Top news items in major S. African media outlets

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

-- In one of the biggest investments in Port Elizabeth's history, a Chinese company is to build an R11 billion (705 million U.S. dollars) vehicle manufacturing plant, which will create thousands of permanent jobs and hundreds more during its construction.

This follows an agreement signed in China at the weekend between the South African Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and China's fifth-largest vehicle manufacturer, the Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC).(Business Day).

-- The township of Hammanskraal north of Pretoria is calm following days of protests, but uncertainties still remain over the possibility of further evictions.

The Tshwane Metro Police Department on Wednesday indicated there were operational plans in place to ensure the court order for evictions is enforced.(News24).

-- The Competition Commission is proposing changes to the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) sector, which it believes could be more competitive, leading to lower prices for consumers.

The proposals are in the commission's recently-released request for comments on draft recommendations stemming from its LPG market inquiry, which began in late 2014 and is expected to be concluded by September. (Mail & Guardian). Endit