Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 16 January 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports research by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority indicates that around 5.8-million people in South Africa own crypto-assets. Cape Town has emerged as the preferred base for entrepreneurs in this sector.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

The paper devotes its entire front page to two murder cases that have the country talking.

The first is the murder of Nadine Terblanche and her nine-year-old son, Ruandré Vorster. Nadine’s friend, Freddie Stapelberg was arrested.

And secondly, the murder of rev. Liezel de Jager from Amanzimtoti. Her husband Werner is on trial in the local Magistrate’s Court.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes Sekunjalo Investment Holdings has given notice of its intention to sue various South African state organs including the Presidency and demand damages amounting to 75-billion-rand for the calculated loss suffered.

 And secondly, it is reported that an appeal has been made to parents to support matriculants with regard to their results.

# Sowetan:

Reports the community leaders of Diepsloot are living in fear after it came to light that robber gangs are out to attack and kill crime fighters.

# And The Citizen:

Writes with more and more municipalities collapsing, the residents are using private companies to take over services.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Leads with the murder case against Werner de Jager. The paper writes it was argued in court that he planned the murder of his wife for financial reasons.

And secondly, it is reported that only one of the state’s article 204 witnesses in the Parys vigilante case, Gawie Coetzer, will receive immunity. The other five can now stand trial for the murder of two farm workers.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports three schoolboys who were on their way back from a youth camp in Botswana died in a car accident near Lephalale in Limpopo. They were Jean Conradie and Daniël Jordaan from Somerset West and Werner Oosthuizen from Australia.

And secondly, the paper writes about Haylie the police dog who helped catch an abalone poacher in Simons Town.

# And Cape Times:

Writes although there were irregularities, the Western Cape gave the green light for the release of the matric results.

And reports unpaid allowances still haunt NSFAS.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay wants to know why the party’s regional secretary, Luyolo Nqakula helped the ANC with T-shirts and food parcels after he stepped aside in 2022.

And secondly, the paper writes Nelson Mandela Bay parents camp out daily at school gates to enrol their children before the first bell rings on Wednesday.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes bishop Vusi Dube of the eThekwini Community Church has appealed to president Cyril Ramaphosa and former president Jacob Zuma to engage in dialogue to prevent bloodshed in KwaZulu-Natal.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports more than 53-thousand pre-primary and 98-thousand grade 1 learners started their new school year yesterday in about one-thousand-722 state schools nationwide. The executive director of Education, Art and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp says several newly established schools have relieved the pressure on schools.

And secondly, the paper writes the outcome of the Judicial Service Commission’s public interviews with three candidates for the appointment as judges of the High Court is known.