Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 03 April 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports, the South African Revenue Service revoked the licenses of suspicious tax practitioners whose own tax affairs are not in order. Taxpayers have been warned not to take advice from those who break the law.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Leads with the decision of the High Court in Pretoria against the speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s application to stop her arrest. Opposition parties are demanding her arrest, and resignation as speaker.

Secondly, the paper writes about the South African skateboarder, Brandon Valjalo, who is hard at work preparing for the Olympic Games.

And finally, there is a snippet about the man who was involved in a car accident with former president Jacob Zuma. He was released on bail at Eshowe Magistrates’ Court.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Also writes about the speaker who now has to answer to the law.

And reports on the MK Party appealing the decision of the Electoral Commission, to remove Zuma’s name from their nomination list, in the Electoral Court.

# And Sowetan:

Leads with the ID photos of ten of the accused who were arrested in connection with the fraud at the University of Fort Hare. The masthead reads: “FORT HARE SUSPECTS UNMASKED”.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also leads with the report on Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

And secondly, an outline is given of the rate increases of the Mangaung Metro.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Has the same lead as Beeld and Volksblad about the speaker.

Then the paper writes about hundreds of jellyfish that washed up due to a strong wind.

And finally, it is reported the sale of German soccer jerseys with the number 44 on the back has been stopped because it resembles the Nazi emblem of the SS.

# And Cape Times:

Also writes about the MK party’s appeal in the Electoral Court about Zuma’s exclusion.

And it is reported that the former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane is accused of deliberately obstructing the appointment of a new Deputy Public Protector.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports, nearly 60-thousand calls from residents of Nelson Mandela Bay to the police’s 10-111 number were left unanswered in the last financial year.

And writes, a hysterical alleged 23-year-old rape victim was removed by the police on the popular Sacramento footpath this weekend.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes, it’s Zuma against the Electoral Commission about his participation in the elections.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports, the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs says discipline among members of the Namibian Armed Forces has resulted in less revenue being generated.

And secondly writes, the University of Namibia has defended its decision to withhold academic records until all outstanding debts of the students concerned have been settled.