Wild Coast Oil Ruling: South Africa’s Constitutional Court has halted Shell-led offshore oil and gas exploration along the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast, citing unlawful licensing and inadequate community consultation. Marine Health Watch: South Africa’s DFFE confirmed pilchard herpesvirus in Western Cape sardines for the first time, launching a task team while stressing no evidence of risk to people or a need to suspend commercial fishing. Weather: A fine, cool weekend is forecast across South Africa, with morning frost in parts of Gauteng, Free State and elsewhere, plus windy conditions in the Northern Cape. Food Prices & War: Black Sea grain disruption is pushing wheat prices higher after Russian and Ukrainian port strikes knocked out key terminals, tightening global supplies. Horn of Africa Trade: A Horn of Africa Initiative roadmap validation meeting in Nairobi agreed priorities for cross-border trade, feeding into a ministerial push next month in Addis Ababa. Diplomacy: Switzerland appointed Dr Thomas Oertle as Ambassador-designate to Ghana, Benin and Togo. Kidnapping Update: An American missionary kidnapped in Niger in October was released and handed to U.S. officials after more than nine months. Women’s Football: South Africa’s Banyana Banyana beat Nigeria 2-1 to keep World Cup 2027 hopes alive, with Ghana also winning to secure playoff berths.