Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 05 August 2025:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the government announced certain exemptions yesterday to accommodate exporters in light of the 30-percent tariff that comes into effect this week. Under the exemptions, competing exporters will be allowed to coordinate infrastructure, logistics and market intelligence without fear of cartel prosecution.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Firstly, reports on the sensational pigpen murder in Limpopo. The website reports that one of the three accused who appeared in court yesterday has indicated that he wants to testify for the state.

Then the website writes president Cyril Ramaphosa said at the ANC’s NEC meeting that the 30-percent tariff from the US is disastrous and punitive.

And finally, it is reported that two suspects will appear in court today after they allegedly attacked and robbed an elderly couple on a farm outside Smithfield in the Free State on Sunday.

GAUTENG:

# The Star:

Writes a whistleblower alleges the board of PRASA was fully informed about the fraud and corruption in the state-owned enterprise. The whistleblower alleges that the board was complicit but threw the CEO and CFO under the bus to take the blame.

And secondly, the paper reports on quotas that members of the Johannesburg metro police must meet to supplement the city’s budget.

# Sowetan:

Reports Johannesburg Rea Vaya bus drivers have gone on strike after it emerged that the buses were unroadworthy, unlicensed and did not meet safety requirements.

# And The Citizen:

Like The Star, the paper also writes about Johannesburg’s quotas. It reports the DA revealed that the Johannesburg Metro has set a target for metro police officers to issue fines of seven-thousand-rand per day.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports about a motor vehicle accident in Brackenfell on Saturday night that claimed the lives of four young people and seriously injured two others. The vehicle apparently crashed into a tree, after which it burst into flames. The police are investigating a case of culpable homicide.

And secondly, the paper has the same report as Netwerk24 about Ramaphosa’s speech at the ANC NEC.

EASTERN CAPE:

# Daily Despatch in East London:

Reports experts warn the Buffalo City Metro is on the verge of collapse.

And writes faulty equipment has hampered the judicial investigation into the Enyobeni tavern disaster.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes there is a mixed reaction to the new municipal manager of the Msunduzi municipality, Felani Mndebele.

And secondly reports, the fashion giant Shein has been fined more than 20-million-rand by the Italian competition authority for false information about its green status on its website.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports more than two-thirds of Grade 3 learners in Namibia cannot read a simple sentence or do basic math.

Then the paper writes Namcor’s cancellation of a requirement for a credit guarantee paves the way for Enercon to receive fuel worth millions.

And finally, the deputy minister of Mines and Energy, Kornelia Shilunga, says she grew up in a shack and that didn’t hold her back.