Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 18 December 2024:

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Writes about a report by the Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools on problem areas in the country’s schools. The report highlights, among other things, the lack of space in schools, inadequate infrastructure and arrears in school fees as some of the main problems.

And secondly, the paper reports work on Johannesburg’s water infrastructure has been completed, but residents will still have to wait until everyone has water.

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Reports the Sekunjalo Group will take Nedbank and the other commercial banks to the Competition Tribunal over the closure of the group’s bank accounts.

# And The Citizen:

Writes the ANC does not stand a chance of winning its appeal against the MK Party for the use of the Umkhonto we Siswe emblem.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Leads with a warning by the president of Free State Agriculture, Francois Wilken. He says the farming industry is facing its biggest crisis ever. He says farmers are in financial, emotional and spiritual trouble and no attention is being paid to the real problems in the industry.

And secondly, it is reported parts of the Northern Cape and Free State have received welcome relief after rain fell on parts.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports former president Jacob Zuma is now openly begging for money for the MK Party. However, political analysts are of the opinion that the party does have money otherwise it would not have done so well in the elections.

And secondly, the paper writes the taxi industry is concerned about the large number of fatal accidents in the Eastern and Western Cape over the past weekend.

# And Cape Times:

Writes hundreds of graduates are having their qualifications withheld because they still have study debts.

And reports about the sewage crisis in Heinz Park.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports that chaos reigns in the Gqeberha Communications Office. There are allegations of verbal abuse, unfair labour practices, intimidation and threatening behaviour. Some staff want to resign.

And secondly, the paper writes spaza shop owners in Gqeberha say they are confused about how to provide documents when it takes months to get their hands on the documents.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes that although the premier of KwaZulu-Natal believes the future of the province is rosy, a crime expert has drawn a dark future based on the latest statistics.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the Namibian cybersecurity landscape has seen a significant increase in cyber-attacks in 2024, with more than 1.1-million incidents between January and September this year.

And secondly, the newspaper writes normal rainfall is predicted during January to March 2025.