Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 08 April 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports, the Danish logistics company, AP Moller-Maersk, is contesting the legality of the contract awarded by Transnet to International Container Terminal Services to develop the Durban container terminal on Pier 2. The company says its offer was better.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Leads with the storm that is raging in the Western Cape. The paper reports, several schools will be closed today and reflects on the buildings at Blaauwklippen that burned down.

And secondly, the paper writes about Affies’ nail-biting victory over Garsfontein High School. The final score was 33-31.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Write, opposition parties are ganging up against the ANC.

And report on a metro police officer who was shot dead in a dispute with the police.

# Sowetan:

Reports the minister of Police Bheki Cele believes that the police are on track to win the fight against crime. However, experts agree that the government is far from a breakthrough against crime.

# And The Citizen:

Writes, Cele tries to justify the violent actions of the police against criminals, but experts say the use of force is nót effective in crime fighting.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Also leads with the stormy weather in the Western Cape. The paper writes about widespread rain over the Free State and Northern Cape and warns that flooding may also occur in these provinces.

And secondly, it is reported that the designation of Matjhabeng in Welkom as the second worst municipality in the country, is no surprise according to the DA.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Dedicates its entire front page to the stormy weather in the Western Cape. The paper reports, with photos, on the widespread damage that has already occurred and warns that the conditions may continue until tomorrow.

# And Cape Times:

Also reports on the Cape of Storms.

And secondly, also writes about Cele’s statement that the police are winning against crime.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports on the murder of two brothers from Nelson Mandela Bay, Kyle, and Aaron Alberts, who were ambushed, shot dead, and robbed in Motherwell, after following an advertisement on Facebook.

And secondly, the paper writes, the director of Google in South Africa and former Rhodes student, Dr Alistair Mokoena, is using his own savings to help students let down by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes, everything is thrown into the fray to bring the accused in the AKA murder case to book.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports, three Namibian agricultural unions have made an urgent appeal to president Nangolo Mbumba, to declare the drought of 2024 a national disaster.

And secondly, there is news about local musician and singer, Vaughn Ahrens, who says he is ready to use his creativity and musical prowess to create Afrikaans music.