November 2025 News Archive: Streaming Outages, Rugby Controversies, NBA Records, and Police Corruption

When you think of November 2025, a month defined by cultural explosions, institutional clashes, and real-time drama across sports, tech, and politics. It wasn’t just another month on the calendar. It was the month Netflix cracked under its own weight, rugby officials faced global backlash, a basketball legend made history again, and a corruption probe in Cape Town exposed deep ties between police, politicians, and crime.

First, the streaming outage, the largest in Netflix’s history, triggered by the premiere of Stranger Things season five. Two million users lost access on November 26, even after the company boosted bandwidth by 30%. This wasn’t a glitch—it was a cultural moment. The show’s finale arc pulled in more viewers than ever, proving that global entertainment still has the power to crash systems. Meanwhile, in South Africa, the Springboks, the national rugby team that won the World Cup in 2023. were furious after Franco Mostert’s red card got overturned, but only after three similar incidents in three matches. They called it a pattern, not a mistake. World Rugby’s rules, they said, are applied unevenly—and player safety is being used as an excuse to punish their team.

On the basketball court, LeBron James, the 40-year-old icon playing his 23rd NBA season. did something no one else ever has: led his team to a 140-126 win on his debut, while Luka Dončić dropped 37 points at Crypto.com Arena. This wasn’t just a game—it was a passing of the torch, with both stars proving age doesn’t matter when talent does. And back in Cape Town, the real drama was quieter but far more dangerous. Shadrack Sibiya testified before Parliament about his links to Brown Mogotsi and ‘Cat’ Matlala, revealing WhatsApp messages that tied a suspended minister to a murder suspect in a police tender scandal. The Political Killings Task Team, a unit disbanded amid corruption claims. wasn’t just shut down—it was buried. And now, the truth is coming out.

November 2025 didn’t just happen. It exploded—in living rooms, on rugby fields, in arenas, and in courtrooms. These aren’t random stories. They’re connected by one thing: power. Who controls the screen? Who decides the rules on the field? Who protects the players—and who protects the corrupt? And who’s left to speak when the system tries to silence them? This archive holds the answers. You’ll find the full reports, the leaked messages, the stats, the reactions. No summaries. No fluff. Just what happened, when it happened, and why it matters.