Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 09 March 2026:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports Cape Town mayor and DA leadership candidate, Geordin Hill-Lewis, says a new debate with a more pragmatic approach is needed to address black empowerment.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports a well-known Pretoria motorcyclist associated with Modderbok Adventures’ fundraising campaign for fire victims, Jason Kilian, was seriously injured in an accident near Carnarvon on Saturday.

Secondly, the website writes the Tshwane Metro will replace the signpost to “Chruch Street” in Pretoria after a decade.

And finally, there is news about the Blitzboks, who advanced to the final in Vancouver after beating Australia 19-12.

GAUTENG:

# The Star:

Writes so-called ghost vehicles worth 16-million-rand were found in Emfuleni. The refuse trucks were purchased and never delivered.

Then it is reported the Bosasa investigation will be expanded after the conviction and sentence of former ANC MP Vincent Smith.

And finally there is news about an employee from Gold Reef City who won a claim of 229-thousand-rand.

# Sowetan:

Also reports on Emfuleni’s garbage trucks that were purchased but never received. The paper writes the municipality came across the fraudulent vehicle transactions after a forensic audit.

# And The Citizen:

Writes billionaire Patrice Motsepe has officially announced that he is not interested in the presidency of the ANC. He says he does not need politics to help people.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports on the return of South African yacht captain, Hugo Hattingh to South Africa. He was seriously injured in an explosion on a catamaran in Thailand eight months ago. Hattingh shares his survival story with the paper.

And secondly, there is news about the heatwave in the Western and Northern Cape. Medical doctors are warning people to stay out of the sun.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports The Bridge Shopping Centre is to be sold for 535-million-rand.

And writes the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro is keen to make permanent appointments to deal with the city’s water crisis.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes Rio Tinto has made an 8.5-billion-rand investment in its Richards Bay operations, extending its involvement to 2050.

And secondly, it is reported that the Pietermaritzburg community is mourning the loss of a mother and her teenage daughter. Christina Joseph and Brooklyn Hemmero were tragically murdered in their home.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports a proposal by the Namibian Defence Force to convert a military operational area near Karibib into a permanent no-fly zone could disrupt tourism, mining, and emergency flights in the Erongo region.

And secondly, the paper writes that land serviced by the government should be used to benefit ordinary Namibians and not private developers.