The headlines of the leading newspapers on 07 April 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports analysts and opposition leaders are of the opinion that the appointment of the EFF Gauteng chairperson, Nkululeko Dunga, as Gauteng MEC for Finance will not benefit the province’s millions of residents.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports the national athletics championship meeting for schools that was to take place from tomorrow to 12 April at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg has been postponed at the last minute. The meeting will now be held from 29 April to 2 May at the Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria.
Secondly, the website writes a tornado hit Pietermaritzburg on Sunday and caused extensive damage from the city centre to Bishopstowe.
And finally, there is news about Affies’ 66-19 victory over Grey’s High School from Gqeberha. Michael House, in turn, beat Jeppe High School for Boys 40-36.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Writes the DA in Gauteng has welcomed the Auditor-General’s decision to investigate the Gauteng Department of Education’s contracts with the Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Management. The AG will determine the legality of these contracts for their value to Gauteng residents.
And secondly, it is reported the ANC secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, has said that the government will never bow to US threats.
# Sowetan:
Leads with: “EASTER MADNESS”. The paper reports police arrested about 15-thousand people over Easter for murder, rape and traffic offences. A thousand of these involved alcohol abuse, and in one incident, a child died in an accident when he had to drive his drunk father’s car.
# And The Citizen:
Questions South Africa’s parole system after it was revealed that since 2024 almost six-thousand prisoners have committed violent crimes while on parole.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports a 61-year-old cyclist from Durbanville, Landon la Grange, had his legs amputated after a taxi hit him in Camps Bay yesterday. Both his arms were also broken.
Then the paper writes about actress and singer Ilse Klink, who helped a woman give birth in a backyard in Johannesburg.
Furthermore, there is news about the Artemis II moon mission. The Orion spacecraft’s toilet was out of order over the weekend.
And finally, it is reported that Coca-Cola wants to invest 17.6-billion-rand in South Africa.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports two political activists in Nelson Mandela Bay were shot dead in cold blood just days before the army’s deployment.
And secondly, the paper writes about a weekend school sports festival.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes half of South Africa’s drinking water is lost through poor management, outdated infrastructure and leaks.
And secondly, it is reported that Midmar’s tourism plans have been unveiled.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports Windhoek must deliver six-thousand-450 serviced plots and houses annually to make a significant difference in its growing backlog in housing provision. At the current rate of 800-thousand-rand per year, it will take 64 years to catch up.
And secondly, the paper writes farmers in the south of the country are rejoicing after being blessed with good rain over the Easter weekend, but learners along the Zambezi River had to be moved to other schools.