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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been appointed Acting President of South Africa while President Cyril Ramaphosa conducts a series of diplomatic visits across Southeast Asia. The appointment, effective from 21 to 27 October 2025, allows Godongwana to oversee the country’s affairs as Ramaphosa advances economic and political cooperation with Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia—three nations central to South Africa’s global trade strategy.

City Power has launched a citywide maintenance drive to strengthen Johannesburg’s electricity network and prevent future blackouts. The planned power outage, which started on Tuesday, 21 October, will run until Sunday, 26 October. Each affected area will experience power cuts lasting up to eight hours as crews upgrade aging substations and replace failing equipment. Thousands of households and businesses are expected to be affected.