‘Check your payslip’ warns nurse who overpaid nearly £3k in tax
Gemma Belby says she only found she was paying “double tax” after chatting with her colleagues.
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Xiaomi Robot Vacuums S40 and 5 Pro – Set-and-forget cleaning for South African professionals and families
Xiaomi Robot Vacuums offer a smart, automated cleaning solution ideal for busy South African professionals and large households.
School’s ‘cost of living cupboard’ helps families
Parents can collect dried food, clothes and household goods donated by supermarkets.
MTN buys international company for R35.2 billion, and warning to online gamblers in South Africa
Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Wednesday, 18 February 2026.
Two provinces in South Africa where more people are unemployed than working
South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) shows that there are now two provinces where more people are unemployed than working.
Illegal skin lightening cream being sold in UK butchers, watchdog warns
A trade body has warned illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of places.
I invested £12,000 in Brewdog – I think I’ve lost it all
More than 200,000 people bought Equity for Punks shares in the craft brewer but many now believe they are worthless.
Bayer offers $7.25bn to settle weedkiller cancer claims
The company has faced years of legal battles over Roundup, a weedkiller made by Monsanto.
Why youth unemployment is rising
Unemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025
Shein under EU investigation over childlike sex dolls
Europe is examining whether the fast fashion giant breached the Digital Services Act.
Ex-Carillion boss fined for ‘reckless’ actions
Ex-chief executive Richard Howson acted “recklessly” and misled others, a watchdog says.
‘The search for a job is soul-destroying’
Young people are bearing the brunt of a weak jobs market, the latest figures show.
State-of-the-art public school standing completely empty in South Africa
A new, state-of-the-art primary school designed to serve over 1,100 students in Hammanskraal is standing empty.
New social grant for South Africa is coming
The Department of Social Development has confirmed the extension of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, keeping the monthly payout at R370 until March 2027 until its new successor is finalised.