Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 30 March 2026:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports MTN has made a number of key appointments to its board. The group includes five independent non-executive directors with diverse experience. According to MTN, the changes are part of its strategy to improve its operations and focus on growth.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports on president Cyril Ramaphosa’s warning to SACP members who are also ANC members that they can only canvass votes for the ANC in the election. This follows the SACP’s decision to contest the election independently.

Secondly, the website writes at least eight-million Americans participated in three-thousand-three-hundred events to protest against president Donald Trump’s authoritarian style of government, strict immigration policy and the war in Iran.

And finally, there is news about thugs in Italy who stole more than 400-thousand KitKat chocolate bars that were on their way to Poland.

GAUTENG:

# The Star:

Writes Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya’s suspension of the chairperson of the mayoral committee for Corporate and Shared Services, councillor Kholofelo Morodi, has been welcomed by ActionSA. The party has also suspended her following an assessment of her conduct, including an alleged inappropriate relationship with a municipal official and the use of non-formal management channels.

And secondly, it is reported three journalists have been killed in an Israeli attack. The incident took place in southern Lebanon and the journalists were allegedly travelling in a marked media vehicle.

# And Sowetan:

Reports Ramaphosa has instructed the cabinet to devise plans to protect citizens from the impact of the fuel price hikes. Finance minister Enoch Godongwane is part of a subcommittee to seek solutions.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Firstly, reports on the sudden death of a 32-year-old rugby player from Barrydale, Hermin Bon. He collapsed in the dressing room after a match on Saturday and later died in hospital.

Then the paper writes the Swartberg Pass is still closed after the floods this past weekend. There is serious damage to the road surface. Meiring Poort has since been opened to traffic.

And finally, the paper also has news about the major KitKat theft.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports that the chief of staff to the mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Mlungisi Lumka, has accused the mayor, Babalwa Lobishe, of lying to Parliament. Lumka says there is chronic dysfunction in the municipality, including unanswered correspondence and management failures.

And secondly, the paper writes sewage leaks are causing large-scale fish kills at the Swartkop River estuary.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes it is increasingly common for elderly people to be dropped off at state hospitals to receive care there.

And secondly, it is reported schools are struggling to pay tariffs and have applied for relief.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports Namibia has allocated more than 17-billion-rand for the development of the Baynes hydropower project on the Kunene River to provide stable baseload power.

And secondly, the newspaper writes eight weeks of the 12-week maternity leave of female employees at the University of Namibia are unpaid.