Morning Newspaper Report
The headlines of the leading newspapers on 28 June 2024:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports negotiators scrambled last night to save the government of national unity after a disagreement between the ANC and DA over the ministry of Trade and Industry threatened to collapse the process. A telephone conversation between president Cyril Ramaphosa and DA leader John Steenhuisen apparently broke the deadlock.
# And Mail & Guardian on Fridays:
Has giant photos of Steenhuisen and Ramaphosa on its front page with the headline: “WHO WILL BLINK FIRST?”
GAUTENG:
# Beeld:
Also reports on the DA and ANC struggling to reach an agreement on the government of national unity. The paper writes the rand has fallen back again because of the problems.
And secondly, there is a report about the Proteas who reached the final of the T20 World Cup.
# The Star and Pretoria News:
Writes the ANC and DA are butting heads over the government of national unity.
And also reports on the Proteas’ breakthrough
# Sowetan:
Leads with “14 DAYS, 4 LETTERS, 0 DEAL”. The paper writes and so we wait and wait.
# And The Citizen:
Like many other papers, it also writes about the adversity the negotiations faced and the Proteas’ chances in the T20 World Cup final.
FREE STATE:
# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:
Has the same lead as Beeld about the negotiations.
And secondly, it is reported that the Free State Craven Week team with 15 players from Grey College beat the Bulls’ team 34-27.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Has the same lead as the two sister papers.
And secondly, the paper writes about the former high jump champion, Jacques Freitag, who went missing on June 12.
# And Cape Times:
Writes the DA’s demands could collapse the government of national unity and force the ANC to look for other partners.
And secondly reports, the Proteas are on the verge of world glory.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports during the kidnapping trial of Riana Pretorius, it was claimed that the crime was planned with her and her boyfriend’s cooperation to allegedly extort a million-rand from her father.
And secondly, the paper writes while a family from Gqeberha was anxiously waiting for their 19-year-old daughter’s return, her body was already lying in the morgue after she had been shot and killed earlier.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# Daily News in Durban:
Writes there are cracks in KwaZulu-Natal’s government of national unity.
And eThekwini is reported to have been partially placed under administration.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports the Namibian vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has warned the descendants of the Nama and Ovaherero genocide victims to carefully consider their compensation claims.
And secondly writes, a lawyer-couple from Windhoek sued a school and teacher because the school refused to move their 16-year-old son, who is allegedly being bullied, to another class.