Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 02 April 2026:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the provincial chairperson of the EFF, Nkululeko Dunga, has been appointed Gauteng MEC for Finance. He replaces Lebogang Maile.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports certain Ford Ranger XLT, Wildtrak, Ford Puma, and Hino 700 vehicles have been recalled. The National Consumer Commission says it has been informed by Toyota and Ford that there are problems with the vehicles.

Then the website writes that the mayor of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, criticised Helen Zille for “swimming” in a hole in a street in Douglasdale. He says she should have stood next to the hole instead. The hole has since been filled overnight after residents have been asking for it for three years.

And finally, it is reported the premiers of the provinces said in Parliament that lifestyle audits are very expensive to carry out. Many also said that they do not have the capacity to do the audits.

GAUTENG:

# The Star:

Also writes about Dunga’s appointment as Gauteng MEC for Finance. The announcement was made after Premier Panyaza Lesufi reshuffled his cabinet.

# And Sowetan:

Also has news about Dunga’s appointment and writes that the move is strategic so that the ANC and Malema’s party can realign with a view to the local government elections.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Reports about the deployment of army members on the Cape Flats to combat gang violence. According to the paper, there are apparently only 28 soldiers available to protect 13 areas. Furthermore, the army’s fuel is also apparently running out.

And secondly, the paper writes about 26-year-old Marlene van Staden, a photographer from Mossel Bay, who was electrocuted when her monopod touched an overhead power line.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the Animal Anti-Cruelty League has taken the newly appointed operator of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipal pound to court over allegations of neglect. The court has ordered the pound to drastically step up its oversight and animal care.

And secondly, the paper writes there appears to be no solution in sight for Gqeberha’s ongoing power problems.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Writes after weeks of delay, the Grey’s Hospital in the city is still without air conditioning.

And reports that a 137-million-rand toilet project has stalled and there is no progress.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports Namibia must start entrusting the construction of large projects to locally owned companies. The paper writes that this will entail a significant policy shift.

And secondly, the paper writes that almost one in three Namibians receives a social grant, while approximately one in six people in the country has a job.

The newspaper report will be back on Tuesday, 7 April.