Secret tax hitting South Africans hard
The National Treasury’s decision not to adjust tax brackets for inflation has quietly increased the personal income tax burden, placing growing pressure on a relatively small group of taxpayers.
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We traded our London terraced home for an 80-acre nature reserve in Wales
Adam and Lou Bourns moved from busy metropolitan London to an 80-acre nature reserve in west Wales.
Epstein estate agrees to $35m settlement in victim class action
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has agreed to pay as much as $35m to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused two of the disgraced financier’s advisers of aiding and abetting his sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls, according to a court filing.
Capitec gives South African pharmacy giant a boost
Dis-Chem is reaping the rewards of its updated loyalty programme, including a partnership with Capitec, which has significantly boosted the group’s retail revenue.
Trusting Mainoo, academy pride and the ‘ultimate role’
Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick speaks about trusting academy graduate and ‘huge talent’ Kobbie Mainoo.
Starmer ‘appeasing’ big tech firms, says online safety campaigner
Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being “late to the party” in regulating social media.
Lib Dems set out plans to stop SEND services being ‘cash cows’
Council spending on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities has soared in recent years.
All-new 7-seater Nissan Gravite makes India debut
Designed for everyday family life, the MPV’s spacious interior offers flexible seating configurations
SPAR CEO resigns
SPAR has announced that its CEO, Angelo Swartz, will leave the company at the end of this month.
News24 | Trump administration to release ‘files related to alien and extraterrestrial life’
US President Donald Trump said he was ordering federal agencies to begin “identifying and releasing” government files related to UFOs and aliens, a move sought for decades by some Americans.
Two families face deportation to South Africa as Ireland cracks whip
The axe of deportation to South Africa hangs over two families in Ireland, as Dublin tightens its grip on migration.
The South African government wanted economic growth of 5.4%, but it fell to under 1%
The South African Government’s National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 set a goal of 5.4% GDP growth. Instead of increasing economic growth, it plummeted to under 1%.
South Africa needs more BEE
President Cyril Ramaphosa said now is not the time to abandon black economic empowerment, and that the country needs to see these policies as an investment in South Africa’s economic growth.
WEATHER: Severe storms with heavy rain and hail expected TODAY
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Friday, 20 February 2026.
News24 | ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actor Eric Dane dies at 53
Actor Eric Dane, who played the handsome Dr Mark Sloan on the hit television series Grey’s Anatomy, died on Thursday aged 53, his family said.
Fuzile defends SA fight choice amid outside pressure
Azinga Fuzile lines up non-title bout against Gingqi at Orient Stadium
LISTEN | Mfenyana eyes global stage after Safta nomination
After 19 years in the industry, Zenande Mfenyana is finally seeing her hard work pay off.
AmaTuks can cause upsets in Nedbank Cup – Kopo
MFC strugglers host Babina Noko in last-16
LISTEN |Zenande Mfenyana eyes global stage after Safta nomination
After 19 years in the industry, Zenande Mfenyana is finally seeing her hard work pay off.
Gran’s body dumped in bank over funeral payout delay
Staff and customers in shock as three women carry body bag into Capitec branch as ‘proof of death’