The headlines of the leading newspapers on 29 June 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports Transnet says its new port management rules are not linked to the crackdown on illegal immigrants. This follows that the rules on documentation will come into effect at the Durban port in July.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports a Canadian goal in the 92nd minute broke the hearts of Bafana Bafana and its supporters when South Africa was eliminated from the World Cup.
And secondly, the website writes the USA and Iran have attacked each other again after a ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Writes hundreds of Soweto residents marched through parts of the township with sticks and knobkieries on Saturday, demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave South Africa. The Johannesburg Metro Police say they monitored a series of spontaneous marches in Soweto yesterday, with groups of residents moving to various police stations.
# Sowetan:
Reports panic broke out among foreigners in South Africa on the eve of the anti-immigrant protests tomorrow. The paper writes hundreds have descended on their embassies to flee the country.
# And The Citizen:
Writes with tension on knife’s edge and thousands of migrants fleeing the country, it is important that readers plan their day tomorrow. The paper outlines routes that will be passable.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports the former leader of the DA, John Steenhuisen, has lashed out at the decision to move him as minister of Agriculture. However, the new DA leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, says he only acted to benefit the party. He says if you make a mess up, you have to get out.
Secondly, the paper writes about a student from the University of Cape Town who was rescued from a tidal pool by a woman.
And finally, there is also news about Bafana’s defeat.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports cable thieves posing as technicians convinced the community that the work was legitimate, one resident even offered them a cool drink while they worked.
And secondly, the paper also writes about the joys, but especially the sorrows, of Bafana Bafana at the World Cup.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes there is growing support for saving the historic Harwin’s Arcade in Pietermaritzburg. The walkway near the city’s theatre area is now occupied by squatters and is in a terrible state.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports the minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, says three ambulances responded to the mass accident at Mariental nine months ago and transport was not the cause of the deaths.
Then the paper writes the murder accused, Harvey Boulter, says he has no intention of fleeing
And finally, there is a report about two families with children who were allegedly robbed at gunpoint at the community rest camp at Spitzkoppe in the early hours of Saturday morning.