Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 12 April 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Writes Sibanye-Stillwater has announced that it will undertake additional restructuring at some of its gold mines that could lead to thousands more layoffs. The company says around three-thousand permanent jobs and 915 contractors are at risk.

# And Mail & Guardian on Fridays:

Reports on the possibility of a government of national unity after the election.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the spokesperson of the MK Party, Nhlamulo Ndhlela says they will not form a coalition with the ANC after the election and Afrikaans voters are welcome to vote for this party.

And secondly, the paper writes about South Africa’s MMA world champion, Dricus du Plessis, who took part in the Cowboy Cup Car Race in Lephalale, Limpopo.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Write according to a report from Parliament’s ethics committee, all senior members of Parliament will be exposed to a lifestyle audit after the election.

And it is reported former president Jacob Zuma has once again accused president Cyril Ramaphosa of manipulating the legal system regarding the Phala Phala issue.

# Sowetan:

Reports, according to the state, shootings at Fort Hare University were used to create fear and negotiate more contracts for security personnel.

# And The Citizen:

Writes teachers are the new target of violence. Education unions are concerned after two teachers were murdered last week.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports Stanley Bakili was found guilty in the Supreme Court of having planned the murder for hire of the managing director of the City Med Day Hospital, Louis Siemens in 2018.

And secondly, the paper writes a 19-year-old student at the Central University of Technology, Tato Molaodi, was attacked and killed in his residence in Willows. A third-year student was wounded in the same incident and is recovering in hospital.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Beeld about the MK Party’s declaration of love to Afrikaans voters.

Then the paper writes a statue of Madiba has been vandalised in Nelson Mandela Bay – possibly by scrap metal thieves.

And finally, there is news about two thieves who were caught for stealing more than two-million-rand worth of Lego blocks from shops in Auckland, New Zealand.

# And Cape Times:

Writes the minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Blade Nzimande has dissolved the board of the National Financial Aid Scheme for Students with immediate effect.

And also reports on lifestyle audits for MPs.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports a power outage that forced 57-year-old Kholeka Ntshiza from KwaNobuhle to light a candle led to a fire that caused her death.

And secondly, the paper writes the choice of St George’s Park for the Cricket World Cup in 2027 will be an important injection for this city’s tourism industry.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Write a shortage of the drug Whoonga in Pietermaritzburg has raised fears that addicts will turn to crime.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports trade unions and employers are concerned their control over the vocational training fund of the Namibian Training Authority is being taken away.

And secondly, there is news about a company in Walvis Bay offering its diving rescue services free of charge to communities that do not have access to it.