Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 15 July 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the municipal workers’ union, Samwu today begins a first round of wage negotiations at the Local Government Bargaining Council. They are demanding a wage increase equivalent to almost three times the rate of inflation.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports according to Solidarity’s head of international liaison, Jaco Kleynhans, former president Donald Trump would win if the American presidential elections were held today. He says Trump’s election campaign got a boost with the failed assassination attack. Furthermore, the paper writes the American Secret Service will have to answer many difficult questions about Trump’s security.

And secondly, the paper writes Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu proved in the Springbok test against Ireland on Saturday that he looks like a future superstar.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes there are fears that violence could break out in the USA after the attack on Trump.

And reports that the MK Party plans to march against Helen Zille of the DA.

# And Sowetan:

Reports the former CFO of VBS Bank, Phillip Truter has been released on parole after three years. He was the first of the bank’s staff members to come clean about the looting of the financial institution.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Has the same lead as Beeld about Trump.

And secondly, it is reported that all the tickets for Saturday’s Springbok test against Portugal in Bloemfontein have already been sold out.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Beeld and Volksblad.

And secondly, the paper reports on the storm damage in the Western Cape. The province has now been officially declared a disaster area and more than 150-thousand people have been left homeless.

# And Cape Times:

Also writes the assassination attempt on Trump may improve his chances of being elected president.

And secondly reports the National Student Financial Aid Scheme is giving universities more power to handle the payment of student grants.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports a doctor was hijacked in the parking lot of the Dora Nginza Hospital. It’s just another incident where medical personnel are in danger and an urgent appeal has been made for better security.

And secondly, the paper writes the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality allegedly paid 381-thousand-rand for housing a council member in the past two years.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban and The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Reports six firefighters died in a runaway fire in Boston in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. Three firefighters died at the scene while three others died in hospital due to serious burns.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports a high school in the Oshikoto region has informed pupils’ parents that the school’s doors will not open for the second semester. However, the issue has since been settled.

Secondly, the paper writes the medical doctor and his 58-year-old mother, who were allegedly involved in the molestation and rape of the doctor’s seven-year-old son, were granted bail in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court.

And finally, there is news about the recovery of a four-year-old Namibian girl who was kicked by a horse in Zambia on Father’s Day. She suffered a severe skull fracture.