Top news items of South African major media outlets

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

-- President Jacob Zuma must pay the R7.8m (US$545,000) he owes for the Nkandla upgrades by September to comply with a Constitutional Court order.

He has 45 days in which to pay the money, following the Constitutional Court's approval on Tuesday of the amount as stipulated by the National Treasury.(Business Day)

-- The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will appeal the Labour Court order that it reinstate four journalists that were recently dismissed, and will not allow them back into their offices.

The Labour Court ruled on Tuesday that four of the eight SABC journalists that were axed by the broadcaster must be reinstated. It also ruled they were entitled to return to work and that the SABC was interdicted from proceeding with the disciplinary hearings of the four before they were dismissed. (News24)

-- The eThekwini Municipality has closed down north and south beaches in Durban due to high seas and storm damage.

The municipality says disaster management teams are monitoring water levels in rivers and streams.(African News Agency) Endit