Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 12 June 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party has submitted an urgent application to the Constitutional Court to annul the 2024 national and provincial elections. The paper writes this is an unprecedented legal challenge for the country’s democratic institutions.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports a government of national unity in which the ANC, DA, and IVP work together appears to be the best choice at this stage. The paper writes they are also looking at the appointment of a second deputy president.

Secondly, there is a report on the launch of Aardklop 2024 which was held in Centurion. The festival will be presented from 24 to 29 September in Potchefstroom.

And finally, the paper writes it appears from an article published in Nature Ecology and Evolution that elephants give each other names and communicate at a high level.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes Jacob Zuma has reportedly received death threats.

And reports that there are many of the IEC workers who have not been paid after the election.

# Sowetan:

Reports City Power in Johannesburg has published a list of areas in the city with the highest illegal power consumption and the lowest payments. The Alexandra township tops the list.

# And The Citizen:

Writes observers warn if parties do not act responsibly in their discussions about a government of national unity, they can send the voters back to the polls.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Has the same lead as Beeld about the government of national unity.

And secondly reports, the High Court in Pretoria has decided that the controversial diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg’s application against the detective Mike Bolhuis is not urgent. Liebenberg claims Bolhuis is defaming him on social media.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Also leads with the report on the government of national unity.

Then it is reported that a truck driver who delivered stones instead of coal to the Arnot power station in Mpumalanga has been arrested.

And finally, the paper writes New Zealand will no longer tax animal emissions.

# And Cape Times:

Writes the UDM and Patriotic Alliance are ready to participate in the government of national unity,

And reports Hamas has accepted the US ceasefire agreement.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports a refuge for wolves in the Tsitsikamma is negatively affected by the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in that they no longer get meat for the animals.

And secondly writes SA Rugby intervened and advised the EP Rugby Union to hold emergency elections within 21 days to end a period of infighting.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes Sanco called on the ANC and MK Party in KwaZulu-Natal to form a government to prevent an ANC/DA/IVP coalition in the province.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports businessmen in Tsumeb are demanding a share of the proceeds from the sale of Dundee Precious Metals’ copper smelter to China’s Sinomine Resources Group.

And writes almost sixty gas stations in Namibia that belong to Shell and Engen are currently for sale.