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November 30, 2025, 10:29 pm
All of Africa Today - November 28, 2025
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Government Condemns Guinea-Bissau Coup
- [SAnews.gov.za] The South African Government has condemned the unconstitutional military seizure of power in Guinea-Bissau.
Ntcsa Welcomes Awarding of Market Operator Licence
- [SAnews.gov.za] The National Transmission Company South Africa SOC Ltd (NTCSA) has received the Market Operator Licence which bring the country closer to establishing a competitive market for electricity provision.
Basic Education Marks Conclusion of 2025 Nsc Exams
- [SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations have officially reached their conclusion, with rewrite opportunities for selected subjects having taken place on Thursday.
Matriculants Urged to Celebrate Safely After Exams
- [SAnews.gov.za] With the matric exam session now complete, many learners will be attending formal matric rage events and smaller end-of-exams or "pens down" parties over the next week.
More Than R200-Million Spent On Unused Sports Stadiums By Limpopo Municipalities
- [GroundUp] We know of at least eight stadiums that are currently serving no purpose
Part Two - Dodgy Nguni Cattle Deals Uncovered At Fort Hare
- [GroundUp] A forensic investigation of a research farm found cattle sold for below market prices
Naidoo Family Breaks Down in Court As Police Brutality Case Postponed Yet Again
- [GroundUp] National Director of Public Prosecutions comes under fire for causing delay
Head of Special Tribunal Quits After One Year
- [GroundUp] Judge Margaret Victor's resignation is effective end of November, yet a replacement has not been named
Burst Drainpipe Leaves Durban's Victoria Street Flooding With Sewage
- [Health-e] Conditions at Victoria Street in Durban's downtown pose a serious public health hazard, as a major drainpipe that burst months ago continues to leak raw sewage across the pavement. The broken pipe, located near the busy market area, has led to stagnant pools of water that emit a strong, foul odour and attract flies.
Disability Organisation Loses Constantia Land Claim Battle
- [GroundUp] South African Riding for the Disabled Association will have to vacate property
G20 - South Africa Pushes Back Against Trump
- [Premium Times] But Mr Trump claimed that the representative of the US embassy in South Africa, who was present at the meeting in the absence of a US delegation, was poorly treated.
Trump's Attempt to Ban South Africa from G20 in Miami 'Regrettable' - Ramaphosa
- [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted US President Donald Trump's intention to bar South Africa from attending the G20 Leaders' Summit in the United States next year, calling his remarks "regrettable" and rooted in misinformation.
Thousands of Criminals Reoffend in South Africa - Better Data Would Show Where the Justice System Is Failing
- [The Conversation Africa] In a recent statement, South Africa's minister of correctional services said more than 18,000 parolees had reoffended in the past three years. They included 209 committing murder and 330 rape during 2024-25. This is one of the country's most pressing justice problems, yet it remains poorly understood. It's called recidivism: a situation where an individual who has already served a sentence commits another crime and is arrested, convicted or sentenced again.
Fort Hare's Cattle Projects Were Supposed to Help Eastern Cape Farmers. Instead They Are a Lesson in Bad Governance
- [GroundUp] Forensic reports uncover arithmetical errors, unaccounted-for assets and absent oversight, probably resulting in the loss of tens of millions of rands for the university
No Space for Culture - 'Matchbox Housing' Leaves Residents Unable to Honour Customs in a South African Town
- [The Conversation Africa] In South Africa, urban planning is influenced by western-centric and colonial planning, including social housing, building technologies, architectural form, master plans, zoning, and land tenure systems.
News Influencers Are Reshaping the Media - Insights From Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
- [The Conversation Africa] News creators and influencers have become increasingly important sources of news as more people turn to social media and video networks like Facebook and YouTube to inform themselves. By news creators, we mean individuals who create and distribute content mainly through social and video networks and have some impact on public debates around news and current affairs.
Race to Replace Top Prosecutor Shamila Batohi Heats Up
- [Scrolla] A shortlist of six candidates has been finalised for the position of National Director of Public Prosecutions, with interviews scheduled for 10 to 11 December. The panel, chaired by Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, considered 32 applications after reopening nominations to widen the search.
Cat Matlala Says He Has No Role in Tembisa Hospital Looting Scandal
- [Scrolla] Vusimuzi Matlala tells the committee his companies only sent quotations and never received payments from any Tembisa Hospital work ever. The Special Investigating Unit links several Matlala companies to hospital contracts while Parliament questions his ties to syndicates in corruption claims.
Beware Deepfake - Video of South Africa's Anti-Migrant Group Leader Saying Her Parents Are Zimbabwean
- [Africa Check] IN SHORT: A video which appears to show Zandile Dabula, leader of South African anti-migrant group Operation Dudula, saying her parents are from Zimbabwe, has been circulating online. However, the video is just a convincing fake.
Three Additional Sluice Gates Opened At Vaal Dam
- [SAnews.gov.za] A total of 10 sluice gates are now in operation at the Vaal Dam, after three additional sluice gates opened on Thursday, to manage rising water levels.
SA Commemorates UN International Day of Solidarity With Palestinian People
- [SAnews.gov.za] The South African Government joins the international community in commemorating the 48th United Nations (UN) International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
DWS to Release Report Into Jagersfontein Dam Collapse
- [SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Deputy Ministers David Mahlobo and Sello Seitlhlolo will on Friday, 28 November 2025, release the findings of the independent investigation into the collapse of the Jagersfontein mine dam in the Free State.
Trump Says South Africa Will Not Be Invited to 2026 G20 in Miami
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Donald Trump has announced that South Africa will not receive an invitation to the 2026 G20 Summit, scheduled to take place in Miami, Florida, intensifying a diplomatic standoff that has simmered for weeks following Washington's boycott of the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg.
Ethekwini Blames Shembe Church for Delays in Housing Project
- [GroundUp] Burlington development has been stuck since 2022
Young, Urban, Educated, Working Emaswati Eyeing Jobs Abroad, Mostly in South Africa
- [Afrobarometer] Citizens support free cross-border movement but want fewer immigrants.
Government Proposes 20 Percent Online Gambling Tax
- [SAnews.gov.za] National Treasury has encouraged the public to submit comments on a draft national online gambling tax discussion paper.
State Must Stop Xenophobic Vigilantism At Clinics, Court Told
- [GroundUp] Médecins Sans Frontières, Treatment Action Campaign and Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia launched an application in the South Gauteng High Court
Mashatile Highlights Finland's Support for SA At Bilateral Meeting
- [SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile has expressed South Africa's deep appreciation for Finland's unwavering support during the country's Group of 20 (G20) Presidency and its struggle against apartheid.
