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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, September 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are highlights of South African major media outlets on Sunday.

-- Burning books, schools and lecture halls is an assault on our collective being and the foundations of our society, says Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Speaking at a Heritage Day celebration at Galeshewe near Kimberley in the Northern Cape, Ramaphosa said Heritage Day must serve as a reminder that education is not only Africa's proud heritage, but remains the most potent asset in the hands of our people to restore their dignity. (Business Day)

-- Following the African National Congress' (ANC's) dismal performance in the recent local government elections, the party has been involved in a behind-the-scene war with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), with party leaders alleged to have labelled the commission's deputy chairperson "an enemy".

The simmering tensions between the ANC and IEC culminated in an emotionally charged high-level meeting between the electoral commissioners and the governing party's top five officials at Luthuli House recently. (City Press)

-- South Africa Communist Party (SACP) second Deputy General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, has said his party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will join the student march on October 14 to support the call for free education.

He said the working class call for free education is something that is important to everyone who is a student. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem