Top news items of S. African major news outlets

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

-- Two sets of data released on Monday provide alarming evidence that SA's poor black youth are falling behind their peers in other population groups, and trends show there is little hope of this changing, despite government attempts at transformation.

Releasing Statistics SA's "social profile of youth" report, statistician-general Pali Lehohla said that the findings indicated "a very difficult future", and that SA remained stuck in its apartheid past, unable to overcome its legacy issues. (Business Day).

-- Former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has been appointed a non-executive director at Allan Gray.

A spokesperson at the investment management firm confirmed that Nene was appointed at a board meeting this morning. (City Press).

-- The African National Congress (ANC) on Monday appeared unfazed by reports that sacked South African finance minister, Nhlanhla Nene, had taken up a private sector job with Allan Gray.

On Monday, the investment management firm confirmed that it had appointed Nene as a non-executive director to its board.(Mail & Guardian). Enditem