Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 15 December 2025:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Buti Manamela, has suspended the registration of Damelin, City Varsity and ICESA City Campus. This follows after the private higher education institutions have been experiencing serious problems for months.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports AfriForum claims that journalists are allegedly paid by the government to defame the organisation’s name.

Then the website writes the DA has denied allegations that members and donors of the party want to get rid of John Steenhuisen as party leader.

And finally, it is reported that the number of cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the Free State and Limpopo has increased further.

GAUTENG:

# Sowetan:

Has closed its doors for 2025 and will be available again on 7 January 2026.

# And The Citizen:

Writes the Judicial Service Commission is fighting an uphill battle to investigate all the complaints against judges. There are 176 cases in which a decision has not yet been made, and in the meantime, confidence in the courts is being undermined.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports several fatal accidents occurred on Western Cape roads over the past weekend. In one of the accidents, a 20-year-old Leap official, Lyle Thomas, was killed on Jakes Gerwel Drive. During the first 11 days of December, 28 people have already died on the province’s roads.

And secondly, the paper writes about the 180-million-rand wall that the Cape Town municipality wants to build at the airport to protect visitors.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the former CEO of the South African National Boxing Commission, advocate Mava Malla, is likely to be charged with theft of more than 19-thousand-rand after a client’s money disappeared.

And secondly, the paper writes the Nelson Mandela Bay metro is questioning a report that the water at the city’s main swimming beaches is polluted.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes, today is a decisive day for the premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Thamsanqa Ntuli, and the future of the government of provincial unity.

And secondly, it reports over a hundred drunk drivers were arrested in Estcourt, uMhlanga Rocks and Empangeni over the past weekend.

And finally, from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports farmers in the Namib-Naukluft and central regions say they are losing the battle against organised poaching syndicates. The reasons include poor investigations, low fines and repeated bail for suspects.

And secondly, the paper writes new forensic findings on the recent fatal stabbing in Rehoboth have raised many questions. It now appears that the victim, 26-year-old George Haubab, inflicted the wounds himself.