The headlines of the leading newspapers on 28 May 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the Johannesburg Metro has announced sharp tariff increases for its residents. The city’s deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for Finance, Loyiso Masuku, says poor revenue collection is hampering service delivery.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Firstly, reports the controversial Mel Viljoen has quietly arrived in the country while her husband Peet is still being held in America.
Then the website writes there are developments in the investigation into the murder of the Marais couple in the Kruger National Park.
And finally there is news about a former winner of the Cape Town Marathon, Sihle Makupata, who is in trouble because he ran in front of the top athletes, not adhering to his starting point.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Writes the City of Tshwane has activated a coordinated emergency response plan ahead of a major planned maintenance outage by the water company Rand Water and the power company Eskom. There will be several power outages across various regions from 29 May to 2 June.
# Sowetan:
Leads with: “OUR TEAM, OUR PRIDE”. The newspaper’s entire front page today is about Bafana Bafana’s participation in the World Cup.
# And The Citizen:
Writes Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero’s mayoral committee is starting to look more like a crime syndicate with all the transgressions of its members.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports that the bakkie of the Marais couple who were murdered in the Kruger National Park has been found in southern Mozambique. The police are now investigating the possibility that poachers may have committed the murders.
Secondly, the paper writes the police in Somerset West are still searching for 60-year-old Rika Norris, who disappeared after she went for a walk with her dog at Lourensford Farm in Somerset West.
And finally, there is news about Italian restaurants that no longer have to serve tap water.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports money lenders are the latest target of armed robbers who do not hesitate to shoot and kill their victims.
And secondly, the paper also writes about Bafana Bafana.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Firstly, also writes about Bafana Bafana, who are on their way to the World Cup.
And secondly, it is reported that the polio virus was reportedly found locally in sewage.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Does not have a digital front page available today.