What's making headlines in SA?

Let's take a look at Acumen Media's collation of the week's biggest stories in South African media.

In a (rare) win for Eskom, Trillian and McKinsey have started repaying the power utility. Earlier this year, the courts ordered that Trillian and McKinsey repay Eskom R600m and R1bn, respectively. Meanwhile, Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza has backed the new CEO, Andre De Ruyter, saying that he's the best man for the job.

In other state-owned enterprises news, Transnet-related testimony has been delivered at the State Capture Inquiry. Former intelligence boss Mo Rieaz Shaik also showed up at the State Capture Inquiry, this week, unveiling that former president, Jacob Zuma, hindered any investigations into the Guptas.

If the scourge of gender-based violence was not really that clear. As President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the 16 Days of Activism campaign, news of the horrific death of 21-year-old Precious Ramabulana - who was raped and stabbed 52 times - came to light.

The news of the series of drownings at the Rocklands Beach in Sea Point, Cape Town also left many unsettled.

A police officer showed off his commitment to keeping us safe when he took on a gang of robbers in Westville. Meanwhile, some South African Airways (SAA) staff members were only partially paid following their recent strike action.

The Public Protector, Busi Mkhwebane, and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have taken their issue with public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan's involvement with the so-called SA Revenue Service (Sars) rogue unit to the Constitutional Court.

In other political news, it's a free-for-all in Johannesburg after Herman Mashaba resigned as mayor. The former Johannesburg Democratic Alliance (DA) leader left the post open, which the African National Congress (ANC) and EFF now hope to fill.

And in a sign that climate change is coming for all of us, KwaZulu-Natal experienced another tornado.

With Christmas on the way, South African consumers are gearing up for the mother of all sales, Black Friday. In the past seven days, the shopping event of the season created a total of four million unique posts - while only reaching 100,000+ in SA, those numbers are expected to rise over the weekend.

And back at it again with the tongue-in-cheek take on life in SA, Nando's released a new ad. This time, it showcases South African specifics in a Monopoly-style board game called Mzansipoli.