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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, June 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- The need to speed up economic growth was emphasized on Tuesday when the SA Reserve Bank figures showed more woes in the first quarter: the current account deficit widened more than expected, and private-sector and household spending shrank.

Higher economic growth, smaller current account and budget deficits, and policy certainty are among the factors ratings agencies have identified as crucial to SA avoiding a downgrade. (Business Day)

-- While South Africa is among the top 30 countries professional migrants like to move to, it is also among the top 30 countries professional migrants are rushing from, according to a report by MoveHub.

MoveHub, a British company assisting people wanting to move abroad, analyzed 180,000 move enquiries it had over the 2015/2016 financial year to determine the most popular countries for "professional migrants". (Fin24)

-- Leader of the Independent Candidates, David Kham, says they have welcomed the court's ruling that the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) failure to record all available voters addresses on the voters roll is inconsistent with the rule of law obligations and is invalid. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem