Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 05 August 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the president of ActionSA and former mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba has warned the ANC that if it does not remove Al Jama-ah councilor Kabelo Gwamanda as mayor, it will withdraw his conditional support from the party.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the South African Olympic long jumper, Jovan van Vuuren revealed yesterday after a poor performance in the Stade de France that he received death threats on Saturday. This is related, among other things, to the use of prohibited substances and the suicide of a friend. The police are investigating the case.

And secondly, the paper writes the mayoral committee member for Corporate and Shared Services in the Johannesburg Metro, Loyiso Masuku says she has evidence of financial misconduct in the metro.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Also reports on ActionSA’s conditions regarding the Johannesburg mayor and writes Kabelo Gwamanda is on his way out.

And secondly, the paper writes South Africa has now become one of the largest drug-trafficking countries in the world.

# And Sowetan:

Reports the police rescued 90 Ethiopian citizens from a house in Lyndhurst in Johannesburg where they were held under terrible conditions by kidnappers.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also leads with the threats against Jovan van Vuuren.

And secondly, the paper writes about the guard of honour that was formed at the Mediclinic Bloemfontein for 54-year-old Carel Theron van der Merwe, who was declared brain dead after falling down the stairs. Van der Merwe was on his way to the theatre to donate his organs.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Beeld and Volksblad.

Then the paper writes the imbizos held by president Cyril Ramaphosa to inform the public were sharply criticised after it was revealed that it cost 45-million-rand in the past eight months.

And finally, there is news about a young leopard that caught a calf on a farm in Groot Marico. He was caught and released far from his existing hunting ground.

# And Cape Times:

Writes Ramaphosa blamed the failed metro councils for the ANC’s loss of votes in the election.

And reports the DA’s federal council chairperson, Helen Zille, accused the Freedom Front Plus of having acted in bad faith.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the parents of a teenager from Hankey have many unanswered questions after she committed suicide as a result of being bullied at school.

And secondly, the paper writes the popular Richmond Hill Street Music Festival has been cancelled after the municipality withdrew its sponsorship.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes the premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Thami Ntuli says that one of the main reasons investors withdraw from the province is high crime levels. He called for all parties to work together to combat crime.

# And The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Reports clean-up work is still underway after a devastating fire left factories, warehouses, and offices in Manchester Road, Raisethorpe in ruins. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the man who refers to himself as “the people’s general”, Michael Amushelelo’s assets will be forfeited to the state due to fraud complaints.

And secondly, the paper writes more than 152-thousand voters were registered during the last four days of voter registration. This is an average of 38-thousand per day.