The headlines of the leading newspapers on 10 April 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has presented an economic growth plan to investors in an attempt to solve the province’s problems.
# Mail & Guardian
Writes the country is waiting on tenterhooks for the verdict in EFF leader Julius Malema’s arms case. He will be sentenced next week.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports Malema says the EFF will not consider being part of the government of national unity while the DA and FF Plus are members. He says the EFF joined the Gauteng coalition because the parties are not involved there.
Then the website writes president Cyril Ramaphosa told the American Chamber of Commerce that there are good signs from the US about South Africa’s relations. This also follows after the US ambassador Leo Bozell said that there are major announcements in the next two weeks.
And finally, there is news about the MK Party, which dissolved all its local structures before the election and replaced them with a temporary electoral mechanism.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Writes the Madlanga Commission has heard that the City of Tshwane may have paid for security services that were not provided by service providers. This is due to capacity problems in monitoring sites according to the Service Level Agreement.
# En Sowetan:
Also reports on allegations of corruption in Tshwane. The CFO, Gareth Mnisi’s luxurious lifestyle, including his properties worth 36-million-rand and his luxury cars, will be put in the spotlight next week when he appears before the Madlanga Commission.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports a woman may be charged with murder after she shot and killed a suspected smash-and-grab robber in Bishop Lavis. She fled the scene. According to legal experts, self-defence can only be relied on if it was the victim’s only option.
And secondly, the paper writes emergency workers were robbed while loading an elderly person into an ambulance in Bonteheuwel. Two men were later arrested, and some of the stolen goods were recovered.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports on the raid carried out at St Albans Prison and the items seized.
And secondly, the paper writes noisy students are causing sleepless nights for the residents of Walmer.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes an investigation is being conducted regarding the poor service delivery and staff shortage at the Mkondeni licensing centre.
And secondly, it reports on the desirability of paying whistleblowers in cash.
And finally, from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports a Russian crew is apparently stranded on a fishing boat for months. The Russian embassy is aware of the situation and the company that owns the boat, Hodago Fishing, says they are working on the problem.
And secondly, the paper writes a proposed incinerator for medical waste at the Welwitschia University campus in the Ocean View suburb of Swakopmund has sparked public concern.