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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, June 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are news highlights in South Africa's major media outlets on Sunday.

-- President Jacob Zuma has requested Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa to intervene in an effort to try to resolve a pay dispute involving the 301 South African firefighters who were dispatched to help fight a massive bushfire in Canada. The firefighters have reportedly downed tools over the pay dispute. (Business Day)

-- A mediator from Working on Fire has been sent to Canada by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa to assist in resolving the pay dispute involving a team of firefighters, the ministry said Sunday. (News24)

-- The election battle in KwaZulu-Natal gains momentum on Sunday as the African National Congress (ANC) launches its provincial manifesto and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) does its national manifesto. (The South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem