The headlines of the leading newspapers on 15 September 2025:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports South Africa’s assets recovered last week, with the JSE closing at a record high and the rand rising to its best level in almost a year. The paper writes this was after a wave of corporate consolidation in the mining sector and a strong recovery in precious metals.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports on the death of two legendary figures in cycling circles. Meurant Botha and JP van Zyl were both killed in a car accident near Calvinia in the Northern Cape. The website writes it is widely accepted that Meurant established mountain biking in South Africa.
Secondly, the page writes that a well-known and popular police officer from Mossel Bay, warrant officer Gerrit Maritz, was killed in a car accident on the R-101 between Groot-Brakrivier and Klein-Brakrivier.
And finally, there is news about a Pretoria man who was robbed and left tied up in a field. He was found unharmed after three days.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Writes the decision to choose Nasrec for the upcoming G20 summit, rather than Sandton, is being questioned, with concerns about Nasrec’s suitability. Some see it as a cold, industrial site unsuitable for presenting the country to world leaders.
# Sowetan:
Reports Gauteng has a shack crisis. Almost a thousand informal settlements are scattered without any services in unsafe areas. Authorities say land occupation syndicates are responsible for providing illegal housing to people flocking to Gauteng.
# And The Citizen:
Writes kidnapping in South Africa is no longer a crime that only targets the elite, anyone can be kidnapped. There have been 437 arrests so far with about 28-million-rand recovered.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Also leads with the deaths of Meurant Botha and JP van Zyl.
And secondly, the paper writes about the Free State merino ram, Maximus, who was named national champion.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports a shortage of staff and equipment is the cause of the crisis at the Dora Nginza Hospital, and not the foreign nationals being treated there.
And writes the oldest existing filling station in Gqeberha, and one of the oldest in the country, is celebrating a century and still going strong. The Sharwoods filling station at the bottom of Mount Road in North End was established in 1925.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes the suspended Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu says he is looking forward to testifying before the Madlanga Commission because it will allow him to clear his name.
And secondly, the paper writes about a drunk driver who attacked a police officer.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Firstly, reports that taxpayers’ money is being wasted by getting rid of state vehicles after only 120-thousand kilometers.
And secondly, the paper writes the City of Windhoek only has 30-million-rand available of the 324-million-rand allocated for repairing potholes.