Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 22 August 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports consumer inflation fell to the lowest level in three years last month. According to economists, the question now is not whether the Reserve Bank will lower interest rates – but rather by how much it will lower them.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Leads with the murder trial of Natasha Barnard who died in 2022 after an assault at a bar in Fochville. The barman, Rudolph Pretorius is on trial for the murder. There was allegedly an argument when Barnard’s bank card did not work.

And secondly, there is news about former Springbok, Victor Matfield’s 18-year-old daughter Jaime, who has been selected for the Baby Proteas’ netball squad for the World Cup.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes the suspended MPs from the MK Party will present their case in court on 3 September.

And reports on the passing of the popular math and science teacher, William Smith.

# Sowetan:

Reports on an investigation into the sale of fake identity documents and the police arresting two syndicate members.

# And The Citizen:

Leads with: “LIGHT AT END OF ESKOM TUNNEL”. The paper writes about the success achieved at the Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports another game reserve outside Bloemfontein has been destroyed by a fire. This is the Nanati Reserve at Glen. AfriForum has once again warned against the high fire danger in the Free State and Northern Cape.

And secondly, the paper writes Sanral’s plan to undertake a 2.7-billion-rand road construction project in the Winburg area has been widely welcomed.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports a 25-year-old teacher from Villiersdorp, Chantel Minnie, collapsed in her class at De Villiers Graaf Primary School and died shortly afterwards.

And secondly, the newspaper writes that a Grade 3 learner from the Greenville Primary School in Gqeberha sustained minor injuries when he fell from a walkway on the first floor.

# And Cape Times:

Writes only two provinces were spared from intimidation by the so-called construction mafia

And reports that the high death rate among men leaves many orphans.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the use of emergency funds to finance overseas trips for officials was sharply criticised during a Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral committee meeting.

And writes South Africa will have to get the quality of its products in order because the European market’s patience is over. This particularly affects citrus with black spot and the uncertain quality of the country’s ostrich and beef products.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes about a chemical spill that caused residents in eThekwini to flee.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports an injection that is given to patients with prostate and breast cancer has not been available at state institutions for the past three months.

And secondly, writes the psychologist of Jandré Dippenaar, who caused the death of three people in a car accident, testified that Dippenaar suffered emotionally, socially, physically, and financially after the accident.