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Top news items in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua, April 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are highlights of South Africa's major media outlets on Friday.

-- Top African National Congress (ANC) officials have been confronted by a rebellion among party members in Port Elizabeth (PE) ahead of the launch of its local government election manifesto on Saturday.

Deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte had to endure the wrath of branch leaders who want President Jacob Zuma disciplined for embarrassing the party and nation over the Nkandla scandal. (Business Day).

-- Members of Parliament want the government to provide free and universal access to sanitary towels to poor women and to drop the value added tax on unavoidable sanitary products.

This week, Parliament's portfolio committee on women instructed the Department of Women in the Presidency to ensure that sanitary pads are available to women and schoolgirls across the country every day.(City Press). Enditem