The headlines of the leading newspapers on 07 July 2025:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says the private sector contributions to the Transformation Fund for Enterprise and Supplier Development will be kept separate and centrally managed.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports the police commissioner in KwaZulu-Natal, lieutenant general Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has made sweeping revelations about alleged political interference in the investigation of political murders in the province. Mkhwanazi directly implicated the minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, and opened a criminal investigation against him. Mchunu has since denied the allegations.
Then the website writes two brothers from the rock group Akkedis were attacked and robbed at their home in Somerset West yesterday. Arthur and Rudi Dennis were at home, as well as one of the brothers’ girlfriend.
And finally there is news about the flooding in Cape Town. The page writes hundreds of people have been affected by the flooding after heavy rainfall since Friday. The city’s joint operations control centre is still on alert as the Weather Service has predicted more rain for the area.
GAUTENG:
# The Star & Pretoria News:
Writes while tributes are pouring in for former deputy president David Mabuza, there are those in Mpumalanga who believe he took the darkest political secrets to the grave with him.
And secondly, president Cyril Ramaphosa himself is reportedly going to intervene following the revelations by Mkhwanazi.
# Sowetan:
Leads with: “DID THE MINISTER SHIELD CRIMINALS?” The paper reports the revelations by Mkhwanazi have prompted the parliamentary portfolio committee on Police to convene an urgent meeting.
# And The Citizen:
Writes the chairperson of the DA’s federal council, Helen Zille, says president Ramaphosa must realise that dialogue is a two-way street. No one can be forced to participate in dialogue.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Leads with the rain and flooding in Cape Town, and also reports about the members of Akkedis who were robbed.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports the Hawks have warned that the kidnapping of the daughter of a nightclub owner in Gqeberha is at a sensitive stage. Ebenese Williams was kidnapped shortly after seven in the evening outside her boyfriend’s house on Thursday.
And secondly, the paper also writes about the revelations in KwaZulu-Natal.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Also writes extensively about the revelations of the provincial police commissioner.
And secondly, the paper has a photo gallery of all the fashions at the Durban July this past weekend.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports Namibia’s reclassification by the World Bank as a lower-middle-income country could bring new funding opportunities for non-governmental organisations.
And secondly, the paper writes more than eight neighbourhoods in Okahandja are plagued by persistent sewage spills that raise serious health concerns among residents.