5 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
ANC Gauteng bets on internal renewal to lift 2026 election prospects
The ANC in Gauteng believes it is on track to secure at least 40% of the vote in the 2026 local government elections, according to party insiders familiar with internal and external polling data. The forecast emerged from a two-day weekend lekgotla in Fourways, Johannesburg, where the party’s provincial task team (PTT) met regional officials, […]
Since GWM introduced it in 2021, the Haval Jolion has become the brand’s best-selling passenger vehicle in South Africa. The Jolion became a talking point in the country as it offered consumers a great deal at an affordable price. South Africans love that and gobbled it up. Haval then introduced the Jolion Pro in the […]
There has been a “remarkable and sustained disruption” in the trafficking of pangolin scales and ivory from Africa to Asia since the Covid-19 pandemic. A new report from the Hague-based Wildlife Justice Commission documents a sharp decline in significant seizures since 2020, pointing to a shift in the criminal landscape and the potential long-term impact […]
1 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
‘Cash is king’: UK shoppers fume over businesses that only accept card payment
It’s easy to tap and pay (Picture: Getty Images) When Covid forced the high street to go digital and turned handling physical money into a health risk, some businesses decided to stop accepting cash altogether. As a result, cash use fell by 35% in 2020 alone, the steepest drop in a years-long downward trajectory. Just […]
Moorcroft Pottery has been an important part of Stoke-on-Trent since it was founded in 1897 (Picture: Universal Images Group via Getty Images) An iconic pottery firm has gone bust after more than 100 years of trading. Moorcroft Pottery, based in Stoke-on-Trent at the heart of the UK’s pottery region, has shut with immediate effect, putting […]
30 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Electric meters are changing – here’s how it affects you and what you need to do
The tech is becoming obsolete (Picture: Getty Images) Hundreds of thousands of people could be left with no heating or hot water as their obsolete electricity meters are shut down. Radio Teleswitching Systems (RTS) are being switched off for good on June 30 – but energy companies warn it will be ‘very very difficult’ to […]
The campaign made it to No.10 (Picture: Metro/Belinda Jiao) Having gained over 107,000 signatures, Metro and the family support charity Feed delivered their Formula for Change petition to the Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting today, to demand more is done to make infant formula accessible […]
Calling all Lidl bakery fans! (Picture: Getty Images) If there’s one thing I know to be true about Lidl, it’s that the supermarket’s in-store bakery has a cult following. Seriously, people are obsessed with everything from the retailer’s All Butter Croissant – with 122 of them selling every single minute – to the chocolate twists […]
24 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Nationwide shares major update on £100 customer bonus payout date
The mutual insitution shares profits with members rather than shareholders (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images) If you bank with Nationwide, you could be due a windfall in the next few months — a welcome prospect for those in need of a cash boost. The building society operates as a mutual rather than a traditional bank, […]
22 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Mum-of-two took own life ‘after mortgage payments shot up by £500 a month’
Amy Evans and her mother Kathleen Moore, with other family members (Picture: Amy Evans/SWNS) A mum-of-two killed herself after her mortgage payments rose by £500 a month and her application for benefits was turned down, her daughter has said. Kathleen Moore, 60, spent the last four years struggling to make her payments after they shot […]