Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 12 December 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports a coalition of health professionals known as the Universal Healthcare Access Coalition has presented an alternative to National Health Insurance to President Cyril Ramaphosa, proposing that medical schemes be retained along with reforms to make coverage affordable for more people and reduce the burden on the public health system.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the taxpayer will have to fork out more than 95-million-rand for South Africa’s case against Israel in the International Court of Justice. However, experts believe that this is little more than a symbolic gesture.

Then the paper writes Rand Water has undertaken that Johannesburg will have water by Christmas.

Furthermore, there is a report about a US military plane that landed at the Kruger-Mpumalanga International Airport. According to experts, it is a supply plane.

And finally, there is news about the registration process of spaza shops in Gauteng. Only 14-percent of the shops in Gauteng have already submitted applications.

# The Star & Pretoria News:

Writes about the hygiene crisis at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital where dirty laundry has been piling up for weeks.

And secondly, it is reported the EFF is a party under pressure as its third elective conference begins.

# Sowetan:

Reports the initiation season in Gauteng has kicked off on a negative note with two deaths already reported and rumours of extortion and large sums of money being paid by parents for missing children.

# And The Citizen:

Writes Rand Water is criticised for the 86-hour water cut over the long weekend as many people are planning special events and the shortage of water could pose a health risk.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also leads with the funding of the Israel case.

And secondly, the paper writes controversial diamond trader Louis Liebenberg’s wife Dezzi, who is on trial with him, apparently knew nothing about his business interests. She is described as “naive and money-hungry”.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Beeld and Volksblad on the Israel case.

And secondly, the EFF is reportedly demanding that the Stem be removed from the national anthem and replaced by another Afrikaans song.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports a Gqeberha lawyer, Du-Wayne Stoltz has been arrested by the Hawks for allegedly stealing a client’s payout from his previous employer. He will appear in the local Commercial Crimes Court today.

And secondly, the paper writes the unsuccessful EP Rugby presidential candidate, Willem Oliphant, has declared his intention to challenge the president-elect, George Malgas, in court.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes the MK Party has sent a clear message to the KwaZulu-Natal government that they cannot be fooled.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports Namibia has requested the International Court of Justice to rule that the obligations of countries responsible for the climate crisis should become legally binding.

Then the paper writes that the minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, has handed over community land of more than eight thousand hectares to the /Khomanin Traditional Authority.

And finally there is news about a local journalist and producer’s documentary that deals with drug abuse among young people in Walvis Bay.