Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 09 January 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the Competition Commission’s case against 23 banks over the alleged manipulation of the rand has collapsed. The Competition Appeal Court condemned the commission for failing to produce evidence.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports according to experts, it will be difficult for South Africa to succeed in proving its case against Israel in the World Court. A ruling against Israel will probably not lead to a ceasefire either.

Then the paper writes the minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande has no plans to resign. The allegations of fraud against him were labelled as malicious.

And finally, there is news about the Cheetahs, who will play against the French team Pau in Amsterdam on Saturday in their orange jerseys.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is no chance that the ANC will cede power in this year’s general elections.

And also reports Blade Nzimande says he has nothing to hide.

# And The Citizen:

Leads with: “WE LIED FOR JACOB ZUMA”. The paper writes the ANC’s secretary general, Fikile Mbalula’s admission that the party lied in Parliament to protect the former president will have negative consequences for the ANC.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Firstly, reports about the two suspects who appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Machaka Radebe from the Brebner High School.

Then the paper also writes about the Cheetahs’ planned showdown in Amsterdam.

And finally, there is news about the residents of Theunissen who protested yesterday because they have been without water for 26 days.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Also leads with the ANC’s acknowledgment about Nkandla and the negative reaction it provokes.

And secondly, the paper reports that it will cost nearly 500-million-rand to rebuild the Shelley Point Hotel in St Helena Bay after it was destroyed in a fire.

# And Cape Times:

Also writes about the statement of Fikile Mbalula about the ANC’s handling of the Nkandla allegations against Jacob Zuma.

And also reports on Blade Nzimande.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports two paramedics from Nelson Mandela Bay were threatened and robbed at gunpoint this weekend while they were treating a patient in an ambulance in Despatch.

And secondly, the paper writes that a trip to a public swimming pool in Gqeberha turned into a nightmare when a man died in a freak accident.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Also writes about Fikile Mbalula’s acknowledgement of the ANC’s lies.

And has news about the former ANC mayor of the Mkhondo municipality, Vusi Motha who joined Zuma’s MK party.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports president Hage Geingob’s term is coming to an end this year and there are new members of Parliament to be elected. The Electoral Commission of Namibia is currently making arrangements and appointing a new leader.

Then the paper writes the new year was greeted with rain showers in various parts of the country and the Namibian Weather Office predicts that more rain is on the way.

And finally, there is news about the Namibian, Katja Pieters participating in the South African singer Brendan Peyper’s reality show on kykNET.