The headlines of the leading newspapers on 02 April 2025:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports president Cyril Ramaphosa held talks with DA leader John Steenhuisen until late yesterday about the latest amendments to the national budget.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Also reports on the conversation between Ramaphosa and Steenhuisen and writes after ActionSA and the IFP accepted the government proposals, the DA and MK Party are now threatening legal action. According to the DA, ActionSA has once again proven that it is setting its sails to the wind.
Then the website writes AfriForum has called on the world to impose sanctions against EFF leader Julius Malema and his party members for singing Kill-the-Boer.
And finally, it is reported that the founder of a shelter for children in Schoemansville near Hartbeespoort Dam, Mike Cronjé, appeared in court on weapons charges. The centre has also been closed due to dire circumstances.
GAUTENG:
# The Star & Pretoria News:
Writes there is increasing pressure on AfriForum over their support for the alleged Eastern Cape rapist.
And reports construction on the new Parliament building can now proceed after Maziya General Services demolished the old structure on time.
# Sowetan:
Reports with growing anger over the rape of a seven-year-old Eastern Cape learner, it has emerged that teacher-involved rape incidents have risen to 100 in the past year. The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund says child neglect is on the rise.
# And The Citizen:
Reveals the compound annual Eskom tariff increases over five years amount to consumers actually paying 77.5-percent more for electricity.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Has the same lead story as Netwerk24 on the budget.
And secondly, it is reported that car accidents are increasing drastically around payday in the Western Cape.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports a team from the Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance has been deployed in Nelson Mandela Bay to achieve administrative efficiency and improve service delivery.
And secondly, the paper writes about the conditions at the Livingstone Hospital. The phones are not working, security guards are not showing up for duty and three patients with mental illnesses have escaped from the hospital.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Also writes about the agreement reached regarding the national budget.
And reports the world is holding its breath for more tariff increases from America.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports the feeding of thousands of learners in state residences is in jeopardy as the service of the current service providers ended on Monday.
Then the paper writes the ministry of Justice and Labour has confirmed that a formal investigation has been launched into working practices at the Hotel De Duine in Hentiesbaai.
And finally, there is news about the Ruacana Falls. It is currently a spectacle that has not been so breathtakingly beautiful for decades.