid using em dashes. “Small-but-happy win: If you tell ChatGPT not to use em-dashes in your custom instructions, it finally does what it’s supposed to do!” he wrote. The post, which came two days after the release of OpenAI’s...

Science/Tech
A surprising shift is unfolding across the digital asset world, catching analysts and enthusiasts off guard. Market screens light up, social feeds buzz louder than usual, and traders keep refreshing charts as a new wave of meme coins begins commanding global attention. Within this rising tide stand familiar names such as Fartcoin, Brett, Apecoin, Mog […]

Motoring
This anti-hijack solution is more cost effective than heavier armouring packages.
Motoring

Motoring
Twin-turbo V8 hooked up to electric system produces a whopping 772kW of power.

Motoring
Implementation of Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act pushed back to July.
Health
She maintained a triangular correspondence with the two men, who overshadowed the significant contributions she made to the field of psychoanalysis.
Health
A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy caused complications to the liver, prompting a review of its use for younger patients.
Health
Under the plan, the company will dissolve and its owners, members of the Sackler family, will pay as much as $7 billion of their personal fortune to states, localities, tribes and others harmed in the opioid crisis.

Health
A hospice offers a free programme for those with life-limiting or serious progressive illnesses.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.