News Bulletin of 18 November 2025, 1pm

South Africa enters a pivotal G20 week as the Social and Business 20 summits get under way today.
Delegates in Ekurhuleni are meeting to tackle global challenges that influence daily life, with a strong emphasis on building solidarity and promoting inclusive development.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is leading the opening of the Social Summit.
In Sandton, business leaders and policymakers are focusing on global economic and trade issues that will shape broader G20 discussions.
Together, these engagements set the pace for the country as it moves toward hosting the G20 Leaders Summit this weekend.

Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says policies are in place to prioritise survivors of gender-based violence for RDP houses.
This includes the national special housing needs policy, which provides safe and supportive housing for people who cannot live independently.
Simelane spoke at the Young Women of Africa Miles for Change Summit in Polokwane, calling for community involvement to support survivors.
She said addressing the GBV crisis requires everyone to take responsibility and protect vulnerable women.

Two organ pieces written by a young Johann Sebastian Bach have been unveiled in Germany in a major discovery for the music world.
The works were confirmed as authentic after experts identified the handwriting of Bach’s former pupil Salomon Guenther John, who copied them around 1705.
The pieces have now been added to the official catalogue of Bach’s compositions.
They were performed for the first time in more than three centuries at St Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach once worked and is buried.
Researchers say the compositions offer rare insight into Bach’s early talent and add important new material to organ repertoire.
The Bach Archive in Leipzig continues to uncover works long believed to be lost.