Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 04 September 2026:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the EFF and MK Party’s legal teams say no one is above Parliament and president Cyril Ramaphosa’s review application of the Section 89 panel report is just a delaying tactic to set aside the impeachment proceedings. They argued in court that parliamentary authority is being undermined.

# Mail & Guardian:

Reports allegations of serious corruption exposed by whistleblowers have shaken Transnet to its foundations. The allegations relate to procurement irregularities by some senior managers at the state-owned enterprise.

# Die Papier:

Firstly, reports about the scrum controversy in which the Boks were involved this week. The paper has a special pull-out poster today that supporters can take to the rugby. It reads: “SCRUM BOKKE, SCRUM!”

Then the paper writes businesses and investors are holding their breath to see which administration will take over Johannesburg after the local elections. Government expert professor Alex van den Heever warns that if the management does not change, many of them will likely take their money elsewhere.

And finally, it is reported that although food inflation has fallen to its lowest level in years, electricity, transport, fuel and other essential expenses still take up a larger share of household income.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports the ANC says corrupt councillors cannot hide in coalitions. The paper writes the party has requested the Public Protector to investigate allegations of fraud and corruption against the Tshwane mayor, doctor Nasiphi Moya.

And secondly, the website writes that the DA has brought additional charges against the minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton Mckenzie, to the attention of the Public Protector.

GAUTENG:

# The Star:

Reports hitmen Khayelihle Shabalala and Thabo Mathonsi have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of uMngeni chief whip and DA councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu. The paper reports the KwaZulu-Natal Political Murders Task Force has described the conviction as a major breakthrough in the fight against political murders in the province.

# And Sowetan:

Reports Spring Day celebrations are the latest fad to take hold at schools. One deaf learner’s hearing aid was damaged and the paper reports a string of criminal cases have been laid over learner behaviour.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports that the Department of International Relations and Cooperation has dismissed as trivial a photo of the South African high commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, with former president Jacob Zuma and Ajay Gupta. The paper writes the department insists there was no direct interaction between Sooklal and Gupta.

And secondly, the paper reports on the poor telephone communication with Magistrates’ Courts. Most of the time, the people who answer the phone do not speak English.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the Hawks have stopped their investigation into the allegations made by the mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, Babalwa Lobishe, and that the NPA has closed the case. The paper writes the alleged extortion charges against a former leader of the GOOD Party, Siyanda Mayana, have been withdrawn.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes the Transnet National Ports Authority has confirmed that a vessel collided with a quay in the Durban port. The paper reports the cargo ship has according to Transnet, been moved to an alternative berth, while the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the Sandpiper project is under fire again. The minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi, has appealed against the decision to allow phosphate mining.

Then the paper writes malaria has already claimed 122 lives in Namibia this year.

And finally there is news about Republikein’s Bridal Couple of the Year.