The headlines of the leading newspapers on 25 May 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports MPs are seeking interim rules to conclude president Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment inquiry as quickly as possible. There are also requests for interim guidelines based on the Busisiwe Mkhwebane case to speed up the process.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports the DA wants the Public Service Commission to investigate civil servants who address study groups in the run-up to departmental appearances before portfolio committees. The party says such officials do not act impartially.
And secondly, the paper writes the murderers of 71-year-old Ernst Marais and his 73-year-old wife Dina in the Kruger National Park have not yet been found. There is also no trace of their vehicle, a green Ford Ranger double-cab bakkie.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Also writes about the murdered Marais couple. According to the police, the main focus now is to locate their missing vehicle as a hijacking may have taken place.
# Sowetan:
Reports that there are concerns about the delivery of water to communities by water tanker trucks as widespread water cuts are expected again.
# And The Citizen:
Writes Eskom’s housing project for the Kusile power station, which was built at a cost of more than a billion rand, is now abandoned and is being looted daily.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Firstly, also reports about the murders in the Kruger National Park. Relatives say the Marais couple were a “dear” couple and tributes are pouring in from everywhere. It was the first time that such a murder has been committed in the national park.
Secondly, the paper writes about the song Nangu Mlungu that was recorded about the minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, and is spreading like wildfire on social media.
And finally, there is news about an unidentified flying object in Wilderness.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports the Coega Green Ammonia Project is making significant progress towards its goal of producing one million tonnes of green ammonia annually by 2030. The project has now received support from the European Commission, which could open doors for international buyers.
And secondly, the paper writes the poor condition of roads has been cited as the reason for the increase in Algoa bus fares.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes African ambassadors and High Commissioners have jointly boycotted South Africa’s Africa Day event in the North West province in protest at the country’s handling of the growing anti-immigrant sentiment.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Namibia is celebrating Africa Day today and there is no edition of the newspaper.