The headlines of the leading newspapers on 15 June 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports fuel price hikes have helped South African electric vehicle sales. This follows the entry of more affordable electric vehicles into the market.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Was still leading with Rapport stories by early morning. The website reports on the estate dispute between professor Peter Raper of the University of the Free State and his impoverished sister from Durban, Sharon Harris.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Writes the chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says government will need more than a thousand buses to carry out the repatriation of more than seven-thousand Malawian citizens currently stranded in Sherwood, Durban. She has also announced even stricter measures against illegal migrants.
# Sowetan:
Reports the strict action against migrants in South Africa is having a direct impact on businesses doing business in Africa.
# And The Citizen:
Writes EFF leader Julius Malema says Africans should not be distracted by internal conflicts such as xenophobia or disputes over spaza shops. They should instead remain united and focus on the larger struggle of economic liberation.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Firstly, reports on the extraordinary achievements of Gerda Steyn and George Kusche at the Comrades Marathon this weekend.
And secondly, the paper writes about the legacy of a teacher at Kathu Primary School, Ilze Posthumus, who died at the weekend when the school bus collided head-on with a truck.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Firstly, reports on the reasons why Ironman SA is moving its full distance race out of the Bay. This is mainly attributed to a decline in participants.
And then the paper writes young and unemployed – that is the reality of Youth Day this year.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes about all the excitement and drama at the Comrades Marathon.
And secondly also reports about more migrants earmarked to be repatriated.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports no comprehensive audit has been submitted to determine the actual amount of water available in the Kavango River to be diverted to Windhoek as part of the Kavango Link project.
And secondly, the paper writes the minister of Works and Transport has challenged the wording of an urgent application in the High Court against the capital’s speed bumps, saying references to “highways” and “expressways” are legally flawed.