Top news items in major S. African media outlets

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

-- British companies that could lose access to European markets should the UK decide to withdraw from the EU could maintain their access to duty-free European markets by relocating to SA, a tongue-in-cheek Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says.

Speaking of the implications of an Economic Partnership Agreement signed between the countries of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and the EU, Davies said significant improvements to duty-free access for South African products had accrued as a result of the agreement. (Business Day)

-- In the week during which Oscar Pistorius walked on his stumps in court and pictures of his murdered girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, were released to the public, it emerged that family members had received threats that Pistorius would be gang raped in prison.

Police confirmed that they were investigating a case of intimidation after the threats were made in a series of WhatsApp messages sent to Pistorius' cousin Arnoldus Kurt Pistorius on Thursday. The family laid criminal charges, submitting all their evidence to the Garsfontein Police Station. (City Press)

-- More than 6,000 residents in low-lying informal settlements on the Cape Flats, Cape Town have been affected by flooding. This follows persistent rain in the Peninsula. There have been reports of flooding in Khayelitsha, Philippi and Gugulethu.

City of Cape Town Disaster Management Centre spokesperson, Charlotte Powell says the NGO partners were providing relief as in hot meals, blankets and food parcels. No emergency sheltering has been activated. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit