Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 10 July 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the leader of Mzansi, Songezo Zibi, is the favourite to be elected as chairperson of the standing committee on Public Accounts. He will succeed Mkhuleko Hlengwa of the IFP.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the 46-year-old major Tolla Pieterse of the Defence Force died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo when a hand grenade exploded. The army launched an urgent investigation.

Secondly, the paper writes Freedom Under Law has labelled the suspended judge John Hlophe’s appointment to the Judicial Service Commission as completely inappropriate and irrational.

And finally, it is reported the herd of elephants in the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve in the North West, which trampled a Spanish tourist on Sunday, will not be put down.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Also writes about the widespread criticism of the election of Hlophe to the JSC.

Secondly, reports on the police’s plans to tackle the wave of kidnappings.

And has news about the large numbers of nursing staff leaving the country to work overseas.

# Sowetan:

Reports on the interdict the Balobedu royal family wants to obtain against the producer of the Queen Modjadji television series, Duma Ndlovu to stop broadcasting.

# And The Citizen:

Writes Hlophe made an unexpected new appearance and publishes a beautiful photo page of the widespread snow in the country.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also reports on Tolla Pieterse and John Hlophe.

And writes two former police members pleaded guilty after trying to launder ink-stained money from a transit robbery.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Report a level 8 storm warning has been issued for Cape Town and the city is bracing itself for what may be expected tomorrow. The weather service says 40 to 100 millimetres of rain is expected over several parts of the Cape. The paper writes more than 13-thousand households in the city are already without power.

And secondly, there is news about the EFF leader, Julius Malema’s shoes worth 30-thousand-rand that he wore at the Durban July Horse Race.

# And Cape Times:

Writes about the effects of the stormy weather on the ports on the Cape Coast.

And also reports on the police’s plans against kidnappings.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay went without power yesterday. Motherwell, Kariega, Blue Horizon Bay, Struandale, and Bloemendal were without power.

And secondly, the paper writes a beloved photographer and father of five from Gqeberha, Xolani Jack has been shot dead.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes security has been upgraded at the Mujibur Rahman mosque in the north of Durban after explosive devices were discovered there.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports four men were found guilty eight years after the murder of a well-known businessman from Walvis Bay, Hans-Jorg Möller.

And secondly, the paper writes it cost the liquidators of the SME Bank 100-million-rand to recover the 130-million-rand that was looted.