Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 07 December 2023:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the National Health Insurance Bill is now in the hands of president Cyril Ramaphosa. The DA refers to it as a perilous gambling game.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Firstly reports, the police are patrolling the R-556 to Sun City in the North West after two separate attacks on tourists were reported.

Secondly, the paper writes about the thousands of students who are currently attending the so-called matriekmakietie in Mossel Bay and Jeffreys Bay. Strict security measures were taken at the Matriek-baai and Plett Rage events.

And finally, it is reported convicted child killer Lauren Dickason will be sentenced in February.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes the secretary general of the ANC, Fikile Mbalula says the directors and CEOs of the banks who manipulated the rand should be prosecuted in their individual capacity for the damage they have caused to the country’s economy. He says it is nothing less than a crime against the country’s people.

# And Sowetan:

Reports a director of Ezulweni Investments, Ashnee Ramdas says they have already spent about a million rand on legal costs to recover debts of almost 102-million-rand from the ANC. Fikile Mbalula says however Ezulweni never supplied posters to the ANC.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports problems with the management of drinking water in the country are highlighted by two recent reports. In practice half of drinking water is lost before it reaches the consumer and about 46-percent is not microbiologically safe.

And secondly, the paper writes a memorial stone for the 23-year-old murdered Charl Hertzog was erected on the family farm in Hoopstad. He was shot dead earlier this year in Illinois in the US.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Firstly, reports on the months-long luxury stay for a police district commissioner on the West Coast. Major-General Sizakhele Dyantyi has been living in the four-star Saldanha Bay Hotel for about 17 months. The cost already amounts to more than a million rand.

Then the paper writes passengers who book flights over the festive period will have to keep a strict watch on their hand luggage’s content and weight. Strict control measures are being introduced.

And finally, there is news about a shop owner from Cape Town who was arrested for possessing an elephant’s leg, fox and otter skins, and the bark of endangered tree species.

# And Cape Times:

Also writes the NGV Bill is now in Ramaphosa’s hands.

And reports rescue workers from Gift of the Givers tell horror stories about the conditions in Gaza.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, Gary van Niekerk now wants the decision to dissolve the board of the Mandela Bay Development Agency reversed. He also wants the appointment of the agency’s CEO, Anele Qaba to be reconsidered.

And secondly, the paper writes ten public schools in the Nelson Mandela Bay education district were raided by armed robbers in the past week and in two cases the principals were shot.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

# Daily News in Durban:

Has the same lead story as The Star/Pretoria News on Mbalula’s statements on the manipulation of the rand.

# And, Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes the DA says it is concerned that some of its members’ lives are in danger after the party’s chief whip in the uMngeni Municipality, Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, was killed.

And finally, from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Devotes its entire front page to the controversial Fishrot trial, which commences in Windhoek tomorrow. The paper reports the office of the judiciary has reminded journalists that no footage or audio clips of the court proceedings may be recorded without permission.

And secondly, hope is expressed that the trial will continue as two defence lawyers were absent yesterday.