Top news items in major S. African media outlets

The following are news highlights in major South African media outlets on Saturday.

-- The Democratic Alliance (DA) appears to be in line to win Tshwane (Pretoria), Nelson Mandela Bay and Johannesburg metropolitan municipalities in next week's local government elections, according to the final pre-election survey by eNCA and research consulting firm Ipsos.

The poll results, released on Friday, reflect an earlier survey by Ipsos showing that the DA to be a likely winner in Nelson Mandela Bay and Tshwane. The latest poll adds Johannesburg to the list of metros that the DA could snatch from the ruling ANC. (Business Day)

-- This year's municipal elections are the most difficult that South Africa has ever experienced, Electoral Commission of SA vice chairperson Terry Tselane said on Friday.

The electoral body had experienced problems with its voters' roll and there had been political killings, he said at the launch of the Western Cape's election results center. (News24)

-- The African National Congress (ANC) Tshwane (Pretoria) mayoral candidate Thoko Didiza says polls predicting an ANC defeat in the metro will be proved wrong.

She was speaking at University of South Africa where she was on a campaign for next week's municipal elections.(South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit