Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 21 July 2026:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the National Prosecuting Authority has obtained a 326-million-rand forfeiture order against the assets of the Maumela family trust. The paper writes the court has given the Asset Forfeiture Unit permission to seize assets related to the alleged Tembisa tender corruption.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports the former Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, maintains, despite her Nigerian passport, that she and her child are South Africans. Adetshina appeared in the Cape Town Regional Court after being arrested as an illegal immigrant.

And secondly, the website writes the US and Iran are still engaged in a full-scale war while there are efforts behind the scenes to stop the conflict.

GAUTENG:

# The Star:

Writes suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy commissioner, brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi, told the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court that he was in a romantic relationship with Witness K. He says she claimed she was in love with him with the hope that they would get married. Mkhwanazi is applying for bail after being arrested for the alleged theft of gemstones worth 14.9-million-rand.

# Sowetan:

Reports like Business Day on the seizure order for assets linked to the Tembisa tender corruption. The paper leads with: “MAUMELA EMPIRE GOING… GONE!”.

# And The Citizen:

Writes president Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that government mismanagement has worsened the country’s water crisis, but says he is pinning his hopes on the new National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Leads with the ongoing battle to change Graaff-Reinet’s name back from Robert Sobukwe Town. AfriForum is involved and it is not ruled out that the case will end up in court. It seems that no attention was paid to the town’s historical heritage when the name was changed.

And secondly, it is reported the plane on which the Junior Boks were travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town had to turn around and return to OR Tambo Airport due to a medical emergency.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the family of a three-year-old boy who drowned in a stormwater drain in Plettenberg Bay on Friday is still in shock. According to reports, the child was playing with friends near the N2 when the incident happened.

And secondly, the paper writes the negotiations between car manufacturer BAIC SA and striking workers have reached a dead end.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes schools in KwaZulu-Natal are suffering millions of rand in losses due to crime.

Then it is reported that a petition will be compiled to save the Albert Falls dam which is polluted with sewage.

And finally, the paper writes a property audit is being envisaged for the province’s government officials.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports Okahandja’s pensioners are in dire straits and after repeated visits to government offices they still have no answers.

Then the paper writes the ministry of Health and Social Services has taken internal disciplinary action against a doctor from the Onandjokwe Hospital, doctor Dennis Noa. He also appeared in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of rape.

And finally, it is reported that Joalette de Villiers from the television programme Op pad met jou potjie has been nominated for a Silwerskerm award.