Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 22 April 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the metalworkers’ union, NUMSA has put its members in the steel sector on alert while it negotiates pay increases with the Metals and Engineering Bargaining Council. The trade union is the largest in the country with more than 450-thousand members.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Leads with the discussions held on a cultural treaty for Afrikaner organisations. A further meeting will be held today at the Voortrekker Monument. The Presidency said in response that it does not understand the need for the grouping as cultural rights are protected in the Constitution.

Secondly, the paper writes the Lions rugby team called on the public to support them in their clash against Munster this coming Saturday. The Lions beat the Irish team Leinster 44-12 this past weekend.

And finally, there is a snippet about the first four-thousand-500 out of ten-thousand police recruits who report today.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Report the police in Tshwane launched a search after the murder of the popular comedian and DJ, Peter Mabuse.

And secondly, the paper reports the former speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s request for state financial assistance for legal costs is illegal according to experts.

# Sowetan:

Reports politicians do anything to garner votes for the election. From braiding hair, and washing laundry, to supplying food for the community.

# And The Citizen:

Writes there is widespread speculation about who the ANC will choose as a coalition partner if it does not obtain a majority in the election. The possibility exists that it will approach the EFF, but some analysts believe that the DA is not ruled out.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Has the same lead as Beeld about the proposed Afrikaner organisation.

And secondly, the paper writes about the suicide of 16-year-old Riané Coetzee from Bloemfontein High School. She took an overdose of pills.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Also leads with the new Afrikaner organisation.

And writes a FlySafair plane from OR Tambo to Cape Town had to turn around due to damage to landing gear.

# And Cape Times:

Writes president Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC is the only party to be reckoned with in KwaZulu-Natal.

And writes there are more than 30-thousand unfilled teaching positions.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports a man from Kariega was arrested because he allegedly planned and carried out his own kidnapping. Xolile Ben Douw disappeared on April 16, leading his family to believe he had been kidnapped. He even demanded a ransom of 60-thousand-rand.

And secondly, the paper writes chaos broke out after an exchange of words between the deputy president of EP Rugby, Roger Serfontein and a representative of Young Collegians, Dan Ngcape. Management members called for an early management election.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes while politicians are canvassing for votes in KwaZulu-Natal, the call from the community about RDP houses collapsing falls on deaf ears.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports a Norwegian and Namibian company plans to supply high-value Atlantic salmon to export and local markets from three locations in the open sea, northwest of Lüderitz.

And secondly, the paper writes the wife of the farmer who shot the trained tracking dog Troy on his farm last week gave their side of the story via a WhatsApp message.