Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 05 April 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports, Harmony Gold has signed a historic three-year wage agreement with mineworkers. The trade unions NUM, Amcu, Numsa, Solidarity, and Uasa signed the agreement.

# And Mail & Guardian on Fridays:

Writes the shortage of clean drinking water will play a decisive role in the election.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Leads with the appearance of the former speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The paper reports she was released on bail of 50-thousand-rand and the police say that another arrest has not been ruled out.

And secondly, there is a report on the death of the seasoned announcer and astronomer, Hennie Maas. He died of cancer at the age of 82.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes, the political parties that will take part in the election have officially committed themselves to a free and fair election.

And secondly, reports on the mounting battle against air pollution in South Africa.

# Sowetan:

Reports Mapisa-Nqakula says she will not do well in prison. The paper writes she appeared as a forlorn figure in court.

# And The Citizen:

Writes, experts believe the fact that the ANC is turning its back on the former speaker would never have happened if it had not been an election year.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also leads with the court appearance of Mapisa-Nqakula.

And secondly, the paper writes, the Free State Woman Farmer of the Year for 2016, Mimie Jacobs testified in the court in Brandfort about the farm attack she survived.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

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

And then there is a story about a courier who had to cross a full river with a kayak to deliver birthday packages in the Eastern Cape.

# And Cape Times:

Writes: From the country’s highest parliamentary office bearer to fraud accused in court.

And reports, the City of Cape Town says the poor condition of the city’s rivers is the fault of its residents.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports Nelson Mandela Bay’s mayoral committee member for Human Settlements, Thembinkosi Mafana has called for its executive director, Tabiso Mfeya to take leave due to tension between them.

And secondly, the paper writes, a DA councilor from Knysna, Sharon Sabbagh, is being investigated by the police over alleged racist comments.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes, according to a political analyst, Mapisa-Nqakula dug her own grave.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports more than 170-thousand out of a total of 218-thousand companies registered with the Authority for Business and Intellectual Property do not comply with new measures on ownership.

And secondly, the paper writes that a resident of Grootfontein narrowly escaped death when his former partner allegedly tried to cut his throat while he was sleeping.