Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 26 August 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi has announced a two-week amnesty period in which lawyers can withdraw fraudulent claims due to medical negligence without fear of prosecution. This forms part of a nationwide effort to prevent dishonest practitioners from costing the state and patients billions of rand.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the body of the owner of Pick n Pay in Standerton, Reneé Lea was found with some of her stolen possessions in her vehicle in Moreleta Park in Pretoria. She is believed to have been attacked in her home.

Then the paper writes about Garsfontein High School’s 36-30 win over Waterkloof High School in the final of the North Vaal Cup competition.

And finally, there is news about the arrest of 11 members of a syndicate that led people into traps and robbed them through Facebook.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Reports like Business Day about Motsoaledi’s amnesty.

And writes the Hawks are happy with their breakthroughs in investigations and prosecutions.

# Sowetan:

Reports on the loss of two more lives in a building fire in Johannesburg. The paper writes that the mayor, Dada Morero visits the site, but nothing further happens.

# And The Citizen:

Writes the minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen has launched an investigation into an amount of 500-million rand that apparently disappeared in the Department of Agriculture. It was intended for a vaccine plant for animals.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Leads with the death of a well-known couple from Villiers. The owners of Flo-Scan Technologies in the town, Willie and Beulah du Toit died in a car accident outside the town on Friday evening.

Secondly, there is a report on the memorial service for the editor of Volksblad, Dirk Kok, which took place at the weekend.

And finally, the paper writes the fence erected around the playing field of the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein is there to protect spectators and players.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports like Business Day on the amnesty for fraudulent medical claims.

Then the paper writes a man who allegedly robbed the Alfonso Arries Primary School was attacked by the community and the police had to intervene to save his life.

It is also reported it may take another two weeks before power will be restored to large parts of Gqeberha after damage caused by gale-force winds.

And finally there is news about the wildfire in the Hogsback area which is under control.

# And Cape Times:

Also writes about the minister of Health’s amnesty period.

And reports that the Hawks are looking for suspects in a failed transit robbery.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports like Die Burger about the damage to the power grid in Gqeberha.

And secondly, the paper writes about plans to curb the waves that are damaging Gqeberha’s northern coastline.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes the Hawks have made major breakthroughs against armed robbers in KwaZulu-Natal. In one case, three security guards were sentenced to 190 years for their part in a robbery on the South Coast.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Heroes’ Day is commemorated in Namibia today and the newspaper will be published again tomorrow.