HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Mon 27 October 2025:

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

◼️ Airport safety concerns cloud G20: The allegations stretch back to July and claimed insourcing of aviation security personnel at the time caused a collapse of the security mesh within hours of roll-out. That left critical access points unguarded, officers without firearms or communication equipment and uncertified recruits deployed to sensitive areas.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/acsa-insider-claims-security-apparatus-in-disarray/

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◼️ Gov’t apologises for serving court papers on Albanese: UN’s Special Rapporteur, Albanese was in South Africa to deliver the 23rd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday when a sheriff approached her with court documents. This happened just before she was scheduled to speak. The legal action was initiated by a pro-Israeli lobby group, Christian Friends of Israeli Communities.
https://independentpress.cc/govt-apologises-for-serving-court-papers-on-albanese/2025/10/27/

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◼️ SA is under cyber attack: South Africa has experienced 110 cybercrime incidents involving extortion, ransomware, and state hacking in the past five years, according to Orange Cyberdefense’s inaugural Security Navigator Africa report. This is the highest number in Africa and more than double Egypt’s, which ranked second with 46 incidents between 2020 and September 2025.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/615523-south-africa-is-under-cyber-attack.html

◼️ How online betting hooks young South Africans: South Africans gambled a record R1.5 trillion in fiscal year alone, up from R1.1 trillion the previous year. Students across South Africa are using their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) allowances to gamble online, ActionSA MP Malebo Kobe has warned.
https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2025-10-27-nsfas-addiction-and-debt-how-online-betting-hooks-young-south-africans/

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◼️ School toilets in the pits: Only 8,820 of South Africa’s 22,381 public schools have municipal flush toilets, which are safe, modern sanitation systems connected to municipal infrastructure. While some provinces have more than 90% of schools with these facilities, others, such as Limpopo, have coverage as low as 15.7%. This was revealed by Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube in a Parliamentary response to questions posed to her by Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Sibongiseni Ngcobo.
https://newsday.co.za/south-africa/7848/less-than-40-of-south-african-public-schools-have-municipal-toilets/

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