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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, August 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- The political strife gripping government and the African National Congress (ANC), ratcheted up yet again on Monday, with the Treasury accusing electricity utility Eskom of covering for the Indian Gupta family, and the ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte and Co-operative Governance Minister Desmond van Rooyen telling Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan that he should submit to questioning by police's special anti-crime unit the Hawks. (Business Day)

-- The African National Congress Women's League on Monday expressed support for the Pretoria High School for Girls pupils, who were protesting against the alleged racism over black girls' hair. (News24)

-- The Democratic Alliance (DA) in parliament says it supports the 8% fee increase proposed by the country's universities for next year.

Last week, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande told parliament that he would soon be announcing how much funds universities would receive for the 2017 academic year. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit