The headlines of the leading newspapers on 09 October 2025:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, lieutenant general Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, accused DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard at the ad hoc committee of compromising a secret counter-intelligence operation. He also called for journalists to be sent to prison for reporting on classified intelligence matters. The paper writes the lives of agents in Gauteng have been put at risk after photos of a police safe house were publicly distributed.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Today firstly reports about the pigsty case in Polokwane. Sakkie Olivier, who is charged with the murder of two women, testified that he thought the women were part of a syndicate that was stealing his milk.
Secondly, the website also writes about Mkhwanazi’s testimony. He said “the country will burn” if the details of internal ANC campaigns are made public. According to Mkhwanazi, the evidence for this is in the possession of criminal intelligence.
And finally, it was announced that the late SA ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, will receive a state funeral.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Also writes about Mkhwanazi and focus on his call for journalists who disrupt intelligence operations to be investigated.
# Sowetan:
Reports Mkhwanazi said in his testimony before the parliamentary ad hoc committee that Gauteng’s so-called crime wardens, the Amapanyaza, are illegal.
# And The Citizen:
Writes according to a whistleblower, officials at the Road Accident Fund falsified invoices for luxury holidays and hotel accommodation. A total of 10-million-rand was reportedly lost this way.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Leads with the same report as Netwerk24 about Mkhwanazi.
And secondly, the newspaper writes about the motorcycle accident in Bothasig that claimed the life of 19-year-old Aldan Ruger.
EASTERN CAPE:
# Daily Despatch in East London:
Reports MPs who inspected the prisons in East London say they are shocked by the appalling conditions.
And secondly, the paper writes Fort Hare University has obtained an interdict against striking students who are disrupting the academic programme.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes that convicted murderer and former police officer Morné Croesser has died of a heart attack. He was sentenced to 18 years in 2010 for the murder of his wife Erika but was released on parole in 2022.
And secondly, it is reported the Sharks are busy preparing for their clash against Leinster.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports homemade tire spikes thrown on the C28 in the Namib-Naukluft National Park are believed to be the work of poachers who are slowing down their pursuers.
Then the paper writes motorists are legally obliged to give way to convoys carrying the president, vice-president or prime minister.
And finally, the paper writes the four major farmers’ unions, the president and the ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform will appear together on stage this year for the first time ever at the Agricultural Outlook Conference.