Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 12 January 2026:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the ANC promised six solutions in view of the election during its January 8 celebrations in the North West the past weekend. The most important are water and power supply, and government failures.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports a 42-year-old close relative was arrested after the body of Juanita Vermeulen was found with several stab wounds in the boot of her vehicle at a shopping complex in Brackenhurst on Saturday.

Secondly, the website writes the deputy minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes, says the government will not resist the Afrikaner Refugee Programme. However, the government is of the opinion that the programme has no basis in international law.

And finally, it is reported that the DA believes that South Africa’s participation in the BRICS Will for Peace naval exercise carries serious legal and diplomatic risks.

GAUTENG:

# Sowetan:

Reports most families cannot afford the cost of education. The purchase of school uniforms, stationery, and school fees is beyond the budget of most households. Parents are also warned that the purchase of items such as cleaning products is illegal.

# And The Citizen:

Writes there are two theories about the devastating fires that have ravaged the Eastern and Western Cape in the past week. One group says it was arson, while the other group claims that Eskom’s crumbling infrastructure and cable theft caused the fires.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports about the massive fire damage in the Western Cape, where at least 90-thousand hectares have been destroyed. Since last week, at least 11 houses in Mossel Bay have been reduced to rubble. The paper writes that there are several fires that are still out of control.

And secondly, the paper writes the Competition Commission has once again received several complaints about the cost of school uniforms. It appears that there is an ongoing collusion between schools and clothing suppliers.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the matric results will be published in tomorrow’s edition of the newspaper.

And writes the temporary homes of flood victims are now being targeted by thieves who are stealing the belongings of people who are already suffering.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes farmers in KwaZulu-Natal are very concerned about the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in the province.

And secondly, there is news about a fisherman who caught a giant barbel.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports drones are again increasingly being spotted over farms in the South at night, with farmers concerned about poaching, livestock theft, and the violation of their privacy.

And secondly, the paper writes Swakara producers are smiling broadly after American star Kim Kardashian showed off a corset made of Swakara fur in Aspen, Colorado, last week.