Top news items in major S. African media outlets

The following are news highlights in major South African media outlets on Saturday:

-- Cape Town's failing commuter rail transport system and increased traffic congestion have left the city on the verge of crisis, says the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In a hard-hitting statement on Friday, the Chamber said a survey of its members had found that 85 percent of those polled said employees were demotivated and productivity had been reduced. (Business Day).

-- In a landmark judgment, the South Gauteng High Court ruled in favour of mine workers to launch a silicosis class action suit against mining companies.

"We have reached the consensus that there are sufficient common issues to justify the class action. There will be two classes (for silicosis and for tuberculosis)," Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapelo told the court Friday.(City Press) Endit