News South Africa

Chelsea and England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton is voted BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2025 after a superb 12 months for club and country.

Zak Crawley’s place is once again the most debated in England’s team. The stats are alarming so what is England’s thinking and is it flawed?

Attacks come as Zelenskyy said he plans to discuss sensitive issues from US’s peace proposal with Trump.

Russia says three people killed and 10 injured in attack on Rostov region, while Ukraine says attack on Kyiv killed six.

Batohi is the key witness in the hearing into Advocate Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office.

Excessive lightning is also expected over the Highveld of Mpumalanga and northern Gauteng.

Ndimande brothers are the latest suspects to be charged for the AKA and Tibz murders.

Police also seized 150 unlicensed firearms, 984 dangerous weapons, and contraband goods.

A new study finds patients who listen to music during surgery wake faster and need fewer painkillers.

Hezbollah is vowing a response after Israel killed its No. 2 commander in a Beirut neighborhood — an assassination the group calls a “red line.”

Palestinian novelist Bassem Khandaqji won Arabic literature’s top prize while in Israeli prison for a deadly Tel Aviv bombing. He was freed last month in the hostage-prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel.

Pakistanis are protesting a recent constitutional amendment that gives the country’s army chief new powers and legal immunity for life.

The raid on a Catholic school in the West African state came amid a surge in attacks by armed groups.

The Gambian government says it is hosting Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian grounds.

Police are investigating allegations that Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile, lured men into fighting in Ukraine.

Fixtures, results and scorecards from Sri Lanka’s ODI tour of Pakistan, and the Twenty20 tri-series that follows which also involves Zimbabwe.

The family behind a community hub in Leigh Park, Havant, will send 150 parcels of food and gifts.

Businesses call for stability ahead of the budget while families await child benefit cap decision.

Here are 5 important things happening in South Africa today, Tuesday, 25 November 2025.

Sanlam’s latest Financial Confidence Index shows that South African are crawling out of survival mode—even if long-term pains still linger.

Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is expected to appear from Wednesday until Friday.

Proceedings adjourned last week following the testimony and cross-examination of Brown Mogotsi.

uMkhonto weSizwe Party is the third largest party and the official opposition in Parliament.

Dangor says both SA and the US want the handover of the G20 presidency to be a low-key affair.

News wrap on 25 November.

England and Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton is named as BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year for 2025, and receives the trophy in a surprise presentation.

Former Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro says he is taking time to study, reflect and wait for the right move after his brief spell at Al Ahly.

BBC Sport explores why an under-strength Wales will host an under-strength South Africa this Saturday in the last of the November internationals.

West Midlands police’s assistant chief constable says threat of violence by Maccabi fans was more important consideration

Badenoch says the government should be cutting regulation.

And she claims she can do this because, when she was business secretary, she was able to cut regulation. As an example, she says she ruled about mandatory ethnicity pay reporting.

Fewer and fewer people are working...

The PowerBall jackpot is at an estimated R51 million, with the next draw set to take place on Tuesday, 25 November.

Takealot’s recent performance has allowed the e-commerce giant to outperform the likes of Amazon in South Africa.

A DIRCO representative clapped back at outspoken podcaster Gareth Cliff’s prediction that the G20 Summit would be a disaster…

Hisense South Africa is proud to announce some of the biggest nationwide deals on its top-tier TVs, laser projectors, and audio equipment for Black Friday 2025.

Save 20% with an LG promo code today, plus up to $1,000 off appliances, 40% off bestselling TVs and monitors, and more early Black Friday bundle offers that won’t last long.

Getting a passport or smart ID at a bank branch in South Africa is pretty seamless, and it should get even easier in the near future.

Amazon has rebranded its Project Kuiper service to Leo and started shipping antennas for the service to select customers.

Zippy and fun, this manual T-Cross proves the basics still work – and that petrol power isn’t dead yet.

Although now with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, it remains open to speculation as to whether the Atto 2 will eventually be offered on local soil.

There were initial hopes that the drug in weight loss jab Wegovy could slow progression of dementia.