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Business

More trouble for domestic workers in South Africa

Today at 16:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Domestic worker jobs in South Africa showed another annual decline, with a looming hike to the National Minimum Wage in 2026 likely to pile on the pressure.

Sport

Swansea to part company with boss Sheehan

Today at 14:44 PM, via BBC News

Alan Sheehan is set to leave his role as head coach of Swansea City following the club’s poor start to the Championship season.

Sport

Scotland wait on Russell as Hurd & Bhatti join up

Today at 14:44 PM, via BBC News

Star fly-half Finn Russell remains with the Scotland squad for Sunday’s Test against Argentina at Murrayfield despite knee and ankle problems in the weekend loss to New Zealand.

Education

Teaching History in the Trump Era

Today at 16:00 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to an article about how the teaching of U.S. history is changing. Also: Democratic pragmatism; emergency care at risk.

Education

UK 18- to 24-year-olds: we would like to hear your experiences of trying to find a job

Today at 14:33 PM, via The Guardian

Persistently high numbers of 16- to 24-year-olds are not in work or studying in the UK

Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training (Neet).

This week, the government announced the launch of an independent investigation into the issue, which Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Pat McFadden has called a “crisis of opportunity”.

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Lifestyle

The real South African summer survival guide

Today at 15:36 PM, via The South African

Stay cool this summer with this South African survival guide – from beating heatwaves to keeping mosquitoes, chaos and burnout at bay.

Science/Tech

UK Signs Scaled-Back Scientific Collaboration With China

Today at 16:01 PM, via Slashdot

The UK and China today signed a new bilateral agreement on scientific collaboration [non-paywalled source], narrowing the scope of their partnership to exclude sensitive technologies. Lord Patrick Vallance, Britain’s science and technology minister, met his Chinese counterpart Chen Jiachang in Beijing and agreed to focus cooperation on health, climate, planetary sciences, and agriculture. The...