Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 15 October 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the governor of the Reserve Bank, Lesetja Kganyago says Tito Mboweni was unwavering in his defence of the Reserve Bank during his time as Finance minister, and defended it against repeated political attacks. He also maintained a commitment to fiscal discipline.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports on the murder case of 33-year-old Natasha Barnard from Fochville who was assaulted at a local bar. Her mother, Frieda Senekal testified how she came across her daughter’s body.

Then the paper writes roaring engines and cheering engineers marked SpaceX’s latest milestone with its fifth Starship test flight.

And finally, it is reported the ongoing water crisis in Polokwane has forced the judge-president of Limpopo to issue a directive that the Supreme Court will henceforth only be in session for five hours a day.

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Writes former president Jacob Zuma has criticised the ANC because, according to him, the party has reversed the progress made since 1994.

And reports on the widespread criticism of the NPA’s decision on Phala Phala.

# Sowetan:

Reports the late boxer Dingaan Thobela’s father, Godfrey is going to court and demanding paternity tests to prove the Rose of Soweto fathered 10 children.

# And The Citizen:

Writes according to an expert, the ANC top seven are afraid of losing Panyaza Lesufi to the MK Party and would rather sacrifice Fikile Mbalula.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports employees at the controversial diamond merchant Louis Liebenberg’s diamond mine in Koingnaas allegedly receive no wages or food.

Then the paper writes 12 guest rooms at the luxurious Kopano Nokeng Guest House and Conference Centre near the Bram Fischer International Airport outside Bloemfontein were destroyed in a fire.

And finally, it is reported that the family of Clayton Lauwrence, who died in a car accident on his way to Bloemfontein, has found his dog Diego alive.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports it has come to light in the interviews of the Judicial Service Commission that there is a serious split in the Cape Division of the High Court.

Then there is news about products such as Five Roses and ProVita struggling to survive on retail shelves.

And finally, it is reported a British social media content creator has died when he fell off a bridge in Spain.

# And Cape Times:

Writes the leader of ActionSA, Herman Mashaba says it is important that they were the first party to attack the DA.

And reported Deputy President Paul Mashatile says public fighting is to the detriment of the Government of National Unity.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is engaged in a battle against time to save its struggling integrated public transport system and introduce the next phase from KwaNobuhle to Kariega.

And secondly, the paper writes with less than a week to go before the final matric exams, schools in some of Nelson Mandela Bay’s most deprived areas are struggling to find additional desks and fix electricity problems.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Also writes about Zuma’s criticism of the ANC regarding the legacy of 94.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republican in Windhoek:

Reports since their arrest in 2002, seven men who planned an armed uprising against the government in the Zambezi region have finally been sentenced.

The paper then writes that five party members challenged the candidacy of Swapo’s vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, for the upcoming election in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.

And finally, Namibia Wildlife Resorts is reported to have announced that from today there will be a significant change in its shuttle service operations in the Sossusvlei area.