The headlines of the leading newspapers on 06 July 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports the government is looking for alternative funding sources to support the expansion of Higher Education. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is facing increasing financial constraints despite increased budgets.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports a teacher from Lotus Gardens Secondary School in Pretoria has been fired after a learner became pregnant.
And secondly, the website writes the 12-year-old boy who ran 14-year-old Malcolm Booysen over in Brakpan last year has pleaded guilty to charges of culpable homicide and driving without a license.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Reports Gauteng premier, Panyaza Lesufi, says the water supply to Ratanda has been partially restored after days of violent protests over prolonged water shortages. Two people died during the protests, and the house of the executive mayor of the Lesedi local municipality, Mluleki Nkosi, was set on fire.
# Sowetan:
Reports this year will be marked by the exposure of the rot in the South African Police Service. This led to a commission of inquiry that has since uncovered assassinations, dead witnesses, and the infiltration of the top structure by syndicates.
# And The Citizen:
Writes about a pensioner whose stolen bank card was used to buy 421-thousand-rand worth of Pick ‘n Pay vouchers over four days. According to the newspaper, the store says it will not accept responsibility even though some of its staff members have been disciplined.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports about a Stellenbosch family who were attacked, tied up and robbed in their home. This is the fourth such incident in recent times and it seems that the robbers are targeting homes without alarm systems.
And secondly, the paper writes one of the teachers who was seriously injured in the Kathu Laerskool bus accident has been discharged from hospital after 22 days.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has sharply criticised the Mandela Bay Development Agency in a report that they have released.
And secondly, the paper writes the water quality problem in parts of the city continues.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes that there are big plans to expand the local airport.
And secondly, it reports the Australian women have won the T20 World Cup.
And finally, from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports prime minister Elijah Ngurare visited the family of murdered prosecutor Justine Shiweda and supported the education fund that was established for her children.
Then there is news about a man who has been walking around with a bullet in his head for more than 20 years.
And finally, the paper writes that a farmer from Kuiperpos 3 in the Sesfontein constituency in the Kunene region lost 20 goats and seven sheep after a lioness attacked them. The lion was culled.