Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 23 February 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports Pick ‘n Pay’s shares showed the biggest drop in 25 years after it came to light that the shopping group needs four-billion-rand to stabilise its financial position. The move could potentially lead to the Ackerman family relinquishing control of the company.

# And Mail & Guardian on Fridays:

Writes the ANC may have dodged a bullet but the DA still has plenty of ammunition in its cadre deployment arsenal.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Reports the murdered anaesthetist from Mbombela, Nicholas Procter would have turned 40 today. Three suspects are currently appearing in the local Magistrate’s Court in connection with the murder.

And secondly, the paper writes about the 26-year-old scrum-half of the Lions, Morné (Krappie) van den Berg, who was included in the Bok group.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes about the alleged widespread fraud uncovered by the Special Investigations Unit at the National Lottery Commission.

And reports former president Jacob Zuma says president Cyril Ramaphosa bought the presidency.

# Sowetan:

Reports the ANC’s secretary general, Fikile Mbalula says the policy of cadre deployment can be abused, but insists that individuals run institutions and therefore the party cannot be held responsible.

# And The Citizen:

Writes the question is whether the so-called tax relief in the form of fuel levies and VAT that the ANC announced in the budget will still be in force after the election in May.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports the parents of the murdered rev. Liezel de Jager, Henk and Salomé van Zyl, are relieved that her ex-husband and murder accused Werner de Jager has been denied bail.

And secondly, the newspaper has news about a kudu bull that was rescued from a water channel in Grootdrink in the Northern Cape.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Leads like Volksblad with the refusal of Werner de Jager’s bail.

And secondly reports that the search for missing six-year-old Joslin Smith from Saldanha is still ongoing.

# And Cape Times:

Writes the family of Joslin Smith still believes that she will be found alive.

And also reports on Mbalula singing the praises of cadre deployment.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports the Eastern Cape government intends to make improvements to the Chief Dawid Stuurman Airport aimed at bringing direct international flights to Gqeberha.

And secondly, the paper writes an exciting new sports complex with, among other things, a roller hockey rink that meets international standards will be built in Gqeberha.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes Fikile Mbalula says Zuma’s MK party poses no threat to the ANC.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Firstly, reports on so-called social babies who are kept for months in the baby wards of state hospitals and have nowhere to go as there is no information available about them.

And secondly, the paper writes that Namibians who will pay their last respects to the late president Hage Geingob at the Independence Stadium and the Hero’s Acre in Windhoek this weekend will have internet connection.