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Top news items of S. African major media outlets

Xinhua, July 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) looked set for its fifth trading day of gains on Monday morning as global stocks continued to rebound from the June 24 Brexit crash.

The MSCI Asia index recovered to 129.63, just short of the 130.06 points it reached on June 23, and the MSCI World index on Friday rose to 1,660.26, slightly under the 1,691.76 it reached on June 23.(Business Day)

-- Young Communist League (YCL) members must vote for the ANC on August 3 despite any issues they might have with the ruling party, SA Communist Party (SACP) general secretary, Blade Nzimande said on Sunday.

"Let's go and vote for the ANC overwhelmingly," Nzimande told a hall full of YCL members gathered at the Johannesburg City Hall for their youth month manifesto launch.(News24)

-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for collective efforts to improve public healthcare and achieve strong universal healthcare coverage in Africa in the long-term.

"We have seen many improvements, particularly in the availability of quality medicines in health facilities and strengthened capacities of staff in the sector," WHO regional director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti said.(African News Agency) Endit