Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 26 November 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the private hospital group Netcare proposes that cooperation with the government to boost the economy be extended to healthcare. The paper writes the aim is to address the main problems including the long waiting time for medical procedures and the training of doctors and nursing staff.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the controversial diamond trader, Louis Liebenberg, led his own bail application. He argued in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court that the state sees him as the enemy and all he wanted to do was help people. The application resumes on Thursday with the state’s cross-examination.

Secondly, the paper writes the Society for the Protection of our Constitution’s application against the government over the illegal miners in Stilfontein has been rejected by the court. The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the motivation for the application was based on flawed facts.

And finally, it is reported that the red-billed oxpecker has been named South Africa’s bird of the year by Birdlife SA.

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Firstly, writes about the decline in South Africa’s crime.

And reports the business sector expects a very busy Black Friday.

# Sowetan:

Reports more than two-thousand-500 women and children were murdered in South Africa from April to September this year. The minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, says this requires action by every citizen.

# And The Citizen:

Leads with: “CRIME: GOOD BAD & UGLY”. The paper analyses the crime figures – although there is progress, there are many areas that are still weak.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Has the same lead as Beeld about Louis Liebenberg and also writes about the bird of the year.

Then it is reported professor Hester Klopper, who has been appointed as rector of the University of the Free State, says that her aim is to build the university’s reputation in Africa and the world.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports in detail about South Africa’s latest crime figures. The paper writes that although the murder rate has fallen, violent crime against children and kidnappings have increased. Fewer robberies have also been recorded but most murders in the country were reported in Cape Town.

And secondly, the paper writes Solidarity wants to take Bellville High School to court because three positions that were declared redundant have since been filled.

# And Cape Times:

Also writes Cape Town’s police stations are at the top of the murder list.

And reports the EFF is now taking the Phala Phala issue and Parliament’s decision not to impeach the president to the Constitutional Court.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports while South Africa’s overall murder rate has fallen, four Nelson Mandela Bay police stations are still among the top 30 in the country where the most murders have been reported.

And secondly, the paper writes it will cost about 482-million-rand to replace the approximately 171-thousand electricity meters in Nelson Mandela Bay that were tampered with.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Leads with: “NEW CRIME STATS PAINT GRIM PICTURE FOR PROVINCE”. The paper writes that KwaZulu-Natal is still one of the provinces with the most violent crimes.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the state military company, August 26 Holdings, has held an urgent board meeting after allegations of forged invoices and an invoice of eight-million-rand for a single component.

And secondly, the paper writes countries have pledged to raise about 5.4-trillion-rand by the year 2035 to help poorer countries fight climate change.

And finally, there is news about Angela Alchin, who will be undertaking a 250-kilometre ultramarathon in Antarctica starting tomorrow.