Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 11 November 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the trade union NUMSA says it is consulting its legal team following a decision by steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal SA to lay off 107 workers shortly before Christmas.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Firstly, reports on a horrific accident this past weekend outside Mokopane in Limpopo. Five members of one family died when the tire of their vehicle allegedly burst. The family’s father, Flippie van Wyk, came across the accident.

Secondly, the paper writes the Lebombo border post with Mozambique has been reopened and no incidents have been reported.

And finally there is news about the Bokke’s 32-15 win over the Scots.

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Reports the newly appointed secretary general of the MK Party, Floyd Shivambu says he is already preparing for 2029.

And secondly, the paper writes about a second spaza shop owner who was murdered.

# Sowetan:

Reports Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is demanding that all businesses be re-registered as a first step to deal with the deadly food poisoning crisis. According to new regulations, those who do not comply will be blacklisted for five years.

# And The Citizen:

Leads with “STATE CAPTURE IS STILL HERE”. The paper writes civil society groups that have launched an anti-corruption campaign say that it appears that the government’s action against state capture is lax.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports Free State Agriculture says livestock theft is the biggest problem in the province. Up to 50 animals per day are stolen with an estimated annual loss of one-billion-rand.

And secondly, the paper also writes about the Bokke’s victory.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports on the death of twins, 22-year-old Alex and Zoë Arends, when their vehicle crashed into a wall in Saldanha’s main road. At this stage, it is not clear whether a second vehicle was involved.

And secondly, the paper also writes about the reopening of the Lebombo border post without any incident.

# And Cape Times:

Writes about former president Jacob Zuma’s appointment of Floyd Shivambu as secretary general of the MK Party.

And reports on the new regulations for spaza shops after the food poisoning deaths.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports former senior officials of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro are now obliged to repay 7.6-million-rand for a controversial tender contract related to the city’s bus system.

And secondly, the paper writes after a three-year legal battle, Goodyear SA was ordered to re-employ 54 workers they had dismissed at the Kariega plant.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes there are still concerns about the incidents of food poisoning in townships.

And reports Pietermaritzburg’s natural forests are under pressure.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the city of Windhoek will collapse if it cannot block pre-paid power meters to recover arrears.

And secondly, the paper writes over a period of 11 years since 2014, an average of about two churches per week has been registered in Namibia.