The headlines of the leading newspapers on 30 April 2025:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the Department of Home Affairs is reviewing the country’s immigration regime and is expected to submit a revised guide to the cabinet in the first quarter of 2026.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Leads with the police breakthrough in their search for constables Linda Cebekhulu, Keamogetswe Buys and Boipelo Senoge who went missing while en route from the Free State to Limpopo. Their bodies were found in the Hennops River in Centurion. The paper writes their next of kin visited the scene yesterday.
Secondly, the paper writes the minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy says that the lower accident and road fatality rate over the past Easter weekend indicates a downward trend.
And finally, there is news about three people who were shot dead in a Swedish salon in the city of Uppsala. The shooter fled on a scooter after the incident.
GAUTENG:
# The Star & Pretoria News:
Also leads with the bodies of the constables being found.
Secondly, the paper writes despite the cooler temperatures and calm conditions that brought relief to the fire at Tokai, in Cape Town, fire crews are concerned that the fire could spread.
Finally, it is reported Eastern Cape artist, Thembani Hastings Mqhayi has expressed his disappointment at the government’s failure to resolve his dispute over the design of the national flag.
# Sowetan:
Also reports on the bodies of the three constables that were found. The paper writes the key to solving the case lies in the search for their vehicle.
# And The Citizen:
Writes analysts are of the opinion that Finance minister Enoch Godongwana will not be sacked, simply because that is not the way of the ANC.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports the man who died while rescuing a rower in Kalk Bay, Keanon Dick, had previously also saved a person who had been washed off the harbour wall.
Then the paper writes 85-year-old Gert Bruhns from Bloemfontein who allegedly shot his son, 56-year-old Erich, died before he could appear in court.
It is also reported that a man from Mpumalanga was arrested for digging up the graves of his father and grandfather who died in 2010.
And finally, there is news about the drunkest driver arrested over the Easter weekend. The man from Tsolo in the Eastern Cape was almost 10 times over the legal limit.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has again been threatened with legal action to have the appointment of two contractors for the 89-million-rand repair work on the Matanzima Bridge reviewed and set aside.
And secondly, the paper writes a British man is suing the Sisters of Nazareth in Gqeberha. He claims he was sexually abused as a child in the orphanage.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Firstly, writes about the shock and horror when the bodies of the missing police constables were found.
And secondly, the paper reports another taxi boss has been shot and killed.
And finally, from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports without a comprehensive legal framework and strong policies in the oil and gas industry, Namibia risks undermining its peace and security.
Secondly, the paper writes administrative delays and backlogs at the Public Service Commission are the reason why some schools in Zambezi do not have a principal.
And finally, it is reported that the horrific killings of three young girls have united Namibians across the country in grief and the search for justice.