Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 05 January 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Mail & Guardian on Fridays:

Leads with: “THE YEAR OF THE OPPOSITION”. The paper writes everybody is conspiring against the ANC in one way or another.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports on the court appearance of 43-year-old Eugene Botha from Rondebult on the East Rand who is charged with the murder of his father, Johan, his mother, June, and his sister Suné.

Then the paper writes about how the Cheetah rugby player, Tapiwa Mafura, and a former Mrs. South Africa and Mrs. Worldwide, Anette Kasselman chased down and caught a cellphone thief in Bloemfontein.

And finally, there is news about 158 vultures that will be moved from the North West to the Eastern Cape to protect them from poisoning.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes about the plans of the Patriotic Alliance to take over border control.

And reports on career suggestions for matriculants who have passed their exams.

# And The Citizen:

Writes experts believe that South Africa’s court case against Israel in the International Criminal Court will damage the country’s relationship with the USA and certain Brics countries.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also reports on South Africa’s intended case against Israel and writes about the disadvantages this entails for the country’s international relations with the USA, Russia, and China.

Secondly, the paper also writes about Kasselman and Mafura’s cellphone heroism.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Volksblad.

And secondly, the paper reports the Department of Correctional Service has rejected allegations in the international media that Oscar Pistorius has received death threats behind bars.

# And Cape Times:

Writes Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi may face a charge of contempt of court after he failed to comply with a court order to review the status of foreign workers.

And secondly, the paper has news about intensified action at national borders that is bearing fruit.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports a war of words between the Walmer police station commander and a warrant officer has escalated after the colleagues have now filed criminal charges against each other.

And secondly, there is news about a benefactor who picked up an envelope with hundreds of rand and returned it to the owner.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes the family of the late playwright Mbongeni Ngema has rejected Yolanda Wanda Moncho’s claim that she and Ngema were married.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the World Food Programme’s project to grow vegetables for the Epako Community in Gobabis empowers the residents and helps around nine thousand people in their fight against malnutrition.

And secondly, the paper writes the rhino calf that arrived at the Rhino Momma Project in October 2022 is doing very well after being rejected by her mother. The rhino’s carer, Juliette Erdtsieck says Venasha lives in a camp with three rhino cows and their calves.