HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Mon 17 November 2025:

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

◼️ Ramaphosa to serve full term: The plan allegedly circulated in a letter among senior ANC members. It called for Ramaphosa’s removal and the disbandment of the NEC. The letter proposed a national task team led by Thabo Mbeki.
https://independentpress.cc/ramaphosa-to-serve-full-term-despite-alleged-ouster-plot/2025/11/17/

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◼️ South African speed lovers will soon need to prove they can actually drive: “The rehabilitation programmes feature a driver simulator test, alongside a psychological evaluation to assess cognitive and emotional readiness for driving,” it said. The RTIA explained that, upon successful completion of the rehabilitation programme, it can reduce the number of demerit points accumulated on a driver’s licence by four.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/motoring/618453-people-who-love-speeding-in-south-africa-will-soon-have-to-prove-they-can-drive.html

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◼️ ‘I did the killing’: Errol Musk opens up about deadly farm attack, Russia and the ANC: It was the fear in his daughter’s eyes that made Errol Musk whip out his gun during an alleged violent break-in on a Johannesburg farm he says he was living on. And with his finger on the trigger and aimed at the mob of up to eight men, Musk fired, leaving three of them dead.
https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2025-11-17-exclusive-i-did-the-killing-errol-musk-opens-up-about-deadly-farm-attack-russia-and-the-anc/

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◼️ Important information for people wanting to leave SA: At the end of October 2025, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) introduced changes that reinforce the country’s capital controls. This means offshore transfers can only happen if both SARS and SARB requirements are fully met and in the correct order.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/finance/842813/important-information-for-people-wanting-to-leave-south-africa/

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◼️ Theft and power infrastructure vandalism cost millions: “You can walk in and buy a key and then figure it out and know that one key opens 80% of our locks. They unlock the cupboards, trip the power and loot,” he said. He added that many mini-substations are open due to vandalism and theft.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/theft-and-power-infrastructure-vandalism-cost-millions/

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