The headlines of the leading newspapers on 21 November 2024:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports South Africa’s largest money manager, Ninety One is poised to strengthen its market leadership position with a proposed acquisition of Sanlam Investment Management. The CEO of Ninety One, Hendrik du Toit says the authorities should consider the transaction as the group reinvesting in the country.
GAUTENG:
# Beeld:
Reports Natasha Beyers was found not guilty of the murder of Arthur Dobson. The Regional Court in Pretoria North found that she acted out of emergency.
Then the paper writes about Letitia van der Walt who left the service of the controversial diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg, after two years. She says she and other employees feel cheated.
And finally, there is a photograph of a squirrel taking on a cobra in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
# The Star & Pretoria News:
Writes Gauteng premier, Panyaza Lesufi says no spaza licenses may be issued to foreigners.
And secondly, it is reported according to a study South African men are victims of abuse.
# Sowetan:
Reports the well-known business leader, Leeroy Sidambe is accused that his company did not pay the pension and other contributions of staff.
# And The Citizen:
Writes according to economists, the repo rate must now be cut by at least 50 points.
FREE STATE:
# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:
Reports a process of recovery was started in Ficksburg after the reign of terror by Kleinjan le Grange and Rudi Gericke was stopped with their conviction and prison sentence.
And secondly, the paper also writes about the squirrel and cobra.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports a third learner from the Paarl ended up under the wheels of a bus. 19-year-old Musa Malanga died when he tried to get on while the bus was moving and he fell.
And secondly, the paper writes 57-year-old Alison Botha is back in hospital after experiencing a setback. Botha had a brain aneurysm a while ago.
# And Cape Times:
Writes about a human trafficking victim who was kidnapped at 16 and survived.
And secondly, it is reported that there are approximately 18-thousand foreigners in South African prisons.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports Eskom was told during a hearing by the National Energy Regulator in Gqeberha that it stands no chance of increasing its tariff while municipalities owe 90-billion-rand to the power supplier.
And secondly, the paper writes about the drowning of six-year-old Lorenzo Marais and eight-year-old Miquel Baartman in the Willowdam, in Kariega.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# Daily News in Durban:
Writes KwaZulu-Natal’s crime prevention plan is being reconsidered.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republican in Windhoek:
Reports the office of the prime minister and the health ministry have until Monday to respond to the ultimatum of trainee doctors who have reached breaking point after their allowances were reduced to two-thousand-200 rand per month.
And secondly, it is reported the Ministry of Defence denied it paid eight-million-rand for a single vehicle part.