Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 12 January 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports on a proposed bill according to which judges will be involved in the appointment of the boards of state enterprises. The goal is to depoliticise the process.

# And, Mail & Guardian on Fridays:

Writes about the Fikile Mbalula fiasco in the ANC and the party that is apparently not at all bothered by the statement that there were lies about Nkandla’s swimming pool.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Dedicates its entire front page to South Africa’s case against Israel at the World Court in The Hague. The paper reports, according to experts Israel has its back against the wall when it presents its case today.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes South Africa presented an exceptional case at the World Court.

And reports that the ANC has shown no change or growth in the past 30 years.

# Sowetan:

Leads with: “YOU CAN’T JUSTIFY GENOCIDE”. The paper reports this was the central theme of South Africa’s case in The Hague.

# And The Citizen:

Writes Israel described South Africa as “Hamas’ legal arm” and the “greatest form of hypocrisy in world history” following the country’s case in the International Court of Justice.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also leads with the World Court case in The Hague. According to experts, it is not South Africa that is leading the case, but rather the ANC.

And secondly, there is a report about a Bloemfontein resident, 68-year-old Gerda Pretorius, who was the 31-millionth passenger of the Table Mountain Cable Car.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Volksblad.

And secondly, it is reported opposition parties are concerned about the theft of firearms from the police. In the past fiscal year, more than one-thousand-700 weapons were stolen.

# And Cape Times:

Writes all the setbacks the ANC has experienced will determine the legacy of President Cyril Ramaphosa.

And it is reported more than three-thousand kilometres of railway have been abandoned.

EASTERN CAPE:

# Daily Despatch in East London:

Also reports on South Africa’s case in The Hague.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes former Ukhozi FM presenter, Ngizwe Mchunu who said he would not allow EFF leader Julius Malema to campaign in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal, has been warned to keep his comments under control.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports, the water canal from the old Berg Aukas Mine to the Omatako Dam has been dry since last Friday and many farmers along the canal are suffering.

And secondly, the paper writes the man accused of murdering a 64-year-old woman from Rehoboth, 29-year-old Romario Beukes, was denied bail. It came to light that Beukes was on bail for another alleged murder at the time of the incident.