Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 11 September 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports AngloGold Ashanti has offered 44.8-billion-rand to take over the owner of Egypt’s largest gold mine, Centamin. This will be one of the biggest mining deals of the year.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi announced in Parliament that budget cuts now also mean that critical vacant positions for doctors, nursing staff and senior managers in the public health sector cannot be filled.

Secondly, the paper writes about the homecoming of South Africa’s paralympic athlete, the visually impaired Louzanne Coetzee. She brings back a bronze medal from Paris.

And finally, there is news about the cross-country athlete, Olerato Masiloane, who assisted his teammate Emil Els when he tripped during a race.

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Writes medical examinations in the aviation industry are in the spotlight. The licence of SAA’s chief medical officer, dr. Nonhlanhla Shishaba, has not been renewed, leaving the certificates she issued potentially illegal.

And reports there is two-billion-rand in claims outstanding against the police for wrongful arrests

# Sowetan:

Reports the owner of a shop in Johannesburg CBD revealed how a gang threatened him to pay protection money and when he stopped, his business was robbed. This follows the arrest of four men for intimidation at a construction site.

# And The Citizen:

Leads with “SAA IN PILOT MEDICAL SCAM”. The paper has the same report as The Star & Pretoria News about Sishaba’s licence not being renewed.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Firstly reports many patients who received poor treatment at the Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein are now planning to approach the Human Rights Commission to investigate the terrible conditions at the hospital.

Secondly, the paper writes about the Cheetah eighth man, Jeandré Rudolph, and his wife Kate’s newborn son, Jamie.

And finally, it is reported three stock thieves who slaughtered and ate a 180-thousand-rand Merino ram on a farm near Loxton were sent to prison for three years.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports if Stellenbosch University decides to close the Wilgenhof residence, the alumni association will have the decision tested in the Supreme Court. The submissions on the residence serves before the council on Monday.

And secondly, the paper writes the deputy minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Narend Singh says that almost half of the fish that people currently consume is raised on fish farms.

# And Cape Times:

Writes the beleaguered minister of Justice, Thembi Simelane has denied that at any stage she tried to block an investigation by the National Prosecuting Authority.

And reports on the DA’s failed attempt to take over the Knysna council.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, Gary van Niekerk, answered a short and forceful “nope” when asked if he was going to resign.

And writes efforts by the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro to cut non-payers’ power have had no effect on the metro’s efforts to collect 14-billion-rand in arrears.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Reports the IFP is not keen to work with the ANC in municipalities where there is no absolute majority.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports Swapo’s presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has warned the donors who pledged millions of Namibian dollars at the ruling party’s gala dinner not to expect anything in return or favours from the government.

And writes the family of a former deputy director in the ministry of Works and Transport, the late Lemmy Mutonga, who was shot dead in 2019, says no prison sentence for his killers can bring their father back.