Top news items in major S. African media outlets on Saturday

The following are highlights of South African major media outlets on Saturday.

-- President Jacob Zuma and three cabinet ministers have been contacted by Oakbay Resources and Energy, run by the Gupta family over the closure of its bank accounts.

This follows reports of the company being abandoned by Absa and FNB banks and the withdrawal of its Auditors, KPMG, as well as its stock exchange sponsors, Sasfin. (Business Day)

-- Elite anti-crime unit, the Hawks, is not controlled by political parties, and it will continue hitting criminals, its boss, Major-General Berning Ntlemeza, told Parliament on Friday.

Ntlemeza was urging the police committee in Parliament to help the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation gain independence from the police service. (City Press)

-- The Gupta family and Duduzane Zuma, President Jacob Zuma's son, released statements on Friday announcing that they had stepped down from all Oakbay companies run by the Guptas. (Mail & Guardian) Endit