The headlines of the leading newspapers on 01 April 2025:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the ANC and the DA were on the verge of signing a historic agreement late yesterday to approve the budget through Parliament. The paper writes if the agreement is concluded, it will mean that the two anchor parties in the government of national unity have passed the toughest test since the formation of the coalition government last year.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Also leads with the expected agreement between the ANC and DA. The website reports negotiators on both sides have conceded that concessions are needed to make the agreement succeed.
Secondly, there is news about the KKNK that started last night in Oudtshoorn.
And finally, it is reported seven-year-old Johandré Blom, who lost his arm in a crocodile attack, is recovering well.
GAUTENG:
# The Star & Pretoria News:
Writes about the seven-year-old Cwecwe who was allegedly raped by the principal of Bergview College in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. The paper reports that the incident has brought gender-based violence back to the attention of South Africans.
And secondly, former president Thabo Mbeki is reported to have questioned the country’s leadership skills.
# Sowetan:
Reports the minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has instructed municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal to report on every cent spent on relief. The province received 1.4-billion-rand.
# And The Citizen:
Leads with: “BUDGET: DO OR DIE DAY”. The paper also writes about the expected agreement between the ANC and DA.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Also reports about the expected agreement between the ANC and DA and Johandré Blom recovering well.
And then it is reported the Toyota Corolla Cross has become the favourite of car thieves. The Toyota Fortuner used to be at the top of the list.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports there was chaos in Nelson Mandela Bay yesterday when the taxi industry blocked the main routes to protest against the city’s poor road network.
And secondly, the paper writes that dark times await the city’s residents with electricity increasing by 12.74-percent, water and sanitation by 5.5-percent, property rates by five-percent, and refuse removal by six-percent.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Also writes about minister Hlabisa’s condition on emergency funds.
And reports that the so-called Khan Road killer who allegedly murdered a man in the Khan informal settlement in March appeared in court yesterday.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports the High Court has ruled that the state can no longer seize legal property that is mixed with illegal income. The decision relates to the seizure of property obtained through crime.
And secondly, the paper writes three judges have dismissed the appeal of the so-called Swakopmund butcher, Thomas Florin.