The headlines of the leading newspapers on 15 July 2025:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports political analyst Sandile Swana says the appointment of professor Firoz Cachalia as acting minister of Police is like sending a man in a white suit into a pigsty. He says the ministry is riddled with factional fighting, interference and investigations that are being deliberately stalled.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports the MK Party is prepared to fight president Cyril Ramaphosa’s judicial commission of inquiry and appointment of Cachalia to the Constitutional Court. The party says the announcement is unconstitutional and a waste of money.
Secondly, the website writes about the court appearance in Roodepoort of 31-year-old Tiffany Meek for the murder of her 11-year-old son Jayden-Lee. The case has been postponed until Friday.
And finally, it is reported four staff members of the Silver Village care home in Welkom have appeared in court after an 81-year-old resident’s hands were allegedly tied and she was abused.
GAUTENG:
# The Star & Pretoria News:
Writes an average of 33 children are violently attacked every day in South Africa, with at least three of them not surviving. The paper reports this puts the murder of Jayden-Lee Meek into perspective.
And secondly, it is reported South Africa has become known for the commissions without consequences. The TRC and the Marikana and Zondo commissions bear witness to this.
# Sowetan:
Reports Cachalia says that as acting minister of Police, he wants to restore people’s trust in the police, because no one feels safe in the country anymore.
# And The Citizen:
Writes that there are many questions about why Ramaphosa is not reshuffling his cabinet. There are positions that need to be filled and questions about ministers who are burdened by allegations of corruption.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Has the same lead as Netwerk24 about the Jayden-Lee Meek murder case.
And secondly, the paper writes the police seized drugs worth 54-thousand-rand at a house in Goodwood.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports a disciplinary committee of the Eastern Cape Rugby Union is meeting today to investigate the spectators’ disruption of a club rugby match between Gardens and Progress in June.
And secondly, the paper writes the Eastern Cape is preparing for the impact of president Donald Trump’s announced trade tariffs.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Also writes about the court appearance of Tiffany Meek for the murder of her 11-year-old son.
And secondly, reports about the debutants who are excelling in the Protea cricket team.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports the Namcor-Enercon accused, Peter Elindi, has refuted the state’s allegations that the multimillion-dollar transaction that is central to the Anti-Corruption Commission’s case was a criminal scheme.
And secondly, the paper writes a suspect has been arrested for the alleged robbery and rape of a 61-year-old farmer’s wife from the Aroab area.