Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 14 February 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the Equality Court ordered the Financial Intelligence Centre to hand over reports on suspicious and unusual transactions from Steinhoff, EOH, KPMG, and Tongaat Hulett to a group of black businessmen. The group claims banks discriminate when they close business accounts due to concerns about possible risks.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Leads with the disconcertment of the South African concession rugby unions over the alleged sale of an interest in the South African Rugby Union to the American Ackerley Sports Group.

 And secondly, Li-Anne Grobler from Pretoria is reported to be very worried after her two pet dogs were stolen along with her Toyota Fortuner.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes the ANC may not have a choice but to lure former president Jacob Zuma back to the party.

And secondly, the paper reports more peanut butter products have been withdrawn from the market.

# Sowetan:

Reports the Tshwane Municipality is in trouble after failing to spend 600-million-rand of its infrastructure grants from Treasury. He has to pay it back in a few days.

# And The Citizen:

Writes the deputy chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Sylvia Lucas of the ANC has been sharply criticised for her statement that load-shedding is not a big deal. She was reminded that many people are losing their jobs and businesses are closing their doors due to load-shedding.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Today continues its reporting on the Sorour murder case in Ficksburg. Advocate Willie Edeling, appearing on behalf of the murder accused, Rudi Gericke argued in court that the murdered Evan Sorour’s father, Reuter, apparently was the first to use violence.

And secondly, there is news about the more than 200 old cars of the late Louis Coetzer that will be auctioned.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Leads with the same story as Beeld about the supposed American interest in SA Rugby.

And reports advocate Nick de Jager, doctor Derek Swemmer and Penny van der Bank will now also investigate the controversial items found in Stellenbosch University’s Wilgenhof Residence.

# And Cape Times:

Writes an upward adjustment in sales tax will hit consumers very hard.

And warns readers against Valentine’s Day scammers.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports known ANC members in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Council have allegedly joined Zuma’s MK party.

And writes residents of Kamesh and KwaNobuhle live in fear after four people in the community were shot dead in the past week.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Leads like Business Day with the Equality Court’s ruling against the Financial Intelligence Centre and label it as a breakthrough against economic sabotage.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports another tender for the supply of pharmaceutical products to the ministry of Health and Social Services is being tested in court.

And writes president Nangolo Mbumba says the Namibian economy has once again surpassed the growth level before the Covid-19 pandemic.