Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 11 December 2023:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports, Anglo American lost 93-billion-rand in value. The mining giant’s share price fell by more than 13-percent and the group is also currently reviewing its Amplats operation.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Firstly, reports on a new political movement, Change Starts Now, which was formed under the leadership of the businessman, Roger Jardine. Jardine says he is willing to cooperate with the Multiparty Charter for South Africa with a view to next year’s election.

Secondly, the paper writes, the Gauteng Emergency Services have already received around 16-thousand calls in the first eight days of the festive period.

Then it is reported that the minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, has declared a hostage drama at the Gold One mine in Springs, where 440 miners are on an underground strike over lay-offs.

And finally, there is news about eight former students of the Eunice High School in Bloemfontein who started their school careers together and are now qualifying as doctors at the University of the Free State.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes a total of six-thousand employees of the South African Post Office are going to lose their jobs.

And also reports on the more than 400-hundred miners who are engaged in a trike over layoffs.

# Sowetan:

Reports the Eastern Cape leader of Rise Mzansi, Vuyani Langa was suspended after a married woman lodged a complaint of sexual harassment against him. Langa says it’s a smear campaign against him because her husband has parliamentary ambitions.

# And The Citizen:

Writes the president the ANC got rid of in 2008, Thabo Mbeki is becoming more popular among voters and the party might call on him for support in next year’s election.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also leads with Jardin’s new movement.

Then it is reported, Free State MEC for Health, Mathabo Leeto says, the life support equipment that is out of order at the Universitas Academic Hospital in Bloemfontein is being repaired.

And finally, there is news about the burial of the murdered 16-year-old Machaka Radebe from Rocklands.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports Freedom under the Law submitted an urgent application to the High Court in Pretoria to have the Judicial Service Commission’s decisions on certain judicial posts reviewed and set aside. The issue concerns the recommendation of two judges for four vacancies in the Court of Appeal.

And, secondly, the paper writes, Koeberg’s unit 2 is being shut down today for repairs that will be completed by September next year.

Finally, there is news about the word rizz.

# And Cape Times:

Also writes about the expected lay-offs at the Post Office.

And reports, the increase in Eskom tariffs will hurt the ANC during next year’s election.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports a multibillion-rand project in Coega aimed at ending load-shedding and creating 15-thousand jobs will put the Eastern Cape at the forefront of clean energy.

And secondly, the paper writes about three men from KwaDwesi whose bodies were found on a dirt road in Kariega after they were allegedly kidnapped earlier.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes the reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the killers of DA councillor, Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, has been increased to one-million-0rand.

# And, Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Reports there are four-thousand vacant teaching posts in KwaZulu-Natal and also writes about the increased reward that the DA is offering.

And finally, from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

There is no edition of the newspaper because Human Rights Day is commemorated in Namibia today.