Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 18 July 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe wants to involve private investors to develop the Sapref Refinery in Durban to increase South Africa’s refining capacity.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports for the second time in less than six months, taxpayers will have to shell out for parliamentary pomp and ceremony – this time between six- and 14-million-rand. The opening of Parliament takes place tonight in the Cape Town City Hall.

And secondly, the paper writes the remains of major Tolla Pieterse arrived at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes former president Jacob Zuma wants his ANC disciplinary hearing to be held in public.

And reports the investigation into the looting of VBS Bank pits ANC cadres against each other.

# Sowetan:

Reports the convicted murderer, Sandile Mantsoe, who is currently serving a sentence of 36 years for the murder of his girlfriend, Karabo Mokoena, was found guilty of fraud and a further 15 years was added to his sentence.

# And The Citizen:

Writes South Africans should ask today on Nelson Mandela International Day what Madiba would think of South Africa.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports 110 new houses have been erected and handed over to the victims of the silt dam disaster in Jagersfontein in 2022.

And secondly, the paper writes six-year-old Erik Potgieter from Bloemfontein is very sad that his hero, Pieter-Steph du Toit will not be playing for the Springboks against Portugal on Saturday.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Beeld about the opening of Parliament. The paper writes there are strict rules in place to prevent the disruption of the opening.

And secondly, there is news about a home renovation handyman from Mossel Bay, Andru Burger, and his helper, Jacobus Esterhuysen who appeared in court on charges of housebreaking and theft.

# And Cape Times:

Writes former judge Nkola Motata, who was arrested for drunk driving in 2007, has submitted documents to the Constitutional Court to challenge his impeachment which cost him his job in February.

And reports the Court of Appeal has ruled that drone fishing is against the law.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports already struggling small businesses that use prepaid electricity meters must now pay an additional monthly charge of 334-rand-and-12-cents as part of Nelson Mandela Bay’s tariff structure.

And secondly, the paper writes the body of another diver washed up in Nelson Mandela Bay led officials to widen their investigation into the illegal abalone trade.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes about the six firefighters who died in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. According to experts, firefighters are not properly trained.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports residents of Windhoek held a peaceful protest against the city’s management of services and accounting practices.

Then the paper writes after chaos broke out during a town council meeting, four council members stormed out. The municipality of Walvis Bay’s legal representatives have now also withdrawn.

And finally, there is news about Nelson Mandela International Day, which is commemorated today.