The headlines of the leading newspapers on 01 June 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the parliamentary impeachment committee will begin its work today to investigate the allegations against president Cyril Ramaphosa, despite a looming interdict.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Firstly, reports on the problems that arose with the visas of some of the Bafana Bafana team members preventing them from traveling to America for the World Cup. It is widely described as an embarrassment.
And secondly, the website writes two children, aged 12 and 13, were injured in an accident involving a vehicle from the Stellenbosch electricity department at the weekend. No further details are available.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Firstly, also writes about Bafana Bafana’s visa fiasco that affects several players and members of the support team. The South African Football Federation has been asked to investigate and discipline those responsible.
And secondly, it is reported the Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has once again asked the US FBI to get involved in the Phala Phala investigation.
# Sowetan:
Reports the intervention of the minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has resolved Bafana Bafana’s visa crisis.
# And The Citizen:
Writes the City of Johannesburg, which is already experiencing financial problems, has taken out a huge four-billion-rand loan from Germany to renovate the city’s power infrastructure. The DA has agreed, provided that the bonuses and salaries of the executive management are frozen for two years.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports about a family who were attacked and robbed on a farm near Stellenbosch last week. Their names are being withheld for security reasons, but the father, mother, their daughter, and a friend were the victims. The mother of the family, “Ester” says the Holy Spirit protected them.
Secondly, the paper writes about a Rottweiler on a leash that got scared and tore its owner’s arm apart.
And finally, there is news about the explosives-detecting dogs that were on duty at Woolworths over the weekend after the explosions in the stores last week.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports Nelson Mandela Bay residents should brace themselves for sharp tariff increases as the proposed budget is in disarray.
And secondly, the paper writes the Alexandria community is furious after the gruesome murder of a local boy.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes that the mayoral race in Msunduzi has intensified after it was widely accepted that the current incumbent, Mzimkhulu Thebolla, is not up to the task.
And then there is also news about the Bafana dilemma.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports the ministry of Health and Social Services has appointed a new Registrar of Medicine amid ministerial reforms and an Anti-Corruption Commission investigation.
And secondly, the paper writes commercial and communal farmers in the Omaheke region are suffering huge losses at the hands of cattle thieves. There is also increasing cruelty in the slaughter of cattle and even horses, and donkeys.