HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Fri 26 December 2025:

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

◼️ US strikes on Nigeria: The US military’s Africa Command said the strike was carried out in Sokoto state in co-ordination with the Nigerian authorities and killed multiple Isis militants. An earlier statement posted by the command on X said the strike had been conducted at the request of Nigerian authorities, but that statement was later removed.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2025-12-26-us-says-it-struck-islamic-state-militants-in-northwest-nigeria/

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◼️ What to expect for salary increases in SA: The starting point for the salary forecast is inflation. Salary increases are closely linked to inflation because workers aim, at a minimum, to preserve their purchasing power from one year to the next. If wages fail to keep pace with rising prices, employees are effectively worse off, even if their nominal salaries increase.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/finance/846617/what-to-expect-for-salary-increases-in-south-africa-in-2026/

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◼️ Bad roads or bad driving? During this period, the Eastern Cape had the largest numerical decrease in fatal crashes, followed by KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Gauteng. Provinces with the highest contributions to fatal crashes were Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. At least 40% of fatal crashes during the period under review occurred in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africas-road-accidents-bad-roads-or-bad-driving/

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◼️ The unseen gambling epidemic: How South African women are affected: This shift exposes more women to addictive behaviour at a time when many are already dealing with financial strain, emotional pressure or social judgment. A study in Frontiers in Psychology notes: “Female gamblers are branded as negligent, vicious, and bad mothers during the gambling spiral, generating feelings of guilt.” That guilt often keeps them silent.
https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2025-12-26-the-unseen-gambling-epidemic-how-south-african-women-are-affected/

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◼️ One mistake to avoid if your phone gets stolen in SA: “A well-spoken man asked if my name was Andrew and if I had lost an iPhone 17 Pro Max. I chose not to reveal too much and asked for his SAPS personnel number, which he refused to provide” “I ended the call with him explaining that I understood who he really was, and we needn’t discuss anything further,” he said.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/621127-one-mistake-to-avoid-if-your-phone-gets-stolen-in-south-africa.html

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