Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 28 November 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports Eskom will recover an estimated 30-billion-rand in revenue annually by converting electricity meters. Only 400-thousand of 2.1-million meters have met the requirements of the conversion.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports Gauteng MEC for Finance, Lebogang Maile, said during his medium-term budget framework yesterday that an airport will be built in the south of Johannesburg to develop the Sedibeng community. The province is under serious pressure due to the outstanding e-toll debt and huge salary bill.

And secondly, the paper writes a weaker form of a tornado hit parts of Randfontein yesterday and caused major damage in Toekomsrus.

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Reports the appointment of former Limpopo premier, Ngoako Ramatlhodi as prime minister of the Bapedi people was not welcomed from all quarters.

And writes ANC veteran Matthews Phosa, is warning of the ANC’s loss of support.

# Sowetan:

Reports on an incident at a school hostel where the community policing forum was allegedly called in to beat children who refused to sleep. The Department of Basic Education has advised parents to file criminal charges.

# And The Citizen:

Writes the poor diets we offer our children are putting them at risk.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports the DA has called for government intervention after it emerged that more than 100 children under five have died of malnutrition in the Northern Cape in the past three years.

Then the paper writes a Bloemfontein broker, Salome le Roux, is terrified after being harassed by a man in a Kia on two consecutive days. Le Roux was on her way to the gym when the incidents occurred.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports on the murder trial of 17-year-old Jesse Mitchell from Stellenbosch. Cornelius Kruger and Rudolf Hufke have been arrested in connection with the murder. The case has been postponed to 23 December for further investigation and a bail application.

And secondly, the paper writes Granville Carlson, also known as King Khoekhoe, has been declared a vexatious litigant by the court and is prohibited from suing Stellenbosch University again.

# And Cape Times:

Reports Sassa’s cyber shortcomings was exposed.

And writes South African households should prepare themselves for further increases in food prices.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports a five-month search for Manelisi Maneli Matoto, who is linked to a double murder in Gqeberha in June, has led to his arrest. With the help of members of the public, he was located at his home in KwaMaqoma.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Leads with: “WOMAN SURVIVES BRUTAL STABBING BY HER BOYFRIEND”. The paper also reports on the prevalence of gender-based violence in the community.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the results of yesterday’s National Assembly and presidential elections could, according to experts, shake up Namibia’s governance structures.

And secondly, the paper writes QatarEnergy has reached an agreement with its investment partner to acquire additional interests in two offshore blocks in Namibia’s Oranjekom.