The headlines of the leading newspapers on 09 April 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports president Cyril Ramaphosa said at the reception of diplomats’ credentials non-interference is the golden rule. He warned the US ambassador, Brent Bozell, and others against interfering in the host country’s affairs.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports according to experts, the two-week ceasefire between the US/Israel and Iran will not be long enough to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Then the website writes ActionSA has filed a complaint against the minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe, for receiving two vehicles worth one-million-rand from the Chinese without declaring it.
And finally, there is news about a foreign tourist visiting the Kruger National Park who was fined two-thousand-five-hundred-rand after he got out of his vehicle to take pictures of lions.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Writes the Constitutional Court has ordered Cash Paymaster Services to repay more than 81-million-rand to the South African Social Security Agency. The court ruled that CPS must repay adjusted profits obtained from a contract that was previously declared invalid.
# Sowetan:
Reports former Aurora employees are still waiting for their payouts after 15 years due to protracted legal action and delays in collecting funds. Aurora Empowerment Systems is owned by former presidents Nelson Mandela and Jacob Zuma.
# And The Citizen:
Leads with: “US SA LIGHTS PEACE PIPE’. The paper writes Bozell says he has grown to love South Africa and there is mutual respect.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports a first-year student at the Cape Peninsula University for Technology was killed at the university’s District Six campus. The Central Police Station is investigating the incident.
Secondly, the paper writes about airline tickets that can cost up to two-thousand-rand more due to fuel prices.
And finally, it is reported a police clerk from Bothaville in the Free State has appeared in court with another person after allegedly trying to sell four lion cubs for 100-thousand-rand each.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports on a secret donor who paid a student’s tuition fees.
And writes protests brought Gqeberha to a standstill yesterday.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes local airlines in South Africa, including FlySafair, recently introduced a temporary fuel surcharge to adjust ticket prices due to rising fuel costs. This surcharge came into effect on 12 March 2026 and applies to flights departing on or before 12 May 2026.
And secondly, it is reported foreigners in Pietermaritzburg’s shops are targeted by the community.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports the Namibian government has allocated 164-million-rand to manufacturers of medical equipment that will be delivered in the next three months.
And secondly, the paper writes the grandmother whose young boyfriend beat her grandson to death tells what happened on the fateful day.