Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 25 September 2026:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the South African pharmaceutical industry has warned of a projected general increase in medicine prices of 2.88-percent by October of this year. This marks the second adjustment this year and is due to rising input costs. The industry also warned that shortages of certain medicines may occur.

# Die Papier:

Firstly, reports in detail following an in-depth interview with the US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell. Issues addressed include the list of South Africans barred from entering the US, AGOA, “white genocide,” and the relationship between the two countries.

Secondly, the paper covers Ernst Roets and Lex Libertas’s “White Cross” project in America. Roets states that the crosses represent the murders of white and black farmers, while Barend la Grange of the Afrikaanse Vereniging van Suid-Afrika expresses concern regarding the project’s impact on tourism.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports an application by two ANC members challenging the party’s Eastern Cape candidate list has been dismissed by the High Court in Makhanda. The ANC maintains that there are established channels for members to air their grievances.

Secondly, the website reports the parliamentary portfolio committee on Police has expressed concern over inaccuracies in police statistics regarding crimes against women and children.

GAUTENG:

# The Star:

Writes president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation soon regarding the government’s response to gender-based violence and the investigation into the murders of women in and around Ekurhuleni. He announced this yesterday during his speech at the National Heritage Day celebrations in Oudtshoorn.

# Sowetan:

Reports Ramaphosa, in his Heritage Day message, stated that gender-based violence is a national disgrace and cannot be part of the country’s heritage. He called for the next generation to inherit a safer South Africa.

# And The Citizen:

Leads with: “WHEN BOSS BECOMES BEAST”. The paper writes about the harassment of women in the workplace by a person in a position of authority.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports further on the suicide of 42-year-old Pretoria attorney and liquidator Christopher Roos, who shot and killed his son and mother in the same incident. The paper writes there had been death threats before the incident and his ex-partner had reportedly obtained a court order against him.

Secondly, the paper reports three men were arrested while attempting to carry away a traffic light that had been damaged in an accident in Kenilworth. Their antics were captured on video.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Leads with: “A HERITAGE OF PRIDE AND PAIN”. The paper reports on the breakthroughs already achieved in protecting heritage treasures in Nelson Mandela Bay, the areas requiring intervention, and finally, heritage sites—such as museums and parks—that have fallen into total disrepair.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Reports the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel has set up a crystal meth laboratory on a farm near Swartruggens to supply Australia and New Zealand—the world’s most lucrative markets for the drug.

Secondly, the paper reports Lake St Lucia is currently under threat, a situation that could jeopardise its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The estuary is undergoing an “ecosystem shift” into a freshwater wetland, which could lead to the extinction of marine fish species and a decline in the area’s biodiversity.

And finally, from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Firstly, reports on the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Namibia. The Grootfontein, Gobabis, and Windhoek shows are to proceed without cattle and small livestock. Meanwhile, the chief state veterinarian has urged farmers not to import illegal foot-and-mouth disease vaccines or to vaccinate animals within the foot-and-mouth disease-free zone.

Secondly, the paper reports the minister of Urban and Rural Development, Sankwasa James Sankwasa, compared the behaviour of certain members of Parliament to that of dogs.