HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Wed 15 October 2025:

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

◼️ South African’s US visa ‘revoked’ over Charlie Kirk comments: Among those who shared no sympathy were several social media users who were flagged by the US government for “celebrating the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk”. “The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans,” said the US State department on social media on Tuesday.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/nota-baloyi-us-visa-revoked-us-state-department/

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◼️ Warning over new mafia hijacking: He added that these incidents are often targeted at vulnerable people, such as workers being transported late at night, or scholar transport operators taking children to school. “Very often it is aimed at quite vulnerable people being taken home from work at difficult shift hours, or scholar transport, which is what it is often aimed at,” he said.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/motoring/839501/warning-over-new-mafia-hijacking-south-africans-across-the-country/

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◼️ Police credibility in crisis: “People no longer see the police as protectors but as an extension of a state that has lost moral authority. In townships and rural areas, residents feel safer calling community patrols or neighbourhood-watch groups than reporting crimes to SAPS.” The consequences, Jentile warned, are devastating.
https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2025-10-15-police-credibility-in-crisis-as-madlanga-commission-and-saps-inquiry-expose-deep-rot/

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◼️ ‘I don’t have double standards’: He has dismissed claims from some members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) that he does not treat all ministers who are accused of corruption equally. While he suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, he moved Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane from the justice portfolio following allegations of corruption against her.
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/10/15/i-don-t-have-double-standards-ramaphosa-says-hell-fire-cabinet-members-if-credible-evidence-is-presented

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◼️ Prepaid electricity meter problems in SA: Several Eskom employees have been implicated in a scheme to create billions of rands of fraudulent prepaid electricity vouchers, enriching themselves while the utility received no income for the units. The scale of the fraud likely impacted Eskom’s financial health, exacerbating its debt problem and resulting in higher tariff increases to compensate for the lost revenue.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/614170-prepaid-electricity-meter-problems-in-south-africa.html

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