Here are some of the key developments in South Africa today, 27 November 2025.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa is a member “in its own name and right” and does not attend at the discretion of any single nation.

The initiative targets South African-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that operate in the UK, but can employ workers remotely back home.

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The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture says that the fund for improving, maintaining and restoring National Heritage Sites has been rendered inactive due to budget cuts.

Presidency says the Trump administration has no standing to ‘invite’ South Africa – a G20 founding member – to the summit in 2026.

US President Donald Trump said that South Africa would not receive an invitation to participate in next year’s G20 summit in Florida.

South Africa’s historic Constantia estate has climbed 35 places to become the continent’s highest-ranked vineyard, whilst Minister John Steenhuisen celebrates the nation’s wine tourism boom worth R9.3 billion.

Despite this, thousands of qualified teachers remained unemployed in South Africa.

This quaint Karoo village has no streetlights and only two tarred roads, but its rustic charm has made it a popular filming location.

According to Matlala, the payments were intended to ‘halt harassment’ from police following a home raid, and recover firearms.

The Minister of Agriculture states that South Africa is not winning the fight against Foot-and-Mouth Disease, as an outbreak continues to threaten cattle farmers’ livelihoods.

This comes after an investigation by the SAHRC into alleged unfair discrimination and administrative failures within the Hartbeespoort economy.

Between 2005 and 2024, South Africa has incurred an estimated R393 billion in economic losses due to natural disasters, with over 1,600 dead or missing.

Delays in completing ever-increasingly expensive infrastructure projects and shoddy work by contractors risks bankrupting the Mpumalanga province.

Gauteng High Court Judge Portia Phahlane has been arrested on allegations of corruption related to a court case she presided over.

The US is currently working on passing three laws aimed at the South African economy and punishing some government officials and ANC leaders.

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