HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Fri 10 October 2025:

Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:

◼️ Trouble for SA as local tech found in Russian drones: South African authorities said they are investigating how electronic equipment made in the country ended up in Russian drones used to attack Ukraine. The part in question is a laser range finder made by Lightware Optoelectronics Ltd., which is based on the outskirts of Pretoria. It can be used to measure distances and trigger detonation, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukraine’s special envoy for sanctions, said in a social media post.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/technology/839574/trouble-for-south-africa-as-local-tech-found-in-russian-drones/

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◼️ EU pledges €11.5bn to fund SA energy, transport: The European Union has pledged €11.5 billion ($13.3 billion) in investment in South African sustainable energy projects, transport and health sectors. “Europe is doubling down on its ambition to work with South Africa to become global leaders in the just energy transition, sustainable infrastructure, digital connectivity and pharmaceutical value chain,” the EU’s delegation to South Africa said in a statement on its website late Thursday.
https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/eu-pledges-e11-5bn-to-fund-south-african-energy-transport/

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◼️ Mkhawanazi: Social media fulled July 2021 unrest: Kwazulu-Natal police commissoner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told Parliament’s ad hoc committee he requested a social media shutdown during the July 2021 unrest, but one of the security cluster minister did not act on it.
https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2025-10-10-mkhwanazisocial-media-fueled-july-2021-unrest-government-failed-to-act-on-shutdown-request/
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◼️ RAF inquiry reveals deep financial crisis: The Road Accident Fund (RAF) is in a state of crisis, officials told Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) this week. The fund is structurally insolvent and unable to clear a massive backlog of claims, some dating back a decade. This admission came during the first days of a wide-ranging parliamentary inquiry into the embattled entity.
https://independentpress.cc/raf-inquiry-reveals-deep-financial-crisis/2025/10/10/

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◼️ SA airports ‘underprepared’ for bomb threats: Roodt said the three gateways are in direct violation of international aviation security standards. A threat, he said, was one thing. But as it stands, if a threat was realised, an actual attack could leave facility users dangerously exposed.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/sa-airports-underprepared-for-bomb-threats-ahead-of-g20/

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