When you think about November 2025, a month marked by major political shifts, tech showdowns, and urgent public failures. It’s not just a date on the calendar—it’s when global power structures shifted, infrastructure broke down, and sports seasons turned decisive. This was the month Dick Cheney died, the U.S. locked down AI chips, and a school in Johannesburg flooded with raw sewage after a decade of neglect. These aren’t random events. They’re connected by one thing: systems under pressure.
Take Dick Cheney, the former U.S. Vice President whose policies shaped two decades of American foreign policy. His death in Virginia sent ripples through political circles, forcing a reckoning over the legacy of the War on Terror. Around the same time, Donald Trump, a former president whose actions still move global markets, banned Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chips from export. That move didn’t just hurt tech companies—it pushed China to accelerate its own chip development, turning a commercial decision into a national security gamble. Meanwhile, in South Africa, Johannesburg Water, the agency responsible for the city’s infrastructure, admitted a concrete block had clogged a sewer pipe under Laerskool Esperanza Primary School for over ten years. No one fixed it. Kids were forced to learn amid sewage. These are the kinds of failures that don’t make headlines for long—but they ruin lives every single day.
Sports didn’t escape the chaos. In the Netherlands, AFC Ajax, a club with a storied history in European football, was pushing hard for the Eredivisie title, while SC Heerenveen fought to stay relevant. Halfway across the world, in Brazil, Internacional and Santos played a 1-1 draw that could decide who lifts the Brasileirão 2025 trophy. Fans streamed it on Fanatiz, showing how global access to local sports has become the norm. These aren’t just games—they’re economic engines, community rituals, and emotional lifelines.
November 2025 didn’t feel like a normal month. It felt like a turning point. The old rules were breaking. Leaders died. Tech got weaponized. Public services failed. And in the middle of it all, people kept showing up—to play, to protest, to demand better. What you’ll find below isn’t just a list of articles. It’s a snapshot of a world in motion: where politics, technology, and everyday survival collide. Read on. You’ll see how the world changed in just 30 days.
25 Nov
Internacional and Santos drew 1-1 in a tense Brasileirão 2025 clash at Estádio Beira-Rio, with Alan Patrick and Álvaro Barreal scoring. U.S. fans streamed the match via Fanatiz as the title race tightened with just two rounds left.
24 Nov
AFC Ajax faces SC Heerenveen on January 19, 2025, at Abe Lenstra Stadion in a crucial Eredivisie clash. Ajax, on a three-game win streak, are heavy favorites to extend their lead over PSV Eindhoven, while Heerenveen seeks a rare upset to revive European hopes.
18 Nov
A concrete block clogged a sewer pipe for over a decade, causing raw sewage to flood Laerskool Esperanza Primary School in Newlands, Johannesburg. Johannesburg Water says repairs are imminent, but funding for a permanent fix remains stalled.
18 Nov
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled Jubilee Party's 2027 election strategy, criticizing the dismantling of Linda Mama and pushing for constitutional reforms to prevent internal sabotage, as the party seeks to revive after its 2022 defeat.
4 Nov
Dick Cheney, the influential 46th U.S. Vice President who shaped the War on Terror and Iraq invasion under George W. Bush, died at 84 in McLean, Virginia, on November 4, 2025. His legacy includes controversial policies and a late-life break with the GOP.
3 Nov
President Trump bans global access to Nvidia's Blackwell AI chips, restricting them to the U.S. alone — a move that deepens the tech divide with China, shocks markets, and could accelerate China's semiconductor independence.