Morning Newspaper Report

The announcement of the new Cabinet dominates the news today:

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 01 July 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports president Cyril Ramaphosa has added two ministries to his Cabinet with the announcement of 33 ministers who will form part of the government of national unity. Ramaphosa said he had to expand the Cabinet to ensure that all parties of the government of national unity were included.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the leader of the DA, John Steenhuisen is South Africa’s new minister of Agriculture in the government of national unity. The paper writes Steenhuisen’s party boasts five more ministers and six deputy ministers.

Secondly, the paper gives a complete breakdown of the new Cabinet.

And finally, there is a report about the Proteas’ nail-biting final against India in the T20 World Championship and the sadness afterward.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Also reports in detail on the Cabinet announcement and questions the decision to include parties such as the DA and FF+.

# Sowetan:

Reports Ramaphosa’s new Cabinet must know what awaits them. Priorities are fighting crime, providing clean water, and delivering health services to start with.

# And The Citizen:

Leads with: “MEET YOUR NEW GOVERNMENT”. The paper writes Ramaphosa said last night that all the ministers are up to the job.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also leads with the appointment of the new Cabinet. The newspaper has the same lead as Beeld.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Beeld and Volksblad.

And secondly, it is reported the rating agency Moody’s has upgraded the City of Cape Town’s credit rating from stable to positive, recognizing the city’s continued strong and improved operational and financial position.

# And Cape Times:

Refers to the new Cabinet as Ramaphosa’s “inflated gravy train” and writes that he has only rewarded those who are loyal.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports a 23-year-old nine-month pregnant woman from Nelson Mandela Bay was shot dead in broad daylight this weekend. She bled to death on her parents’ sitting room floor.

And secondly, the paper writes an illegal structure in the environmentally sensitive Papiesfontein was demolished by the Kouga Municipality.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Leads with: “RAMAPHOSA NAMES CABINET”. The paper writes after much anticipation, the Cabinet was announced.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports stable patients from the Katutura State Hospital have been temporarily transferred to a field hospital while the hospital undergoes renovation and repair work.

And secondly writes, according to the minister of Finance and State Enterprises, Iipumbu Shiimi, Namibia will use the largest part of its oil resources itself, mainly because of the Petroleum Act which provides for it.