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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, September 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- The African National Congress (ANC) needs to have a candid debate on state capture to save the movement, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said in Cape Town on Wednesday.

He said the Constitutional Court judgment against President Jacob Zuma on Nkandla, the allegations of state capture by the Gupta family, and repeated allegations that the ANC was corrupt, had contributed to the relatively poor showing by the party in the Aug. 3 local government elections. (News24)

-- Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said on Wednesday that social injustice is the catalyst for many pressing factors in the society, including the #FeesMustFall campaign underway at tertiary institutions across the country. (South African Broadcasting Corporation)

-- The Treasury has made far-reaching concessions on the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and the draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill after public hearings highlighted the concerns of tax experts and other stakeholders. (Business Day) Enditem