HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Tue 11 November 2025:

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

◼️ MK Party members stuck in Russia-Ukraine war: Seventeen South African men are fighting for their lives on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine after they were sent to Russia by Jacob Zuma’s MK Party for what they believed was training to become party bodyguards. After complaints about their conditions to party leadership – including to Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla – yielded no results, they approached President Cyril Ramaphosa.
https://www.news24.com/southafrica/sos-mk-party-members-stuck-in-russia-ukraine-war-after-bogus-bodyguard-training-20251110-1265

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◼️ New business rules slammed: Plans to overhaul business licensing have faced backlash from the National Employers’ Association of SA (NEASA), which represents around 7,000 businesses. Neasa claims the changes are “BEE in disguise” and objects to proposals that allow local councils to create bylaws for preferential licensing of small businesses owned by disadvantaged groups. Neasa warned that the draft Business Licensing Bill could devastate jobs if implemented as is.
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2025-11-11-employers-slam-business-licensing-overhaul-as-bee-in-disguise/

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◼️ Ndimande brothers arrive in SA from eSwatini: The Ndimande brothers, involved in the murder of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his chef friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, arrived in South Africa on Tuesday after their extradition from eSwatini. Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed that the pair was received by a high-risk Saps team and would be arrested immediately upon arrival.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/aka-tibz-murder-case-ndimande-brothers-extradited-from-eswatini/

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◼️ Rollout of police body-worn cameras seven months overdue: Body-worn cameras are small recording devices typically attached to an officer’s uniform, designed to capture both video footage and audio during police operations and interactions with the public. In the United States and the United Kingdom, these devices serve a vital role in some cases.
https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2025-11-11-rollout-of-police-body-worn-cameras-seven-months-overdue/#google_vignette

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◼️ New traffic laws delayed: The rollout of the new Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system has been delayed from 1 December 2025 to July 2026. The Department of Transport announced the delay due to readiness issues in some participating municipalities.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/842653/new-driving-laws-for-south-africa-delayed/

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