Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 08 November 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports Eskom says it has started the process of cutting power supply to City Power due to unpaid bills of 6.3 billion rand, of which 4.9 billion are overdue. The newspaper writes residents of Johannesburg can spend Christmas in the dark.

# And Mail & Guardian on Fridays:

Leads with “NOTHING IS SECURE” The paper writes customers are the losers as banks struggle to stay ahead of AI-driven cyberattacks.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the Mozambican opposition believes the time has come for a revolution. The paper writes yesterday the police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters against the country’s election results. The Mozambican minister of Defence, Cristóvão Chume says the army is ready to intervene.

And secondly, the paper reports experts say South Africa must drastically improve its diplomatic relations with America, especially now that Donald Trump is going to become president again.

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Writes Dali Mpofu who has now also moved from the EFF to the MK party says they have already started to establish MK in 2022.

And secondly, the newspaper also writes about the expected power crisis in Johannesburg.

# Sowetan:

Reports on the nightmare experience of a South African truck driver, Andrew Teme, who was caught up in the Mozambican protests. He says young boys armed with machetes pulled him out of his vehicle and assaulted him.

# And The Citizen:

Writes the Mozambique crisis has a negative effect on South African businesses.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports the Court of Appeal reserved judgment in the appeal case by dr. Nandipha Magudumana to have her arrest in Tanzania declared illegal. She claims her arrest was nothing more than an illegal extradition.

And secondly, the paper writes the Springboks have excellent weather and good training conditions to prepare for the test against Scotland.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports the secretary general of the ANC, Fikile Mbalula has lashed out against the chairman of the DA’s federal council, Helen Zille who constantly endangers the government of national unity with her statements. He says the DA can withdraw if they want.

Then the paper reports on the body of a boy who was found after being attacked by a dog. The Herald in Gqeberha reported on this in detail yesterday.

And is there news about children under 16 in Australia who will henceforth be banned from using social media.

# And Cape Times:

Also writes about Mbalula who lashed out against against Zille.

And also reports on Dali Mpofu’s move to the MK Party.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports dozens of unemployed residents of Nelson Mandela Bay have allegedly kidnapped a woman who works in a DA ward councilor’s office, claiming that she promised them jobs.

And secondly, the paper writes when Rachel Kolisi arrived at a Women’s Circle Business Workshop in Gqeberha, she was given a standing ovation by 140 women.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes the community is upset about the sudden closure of a Hindu school in eThekwini.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports more criticism has been voiced about the Namibian Statistics Agency’s 2023 Population and Housing Census report. The report is described as inaccurate, unreliable and weak.

Then the paper writes about the challenges for the government to protect and sustainably manage Namibia’s marine and inland fisheries.

And finally, there is news about the farms Sukses and Doornkom, 80 km south of Otjiwarongo, which received rain of between 20 and 40 mm on Wednesday.