Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 11 July 2025:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says structural load-shedding has been eradicated with Eskom set to improve its energy availability factor to more than 70-percent by the end of the financial year.

# Mail & Guardian on Fridays:

Writes the dust has not yet settled around South African soccer boss Danny Jordaan. The soccer association’s financial statements are now being requested for forensic examination.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports the ANC is frustrated with the slow pace at which land reform is progressing and has pledged its full support for expropriation without compensation.

Then the website writes that chief justice Mandisa Maya has questioned the statements made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. She says such allegations cannot be made without evidence because it undermines the public’s faith in the justice system.

And finally, there is a report on the 15-year prison sentence for former police officer Johan Marais for the murder of activist Caiphus Nyoka in 1987.

GAUTENG:

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Writes there is widespread hope for combating HIV after the US Food and Drug Administration approved an injectable HIV prevention drug. Lenacapavir only needs to be injected twice a year. The question, however, is whether South Africa can afford it.

# Sowetan:

Reports Transport minister Barbara Creecy says her department has approached banks to negotiate special repayment agreements for taxi operators to ease the debt burden that she says is the cause of the taxi conflict.

# And The Citizen:

Writes about an investigation into the irregularities at a rehabilitation centre. There are allegations of violence, torture, and even sexual abuse in the name of religion.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports the ANC is under pressure over its declining membership. The party has lost 107-thousand members in the past two years. The paper writes it is mainly professionals who are leaving the party. The information is contained in the ANC’s annual report.

Then the paper writes the Weather Service has predicted further severe weather and rough seas for the Western and Northern Cape.

And finally, it is reported the agents of the American Secret Service who were on duty during the attempt on President Donald Trump’s life before the election have all been suspended.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has decided to grant the Development Agency another 90 days to manage the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

And secondly, the paper writes that everything is ready for the Boks’ second test against Italy tomorrow in Gqeberha.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Reports 20-year-old Paige Bell, formerly of KwaZulu-Natal, was murdered on board a yacht in the Bahamas. Police have arrested a 39-year-old man.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the legal team representing the eight accused in the Namcor-Enercon corruption case, says five of them had their cellphones confiscated without a warrant. They want the case withdrawn on technical grounds.

Then the paper writes it will cost 4.85-billion-rand to fix public transport in Windhoek and surrounding towns.

And finally, it is reported Windhoek’s housing shortage currently stands at about 300-thousand units, and this is driving rental prices to unaffordable levels.