The headlines of the leading newspapers on 26 May 2025:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the South African Revenue Service will employ about one-thousand-700 debt collectors in an attempt to collect the almost 400-billion-rand of undisputed debt on its books. A further amount of about 100-billion-rand is currently being disputed.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Leads with the funeral of former Springbok Cornal Hendricks in Wellington this weekend. Many Bok players attended the event and there were also video messages from those who could not pay their respects in person.
Then the website writes a woman from Leipoldtville near Lamberts Bay, Beatie Strauss, donated a kidney that saved her husband Boeta’s life.
And finally there is the news that Miss World South Africa, Zoalize Jansen van Rensburg’s dress was named the best in Africa at the international competition in India.
GAUTENG:
# The Star & Pretoria News:
Writes the future of what was supposed to be the first black and female-owned bank is now in doubt. AFRIBIZ Financial Services is taking legal action against YWBN Co-Operative Financial Institution and its founder, Nthabeleng Likotsi, after a failed nine-million-rand share deal in the controversial YWBN Mutual Bank.
And secondly, the paper reports the wife of diamond merchant Louis Liebenberg, Dezzi Liebenberg, has had her appeal against her bail refusal dismissed.
# Sowetan:
Reports Johannesburg lawyer, advocate Arnold Mkhabela’s luxury cars are being seized by Standard Bank after he allegedly failed to pay his debts. This follows the Road Accident Fund announcing that it is investigating Mkhabela.
# And The Citizen:
Writes opposition parties are unhappy with the government’s decision to relax the application of empowerment regulations to allow Starlink into the country.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Also leads with Cornal Hendricks’ funeral.
And secondly, the paper also writes about Beatie Strauss’ kidney donation.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports a leaked internal report indicates widespread corruption, sabotage and fraud at Nelson Mandela Bay’s municipal fleet depots.
And secondly, the paper writes a protest against animal cruelty at a circus in Gqeberha turned violent and at least one protester was admitted to Life St George’s Hospital.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes there is a hunger crisis among the children of KwaZulu-Natal.
And reports the government has opened the door to Elon Musk’s Starlink.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Because of the commemoration of Africa Day, there is no edition of the newspaper.