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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, August 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- South Africans voted on Wednesday in closely contested municipal elections that could deal a heavy blow to the ruling ANC.

The party risks losing control of key cities, including Tshwane, Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay, according to some polls. (Business Day)

-- Voting for the 2016 local government elections began smoothly at most stations on Wednesday.

In KwaZulu-Natal, the crowing of roosters signalled the beginning of a new day as electral body IEC staff got ready to receive voters at the Ntolwane Primary School in Nkandla. (News24)

-- Law enforcement personnel will be on high alert during Wednesday's polls, with increased personnel especially in the over 200 hotspots identified by the South African Police Service.

Limpopo Province has the highest number of hotspots standing at 56, followed by KwaZulu Natal at 40, and Gauteng, at 36. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit