The headlines of the leading newspapers on 27 October 2025:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the ratings agency Moody’s has expressed doubts about Eskom’s ability to use the capital markets again for funding in the next three years to raise billions of rand to invest in infrastructure. Moody’s says executing Eskom’s ambitions will not be easy.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports the ANC welcomed the statement by a group of Afrikaners who reject the misuse of their identity for far-right American goals. Presidential spokesman Vincent Magwenya referred to the signatories as compatriots and said the rest is just noise.
Then the website writes the beloved meteorologist and weather presenter, 33-year-old Anika de Beer, has lost her battle with cancer.
And finally, it is reported that an instructor and student are unharmed after they performed an emergency landing on the grounds of the Alberton Hoërskool on the East Rand. They ploughed through the school’s tuck shop during the landing.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Also writes about the statement by a group of prominent Afrikaans-speaking South Africans rejecting a recent move by the US government to prioritise white South Africans for refugee status, calling the underlying message dangerous and false. This group has received widespread support, including a strong endorsement from the ANC.
# Sowetan:
Reports a group of matrics from Soweto are being refused permission to write their exams because their private re-writing centre forgot to register them. The centre says they kept quiet about it because they feared an outcry on social media.
# And The Citizen:
Writes like Netwerk24 about the group of Afrikaners who cannot identify with the far-right abuse of their identity in the USA.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports the Department of Education and AfriForum are joining hands in the High Court in Pretoria today to obtain a ruling on the publication of the matric results. The Information Regulator is opposing the case as it believes it is a violation of the matrics’ privacy.
And secondly, the paper writes about the veldfire that broke out in Gansbaai. Firefighters from surrounding areas came to help, and a light rain that fell also brought the fire under control.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports there are new plans to get rid of Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor, Gary van Niekerk. Even if it seems that the fraud case against him may be withdrawn.
And secondly, the paper writes the Bay is ready for a bright festive season.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes Tony Forbes says his son, the late rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, was not a murderer and did not murder his fiancée Anele Tembe.
And secondly, reports on South Africa’s removal from the grey list.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports renovation work on the iconic Reho Spa is continuing, with repairs to the swimming pool and some of the braai facilities due to be completed by the second week of November.
Then the paper writes the Namibian Ports Authority says plans are in place to ensure that the Lüderitz and Walvis Bay ports meet current and future demand.
And finally, it is reported that Swakop Uranium, which operates the Husab uranium mine, has declared its first profit of 562-million-rand for the 2024 financial year.