Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 24 August 2026:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports on the ANC’s election manifesto launched in Johannesburg over the weekend. The paper writes the party has spelled out six points that include job creation, accountable financial management and community participation.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports the ANC is experiencing problems with its November local government elections campaign. The paper writes the party had with the launch of its election manifesto to postpone the announcement of its mayoral candidates until September.

And secondly, it is reported the minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, will act as minister of Health from today while Aaron Motsoaledi is on sick leave.

GAUTENG:

# The Star:

Also leads with the ANC’s election campaign and writes the Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, has admitted that the ANC can still do much more. He says the party did not anticipate the huge demand for services in Gauteng and had to deal with a migration issue that was poorly managed from the start.

# Sowetan:

Also reports on the ANC’s plan to win the election. The paper writes the six-point action plan is aimed at service delivery, investment and community safety.

# And The Citizen:

Writes a flight safety inspector was fired after he raised concerns about a fatal Civil Aviation Authority accident near George in 2020. The authority argued that he misused information at his disposal.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports about a young couple who died together in a car accident.

And writes the Defence Force has only now received funds for Operation Prosper. This is five months after the action against gang violence in the Western Cape began.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports ANC councillors in Knysna live in fear after three ANC members were shot dead. The paper writes some councillors have been moved to safe houses.

Then the paper writes there is a shortage of car parts in Nelson Mandela Bay and dozens of vehicles cannot be repaired.

And finally, there is news about growing business opportunities in the Eastern Cape due to a strong increase in exports to Britain.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes the police are investigating several criminal cases related to the Richmond bootcamp, including assault, rape and defamation. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development is also investigating the facility’s legal registration and compliance with prescribed standards.

And secondly, it is reported the ANC’s list of possible mayoral candidates for the Msunduzi municipality has been announced.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the government is considering action against a senior official of the ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform who allegedly authorised a controversial 39.5-million-rand deal for artificial intelligence and satellite crop monitoring.

And secondly, the paper writes the Namibian head of state, president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has described the repatriation of two heroes of the liberation struggle and the remains of 84 ancestors to Namibia as an act of restoring the country’s dignity and identity.