Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 22 November 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the government has declared the country’s food poisoning outbreak a national disaster. The paper writes that this is the most important step yet to tackle the public health crisis after president Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the immediate closure of spaza shops linked to child deaths.

# And Mail & Guardian on Fridays:

Writes that there are huge problems in South Africa’s mining industry that directly lead to illegal mining activities. According to the paper, the intervention of the police in Stilfontein is to the detriment of the area’s economy.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports diamond peddler Louis Liebenberg’s wife, Dezzi, fought back tears when her bail application was rejected. According to the newspaper, 50-year-old Dezzi’s bail application in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court failed because she could not prove that it would be in the interests of justice.

Then the newspaper writes that a charge of theft and fraud is allegedly being investigated against Dezzi’s bodyguard, Clarina Vorster. She allegedly disappeared with the Liebenberg couple’s bail money.

And finally, there is news about Bayer’s Yaz Plus contraceptive pills. Some of the packets apparently contained sugar pills and a few surprises are waiting.

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Writes there are questions about the connection between employees of the Department of Public Works and the property company SKG Africa.

And secondly, it is reported that no extension will be granted for the upgrading of electricity meters.

# Sowetan:

Reports another child, five-year-old Syabonga Mnisi, died of food poisoning in Soweto and the poisoning is turning into a disaster.

# And The Citizen:

Writes according to research, about 52-percent of household wealth is currently owned by black families compared to 32-percent by white families.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also leads with the Liebenbergs in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court.

And secondly, there is news about a video of a Bronkhorstspruit teacher, Kay van Greunen, who remembers her learners’ names just by hearing their voices.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports the Public Protector will investigate the incidence of food-related deaths and illnesses. Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka says the processes of a few government departments will be investigated.

And secondly, the newspaper also writes about the Liebenbergs and the contraceptive pill.

# And Cape Times:

Writes contaminated food items that have been thrown away are being picked up and resold.

And reports that experts are of the opinion that the drop in the repo rate is not large enough to have an impact on the economy.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the Human Rights Commission has labelled sacked DA MP Renaldo Gouws as remorseless and arrogant and that he revelled in the controversy surrounding his hate speech scandal.

And secondly, the paper writes the trial of a Pretoria woman charged with extortion has been delayed in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Gqeberha after the court failed to provide a Venda interpreter.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes that spaza shop owners in eThekwini have marched and protested about the process of registration that is now being followed.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports that although most households have already upgraded their electricity meters, thousands are expected to be without electricity when the deadline comes on Sunday.

Then the paper writes four members of the Rehoboth Block A neighbourhood watch have been released on bail after being caught with eight kudu carcasses in their possession that were apparently hunted on a resettlement farm.

And finally, there is news about the old English church in Grootfontein. Only after it was restored, it is now back on the market.