The headlines of the leading newspapers on 25 March 2025:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau says negotiations with the beleaguered steelmaker ArcelorMittal SA are continuing with the hope that an agreement to save the company will be reached this week. The government has intervened to save three-thousand-500 jobs.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports the so-called Kosmos killer, 63-year-old Paul Prinsloo, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murders of his ex-wife Magdaleen Weideman and her daughter Ruzanne.
Then the website writes a Belgian cyclist, Ronny Raeymakers, who participated in the Cape Epic Cycling Tour, has died after suffering sunstroke during the race.
And finally, it is reported president Donald Trump has ordered that an “ugly” painting of him be removed from the Colorado legislature building.
GAUTENG:
# The Star & Pretoria News:
Writes Living Waters Church leader Bishop Bafana Stephen Zondo will appear in court again on April 9 to answer at least ten charges of rape and sexual assault. Zondo has so far claimed that the charges against him are just to defame him.
And secondly, it is reported the DA has warned that property rates in Tshwane will skyrocket in the coming financial year.
# Sowetan:
Reports an internal investigation has revealed how murder accused Rassie Nkuna was wrongly released on parole and not monitored. He allegedly committed more murders after his release.
# And The Citizen:
Writes the country’s overcrowded prisons are partly the result of prisoners awaiting trial for minor crimes who cannot afford bail. The question is who can be held responsible for paying the bail.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Leads with the death of the Belgian cyclist and also reports on Trump’s painting.
And then the paper writes about 24-year-old Wally Jonkers from Paarl who died on his birthday after a fight broke out over money.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports Gqeberha law firm Kaplan Blumberg has taken family lawyer Lizette Ferns to court to enforce a restraint of trade clause. The firm fears that she will poach Kaplan’s clients.
And secondly, the paper writes about the restored St Peter’s Church which was completed as a project of the Mandela Bay Development Agency.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes the possibility of appointing more councillors in the Msunduzi municipality has attracted serious criticism.
And secondly, the paper reports on the latest school sports news in Pietermaritzburg.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports serious damage was caused during an exercise by the national defence force at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek. There are, among other things, gravel in the long jump pit and cracks in the athletics track.
Then the paper writes the residents of Okahandja were again without water for several days after a pipe burst.
And finally there is news about a mother of four who sold kapana and vetkoek to build a house for her family.