The headlines of the leading newspapers from 04 February 2022:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Writes Wesbank will have to pay a huge fine if the Competition Tribunal finds it was involved in anti-competitive actions with Toyota Financial Services.

# And Mail & Guardian on Fridays:

Today has a special issue with the headline: “OUR FAILING STATE”. The paper asks if president Cyril Ramaphosa can really say he did not fail.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports Eskom had to call in the original manufacturers of the equipment at the Kusile Power station in Mpumalanga as its engineers could not solve the problems.

Then the paper writes about the fire at the Fahrenheit Restaurant in Edenvale on the East Rand. The local fire brigade could not be reached by telephone and a spokesperson, William Ntladi, said in response that someone should have just come and called them because that is how they usually work.

# Pretoria News:

Writes Gauteng judge president Dunstan Mlambo had to answer numerous questions about alleged sexual harassment during his interview for the post of chief justice.

And secondly, it is reported former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng apologised for his remarks about Israel.

# Sowetan:

Reports, if the difficult questions asked of Judge Mlambo yesterday, are anything to go by, the acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will also be grilled in his interview for the post of Chief Justice today.

# And The Citizen:

Leads with the headline: “WHY MASKS MUST STAY”. The paper writes according to experts South Africa’s vaccination rate is still too low to lift this provision.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Today reports on two court cases:

Firstly, the killers of Leon Brits of Pofadder were sent to jail for life.

And secondly, the court heard Daleen van der Hoven from Zastron sustained life-threatening injuries during the attack on her.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports Transport minister, Fikile Mbalula has to accept responsibility for the huge backlog in the renewal of driving licenses. The backlog of 2.1-million will apparently be eradicated by September.

And secondly, the paper also writes about Eskom’s tribulations.

# Cape Times:

Firstly, also writes about the difficult questions Judge Mlambo had to answer.

And secondly, there is a report on security guards thwarting a cash-in-transit robbery.

# And Cape Argus:

Reports the local Western Cape economy must face numerous threats to survive.

And then the paper writes about a motor vehicle accident on the N7 in which three people were killed and 29 others injured.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Writes hundreds of pigs have died in the Eastern Cape as a result of swine flu.

And secondly, the paper reports a raid was carried out on shops in Nelson Mandela Bay to find food with a dodgy origin.

# Daily Dispatch in East London:

Reports on a taxi shooting that claimed the life of the driver and left the passengers in a critical condition.

Then the paper writes about the bad weather forecasted for Buffalo City.

Finally, there is a report on Waterworld’s opening that has been postponed.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes the province’s portfolio committee on Health paid a surprise visit to Northdale Hospital yesterday after numerous complaints from patients.

# And Daily News in Durban:

Reports former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize continues to have strong support from church leaders, traditional leaders, and ANC members in KwaZulu-Natal.

And finally, from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Writes large fines and even jail time awaits those who violate the new Lottery Act.

And secondly, there is a report about a car dealer who is facing 21 charges, after he sold people’s cars and allegedly pocketed the money.