Morning Newspaper Report
The headlines of the leading newspapers on 27 November 2023:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the alleged manipulation of the rand in which the Competition Commission involves 28 banks, had according to the National Treasury, no influence on the rand exchange rate and is not the cause of the rand’s decline over the past decade.
GAUTENG:
# Beeld:
Leads with the tragedy in the Molopo Nature Reserve in North West where animals are dying because the water infrastructure has collapsed. The funds to sink boreholes and erect pumps have only now been made available and the local farmers have provided help in the meantime.
And secondly, 38-year-old Leon Roode from Tzaneen is reported to be one of three athletes who were robbed during the Cape Town Ultra Field Race on Saturday. The incident took place in the Table Mountain National Park.
# Sowetan:
Reports on the plight of truck drivers who have to wait in queues for up to a week at the Lebombo Border Post with Mozambique and earn only 650-rand. Border management says the traffic volume has doubled and appealed to the Presidency to intervene.
# And The Citizen:
Writes ANC branches are boycotting the party’s candidate nomination process because they are unhappy with the levels of service delivery and the fact that office bearers are neglecting them.
FREE STATE:
# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:
Firstly, reports on the arrest of a suspect for the murder of rev. Liezel de Jager from Amanzimtoti on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. The paper reports the accused will appear in the Magistrate’s Court in Durban today, but does not report, like many other media, that he is De Jager’s husband Werner.
And secondly, the paper writes the controversial sociology lecturer from the University of the Free State, Pedro Mzileni has resigned. He was in the news for alleged racist statements and only a year in the university’s service.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Also leads with the arrest in the De Jager case and secondly also reports on the robberies on athletes who took part in the Ultra Field Race.
Finally, there is a report about an elephant in Kenya that gave birth to twins – a very rare phenomenon.
# And Cape Times:
Writes about Prasa’s success with its actions against staff members who committed fraud worth millions of rand.
And talks to experts about Eskom’s load-shedding outlook for December.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports Transnet’s Port Authority has accelerated its decision to introduce a new reservation system in Port Elizabeth despite calls from business to suspend the system until the nationwide logistics crisis is resolved.
And secondly, the paper writes residents and visitors to Nelson Mandela Bay will have to stay high and dry during the summer season as the majority of municipal swimming pools have to remain closed because the facilities are dilapidated.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# Daily News in Durban:
Writes the IFP presented the City of eThekwini with an ultimatum to fix the water and sanitation management or the party will ask that it be placed under administration.
# And Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Reports on plans to move the provincial parliament to Ulundi.
And writes about president Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for men to act against gender-based violence
And finally, from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports the residents of the five settlements around the Bwabwata National Park as well as members of the Kavango Open Afrika Route are upset about plans to establish lodges in the Mahango and Buffalo core areas respectively.
Then the paper writes that the drought-stricken Kunene region is jubilant after good rains occurred in the West of the country.
And finally, there is news about the chess player, Lishen Mentile. She says chess opened doors for her to be able to represent her country.