Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 22 July 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports president Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race yesterday. He is backing vice president Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democrats’ candidate against the Republican, Donald Trump. Biden said on X that he will finish his term in January 2025 and pledged to address the nation this week.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Also leads with Biden’s decision to step down. The paper reports analysts say that the Democratic Party is now in a crisis because they must find a vice-presidential candidate before November to run in the election with Kamala Harris.

And secondly, the paper writes about the warm reception when the Springboks and Portugal played against each other in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Has an entire front page filled with photographs of people who are missing. The paper writes the country has a huge problem. In many cases, kidnappers demand ransoms from family members and in some cases, the abductees are drugged and sold into the Johannesburg drug underworld. Some victims are killed for their body parts.

# And Sowetan:

Reports on what the newspaper refers to as Gauteng’s latest cancer scandal. The organisation Cancer Alliance will submit a court application tomorrow regarding the approximately three-thousand patients who do not receive treatment.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Dedicates its entire front page to Saturday’s Springbok victory in Bloemfontein. More than 42-thousand spectators watched the Boks triumph with 64-21 over Portugal.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Beeld about Biden.

And secondly, it is reported that the police have made a breakthrough in their investigation into the murder of Marlene Prinsloo from Gqeberha and the attempted murder of her friend Juan Landsberg.

# And Cape Times:

Also writes about Joe Biden paving the way for America’s first black female president, Kamala Harris.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu will pay a visit to the city amid a crime wave in Gqeberha.

And secondly, it is reported the man who allegedly shot a 14-year-old boy when he was picking pecans will appear in court today.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes the government of provincial unity in KwaZulu-Natal is under pressure due to disputes between the IFP and ANC.

# And The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Reports the tourism industry in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is under pressure.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports a court order compels the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule in Windhoek to move a grade 10 learner to another class as he is allegedly being bullied by the teacher.

Then the paper writes that B2Gold’s Otjikoto gold mine’s planned layoff process continues, amid good production and exploration results.

And finally, there is news about Prisca Anyolo who was crowned as the new Miss Namibia in Lüderitz.