Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 16 April 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Writes President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s democracy is healthy. He said in his weekly newsletter the election is protected by a constitutional order characterised by fundamental freedoms and human rights.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Dedicates its entire front page to the death of the accused murderer Werner de Jager, who was charged with the murder of his wife, reverend Liezel de Jager of Amanzimtoti. The Department of Correctional Services did not want to confirm that De Jager committed suicide. He died in the King Edward Hospital in Durban.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes the former secretary general of the ANC, Ace Magashule has described the asbestos court case against him as a waste of time.

And reports that secret talks are already underway between the ANC, EFF, and MK Party in KwaZulu-Natal.

# Sowetan:

Reports residents of Mpumalanga have made a plea that they be saved from the zama zamas as their activities have a negative effect on tourism and endanger their lives.

# And The Citizen:

Writes RISE Mzansi believes that DA leader John Steenhuisen’s reference to smaller parties as mercenaries is to their advantage.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Devotes like Beeld, its entire front page to the death of Werner de Jager.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Also leads with De Jager’s sudden death.

And secondly, the paper reports the Western Cape provincial committee on Education has rejected the Bela Act in its current form.

# And Cape Times:

Writes budget cuts will harm land claims.

And reports the minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande says he should be thanked for the fact that he grew the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports almost a hundred Eastern Cape prisoners who should be housed in state psychiatric institutions are held in prisons, with guards looking after them.

And secondly, the paper writes two council members of Defenders of The People in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro have had their salaries stopped after they withdrew from a court case regarding the declaration of vacancies to the Electoral Commission.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes five people died in the violent storm that hit the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports farmers and members of the Namibia Agricultural Union marched to the Magistrate’s Court in Windhoek to stop the convicted game poacher, Derick Brockerhoff from being granted bail.

Then the paper writes TransNamib has approached the court in an attempt to remove Intercape Namibia from their premises in Windhoek. TransNamib is demanding about 1.6-million-rand in arrears of rent.

And finally, there is news about Tuarirovangu Kasirua who attended her graduation in traditional OvaHimba dress.