The headlines of the leading newspapers from 25 November 2021:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Writes about the ANC’s victory in the eThekwini Metro in KwaZulu-Natal. Mxolisi Kaunda of the party was re-elected as mayor of Durban.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Leads with the murder of 67-year-old Daleen Cameron from Bayswater in Bloemfontein as was reported on the front page of Volksblad yesterday. Her husband Alex came across her body after returning from the pharmacy.

Then it reports the controversial businessman and financier to former president Jacob Zuma, Philani Mavundla has been elected deputy mayor in eThekwini. The DA questioned the election.

And lastly, the paper writes hopelessly too few public and private health workers have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Nationally, the figure stands at 76-percent.

# Pretoria News:

Writes a total of three-million graduates in the country are unemployed. Unemployment in the Eastern Cape stands at 53-percent, in the Northern Cape 50-percent is unemployed, and in Limpopo 49-percent.

# The Star:

Also reports about the ANC’s victory in eThekwini and the role Mavundla of the Abantu Batho Congress played in the re-election of Kaunda.

# And Sowetan:

Leads with the headline: “WHY TOP COP SAID: ‘AVOID GETTING RAPED’.” The paper writes the Gauteng police chief must now explain what the intention of this statement was.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports experts are of the opinion South Africa could have a coalition government after the national elections in 2024.

And secondly, the paper writes the murdered Daleen Cameron had leukaemia according to her husband.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Volksblad about the possibility of a future coalition government.

Then the paper reports well-known singers will act as bearers at the memorial service of the Afrikaans singer Theuns Jordaan.

And lastly, there’s a story about Snuffels, the police’s Jack Russell sniffer dog who sniffed out drugs worth 800-thousand-rand.

# Cape Times:

Firstly reports experts believe the poor performance of the ANC in the recent local government elections will reflect negatively on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership of the party.

Then the paper writes commuters should prepare themselves for a rise in taxi fares.

# And Cape Argus:

Warns its readers against Black Friday scams,

writes about the application of more resources against gender-based violence – today is the first day of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women,

and finally reports on protests planned against Amazon over the establishment of their new South African headquarters in Cape Town.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the investigation into deaths allegedly resulting from instant noodles have been intensified, and writes the Flying Squad in the Eastern Cape, is hampered by a deficient infrastructure.

# Daily Dispatch in East London:

Writes Shell allegedly has no environmental permit and also reports on the Eastern Flying Squad.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Leads with the headline: “ANC RETAINS DURBAN”.

# And Daily News in Durban:

Reports Ace Magashule and Zweli Mkhize worked behind the scenes to ensure an ANC victory in eThekwini.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Writes the Namibian Student Financial Aid Fund will today again appear before the parliamentary standing committee on public accounts over its financial affairs which are in turmoil.

And reports about an orphan rhino calf that survived alone in the bush for days.