Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 26 November 2025:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports Pepkor has reported another strong set of results for its 2025 financial year and opened its six-thousandth store. The retailer is now set to enter the banking sector and has already received regulatory approval from the Prudential Authority.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports the husband of 28-year-old Fatima Patel, who was murdered ten years ago, Rameez, has been found guilty of her murder in the High Court in Polokwane. Judge Joseph Raulinga said during his ruling that it was symbolic that he was delivering his verdict on the first day of the government’s 16-day campaign against gender-based violence.

Then it is reported the government has handed over the G20 presidency to the USA at the office of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation in Pretoria.

And finally there is news about the author of the Siener van Rensburg books, Adriaan Snyman, who has died at 87.

GAUTENG:

# Sowetan:

Reports on a woman’s disturbing story when a taxi driver allegedly attacked, robbed and tried to rape her. He then threw her into a river where she had to fight against the floodwaters to survive.

# And The Citizen:

Leads with: “WHY THE ANC CAN’T BOOT CYRIL”. The paper writes there is panic in the ANC about the lack of a replacement for President Cyril Ramaphosa, which could endanger the GNU.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald’s proposal that the debate on capital punishment should be reopened has been criticised from many quarters. Most members of the portfolio committee have described the proposal as unconstitutional and said it is a step back to the apartheid system.

And secondly, the paper writes the Wilderness search and rescue team struggled to rescue several people from Table Mountain over the weekend. Most people have mistaken time and were stranded in the dark.

EASTERN CAPE:

# Daily Despatch in East London:

Reports the family of Namhla Mtwa, who was shot dead in front of her house in April 2022, says they trust no one in the Eastern Cape to investigate the murder. Her dossier forms part of the dossiers investigated by the police task force on political murders.

And secondly, the paper writes a teenager was allegedly raped during a traditional ceremony on the eve of the 16-day campaign against gender-based violence.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes the Msunduzi Municipality has launched a project to clean up the mess in the city centre.

And secondly, it is reported that schools in Pietermaritzburg have banned cellphones during school hours.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Did not publish any digital version of their newspaper this morning.