Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 10 September 2026:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports the African Development Bank has approved an 82-billion-rand loan to alleviate Africa’s fertiliser and energy crisis. The paper writes fertiliser shortages and supply chain problems are putting Africa’s food security at risk.

# And the Netwerk24 website:

Reports the DA will join the ANC’s case in the Electoral Court to get its candidates registered. The chairperson of the DA’s federal council and deputy minister of finance, Ashor Surapen, says the DA will defend the integrity of deadlines.

And secondly, the website writes an American Airlines passenger on his way from Dallas to Newark began shouting homophobic and racist remarks. The cabin crew overpowered him and tied him to his seat with duct tape.

GAUTENG:

# The Star:

Writes 55-thousand-123 people have started using South Africa’s new biennial HIV prevention injection in the past three months, an early indication of strong demand. Lenacavir has been rolled out at 360 public health facilities in 24 districts across six provinces.

# Sowetan:

Reports two early learning centres built at a cost of 20-million-rand each in Ekurhuleni are abandoned. The Tsakane centre is the only one of the three centres initially built that is operational.

# And The Citizen:

Writes about the inquest into the death of Anele Tembe, the fiancée of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes. She fell to her death from a balcony on the tenth floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town in 2021. Testimony has now been heard that Forbes was allegedly with her during the incident and that there was an argument.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Leads with alleged new revelations that have come to light in the murder case against Zurenah Smit. She is on trial for the murder of her husband Stefan. However, the state has labelled the revelations as adjustments that Smit makes in her evidence.

Then it is reported that the EFF will test the Impeachment Committee’s refusal to accept advocate Thandazani Madonsela as evidence leader in court.

And there is also news about Isuzu bakkies that were recalled due to brake problems and finally a report about the dismay of parents after learners allegedly ate dagga cookies.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports that the residents of Humansdorp are very concerned about the level of service by the provincial ambulance service at the local hospital. The paper writes there are two ambulances available, but the waiting times are unacceptable.

And secondly, the paper writes the Biko family has successfully obtained an interdict to stop the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. The family’s legal team has requested an urgent court order so that they can better prepare and review the original inquest and important historical documents.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Firstly, writes about the backstabbing and factional disputes that are the order of the day in KwaZulu-Natal in the run-up to the election.

And secondly, the paper writes the police will officially investigate the death of the patrol dog, Sky.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports a standard set in the Financial Institutions and Markets Act that places a ban on the outsourcing of core functions of medical funds and fund administrators in Namibia will destroy the industry for administering medical funds in the country.

And secondly, the paper writes more than five-thousand-700 pensioners and other beneficiaries of social grants are still waiting to be put back on the government’s payment system after their grants were suspended during a verification exercise.