Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 10 February 2025:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the week ahead is exceptionally busy with Parliament coming out of recess and opposition parties having their say on president Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Union address last Thursday. President Donald Trump’s executive order on South Africa’s expropriation policy will also be in the spotlight.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports more than 20-thousand Afrikaners have already inquired with the South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA about possible relocation to America.

Then the webpage writes Elon Musk has requested that the leader of the EFF, Julius Malema, be declared an international criminal. According to the page, Malema said Musk can go to hell.

And finally, there is news about 16-year-old James Palmer from Port Alfred who saved a mother and two children from the sea with his surfboard.

GAUTENG:

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Writes the South African Reserve Bank must still be held accountable as the standing committee on Finance investigates the billions of rands in retirement funds that were allegedly embezzled during the Steinhoff saga. The chairperson of the committee, Joe Maswanganyi, says the Reserve Bank is not absolved of its responsibility to collect employees’ funds.

# Sowetan:

Reports there is a wave of thefts of traffic lights in big cities. This causes chaos and metro police personnel have to step in to do traffic control.

# And The Citizen:

Leads with: “TRUMP STIRS HORNET’S NEST”. The paper writes Trump’s actions can be used as criticism of Ramaphosa.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Also reports on the 20-thousand who have inquired about refugee status.

Then the paper writes the police are investigating allegations that the controversial diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg, is receiving special treatment in detention.

And finally, there is a report about an Australian snake catcher who caught 102 venomous snakes in the backyard of a house in Sydney.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports many hopeful students are stranded in Gqeberha without accommodation, food or money to return home. They travelled to the city in the hope of getting a place at Nelson Mandela University after being provisionally accepted.

And secondly, the paper writes local politicians in Nelson Mandela Bay are already busy canvassing for votes for the 2026 local government elections.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes that there is a huge shortage of ambulances in KwaZulu-Natal.

And reports on the good times achieved at the Midmar Mile.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Today pays tribute to the country’s founding president, Sam Nujoma who passed away over the weekend with a giant photo of Nujoma on the front page.