Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 17 April 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Writes the International Monetary Fund lowered its growth outlook for South Africa to 0.9-percent compared to the Reserve Bank’s forecast of 1.2-percent. The fund says the medium-term outlook is the weakest in decades.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the accused murderer, Werner de Jager was ill and according to the Department of Correctional Services, rumours about his suicide are unfounded.

Then the paper writes about the principal of Garsfontein High School in Pretoria, Leon Bantjies, who drew attention to the school’s open day next week with a racing car on the rugby field.

And finally, there is a snippet about the murder case against Madeleine Ackerman from Ballito who admitted she drowned her four-year-old daughter in a bucket.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Write the deputy minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Bernice Swarts’ alleged attempt to shut down the newspaper has failed. It is about a businessman who claims that the minister swindled him.

And secondly, it is reported the Gauteng Department of Health is urgently investigating the rise in the number of cases of food poisoning among children.

# And Sowetan:

Reports it has come to light that millions have been spent by a company that was appointed to improve the image of football boss Danny Jordaan amid numerous scandals.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also leads with the De Jager story.

And secondly, the paper writes about a giraffe calf that was born at the historic Doornkloof Voortrekker farm.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead report as Beeld and Volksblad about reverend Liezel de Jager’s alleged killer.

And secondly, it is reported that the process has begun to find a successor for the rector and vice-chancellor of Stellenbosch University, professor Wim de Villiers.

# And Cape Times:

Writes Ster-Kinekor is going to retrench 236 employees.

And reports the smaller parties in the Western Cape support the leader of the Patriotic Alliance, Gayton McKenzie.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the Volkswagen Group Africa has reaffirmed its connection with the Eastern Cape and announced it will invest four-billion-rand in its Kariega plant.

And secondly, the paper writes residents of the Gqeberha neighbourhood, Newton Park, are furious after a group of homeless people pitched tents on a street corner in the residential area.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes there was chaos in eThekwini yesterday when taxi gangs blocked the main routes to Durban.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the verdict in the court case about 20-thousand hectares on which a Russian billionaire plans to develop a guest farm, is expected in August.

And secondly, writes there are indications that Namibia will experience serious food shortages – especially in staple cereals.