Morning Newspaper Report
The headlines of the leading newspapers on 24 November 2023:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the South African Reserve Bank is of the opinion that the Competition Commission is the right authority to investigate the manipulation of the rand.
# And Mail & Guardian on Fridays:
Writes the humiliating failure to prosecute a former chief executive of Eskom, Matshela Koko indicates the state’s inability to investigate serious crime.
GAUTENG:
# Beeld:
Reports the establishment of a new unit similar to the Scorpions will provide the National Prosecution Authority with the ability to successfully prosecute state capture cases. The need for such a unit was highlighted by the Zondo Commission.
And secondly, the paper writes the current heat wave may hold good news for increased rainfall to follow.
# Sowetan:
Reports a former employee of Home Affairs who is connected with an alleged forged document syndicate, Charlotte Bens-Edward was arrested again just after she left the court. There are currently two fraud cases against her.
# And The Citizen:
Also writes about the Prosecuting Authority’s failed prosecution of Koko with a five-year investigation that resulted in nothing.
FREE STATE:
# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:
Reports several reports have been submitted to the High Court in Bloemfontein that film mogul Boet Troskie was unhappy with how his wife Tracy treated him. Tracy disputes Troskie’s will and claims his mansion in Bloemfontein.
And secondly, the paper writes Mpho Sekulisa has been appointed as the first female deputy president of the Free State Rugby Union. Sekulisa is a former player for the Free State women’s rugby team.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports former Springbok coach, Carel du Plessis is furious because his son, Riis did not receive the necessary medical treatment after he suffered a concussion during a Sevens tournament at the Kraaifontein rugby club. Du Plessis lodged a complaint with the WP Rugby Union.
Then the paper writes local swimmers rescued a man from Sandton and his eleven-year-old daughter from the sea in Herolds Bay.
And finally, there is news about a traffic officer from Klawer, Esmeralda du Toit, who appeared in court with her husband after she shot a man who allegedly threatened her family in the leg. The man is believed to be one of a group that was armed with pangas.
# And Cape Times:
Writes about copper thieves who stole from Transnet and were sentenced to 20 years in prison.
And reports on the state’s plans to recover hijacked buildings.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports the Infrastructure and Engineering Department of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has spent only a fraction of its capital budget. The department will have to act quickly to use the money in the current financial year for service delivery projects.
And secondly, the paper writes scouts are looking for ordinary people to act as actors in films.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# Daily News in Durban:
Firstly, writes about parents who marched on an eThekwini school after allegations that the deputy principal raped one of the learners.
And reports on a rally where women emphasised that no rape may be swept under the rug.
# And Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Reports on a new passenger ship terminal that has been opened,
and writes about the huge losses suffered by the local water board.
And finally, from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports dilapidated quarantine facilities in the northern areas resulted in livestock farmers in three regions not being able to sell slaughter animals for eleven years.
And writes the Namibian National Oil Company, Namcor’s debt of 1.9-billion-rand threatens the company’s survival.