The headlines of the leading newspapers on 08 July 2026:
NATIONAL:
# Business Day:
Reports Treasury has frozen the funds of 69 municipalities nationwide due to financial mismanagement. The paper writes the funds for July for cities such as Johannesburg and Buffalo City are being withheld to enforce fiscal discipline.
# And the Netwerk24 website:
Reports the DA in Tshwane has approached the High Court in Pretoria to review a decision by the metro council to protect the deputy mayor, Eugene Modise, after a forensic investigation found that he had not declared his interests in a security company.
And secondly, the website writes Prince Harry of Britain has lost his court case against the Daily Mail for breach of privacy. The High Court in London dismissed the case.
GAUTENG:
# The Star:
Writes about a video that spread like wildfire after a group of South Africans were stopped by strangers in an American supermarket and allegedly told to return home. The one man, believed to be a manager, claimed that the South Africans had sniffed glue and subjected them to an austerity test.
# Sowetan:
Leads with: “WHY TREASURY WON’T PAY INDEBTED COUNCILS”. The paper reports it is an expensive lesson to teach municipalities how to work with money.
# And The Citizen:
Writes South African Airways has received another “lifeline” in the form of a billion-rand credit facility from Standard Bank. The paper reports it is not clear whether this is underwritten by the Treasury with taxpayers’ money.
WESTERN CAPE:
# Die Burger:
Reports president Cyril Ramaphosa also wants more information about the allegations made by deputy minister John Steenhuisen against former DA leader Tony Leon.
And secondly, the paper also writes about the curtailment of municipal grants.
EASTERN CAPE:
# The Herald in Gqeberha:
Reports the new electricity tariffs have a very negative impact on consumers who do not use much power.
And secondly, the paper also writes about the punitive measures against municipalities.
KWAZULU-NATAL:
# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:
Writes the Madlanga Commission wants a further extension to complete its work.
And secondly, reports about a snake catcher who had to face two mambas.
And finally from NAMIBIA:
# Republikein in Windhoek:
Reports the minister of Mines, Energy and Industrial Development, Modestus Amutse, says he was unaware of the extensive corporate links between Vitol and companies already operating in Namibia’s fuel sector.
Then the paper writes about 47-percent of agricultural graduates in Namibia are unemployed.
And finally, it is reported the ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has relocated game from the Etosha National Park to replenish the populations of drought-stricken areas.