The headlines of the leading newspapers on 29 July 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the Public Investment Corporation has appointed consultants to restore the culture of the corporation in the midst of the leadership crisis. According to a survey, the organisational culture is weak, leading to low staff morale and distrust.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports the municipalities that have not yet received their payments will receive them under strict conditions by Friday. The minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has warned government departments owing billions of rand to municipalities that if they do not settle the amounts by September, he will turn off their money taps.
And secondly, there is news about the arrest of two suspects in Luxembourg for the murder of three French citizens outside Pretoria earlier this month. One of the suspects is the ex-husband of one of the victims.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Writes the EFF has approached the Constitutional Court for urgent intervention to set aside a judgment of the Western Cape High Court that halted Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment proceedings against president Cyril Ramaphosa. They argue that the judgment unlawfully interferes with Parliament’s constitutional responsibilities.
# Sowetan:
Has a front page photo of a bare piece of land with a single tree in Protea Glen in Soweto. The paper reports the Special Investigation Unit found that nine-million-rand Lotto money was to be used to build a sports and recreation centre. The unit has ordered 16 people involved in the project to repay the money.
# And The Citizen:
Leads with: “TRUMP’S YOUNG AFRICAN FANS”. The paper writes that according to research by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation, two-thirds of Africa’s youth support president Donald Trump. They allegedly believe he can offer them a better future.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Has the same lead as Netwerk24 about the payments to municipalities.
And secondly, the paper writes about a dispute over sandcastles that broke out on the beach in Fish Hoek.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports about the parking lot at King’s Beach being flooded with sewage. This poses a serious health hazard to visitors.
And secondly, the paper writes the body of 35-year-old Shane Arends has been found. He was kidnapped from his home in Chatty on July 9 by a group of men posing as police officers.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes about the government’s plan to invest directly in the country’s grassroots economy. The paper reports the initiative is aimed at formalising and empowering the informal sector, especially spaza shops, which are essential for local trade and employment.
And secondly, it reports on the weather warning of heavy rainfall issued for KwaZulu-Natal.
NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports the draft environmental management plan for Dorob and three other national parks regulates routes and operators that the ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has never mapped or consulted. Tourism operators and the Tour and Safari Association of Namibia have requested that the plan be stopped for the time being.
And secondly, the paper writes the High Court will now have to determine whether the Namibian police acted lawfully when they prevented the Fishrot accused, Marén de Klerk, from accessing more than 1.3-million-rand in retirement benefits.