Off the wire
• China arrests sixth man from telecoms fraud fugitive list  • China urges U.S., ROK to halt THAAD missile deployment  • Top news items in major Zambian media outlets  • Top news items in major Nigerian media outlets  • 602 Chinese firemen died on duty since 1949  • Foreign exchange rates in Thailand  • 1st LD Writethru-China Focus: China marks Martyrs' Day at Tian'anmen Square  • Chinese president, Brunei's sultan exchange congratulations on anniversary of ties  • Taiwan manufacturing continues to show upbeat signs  • 1st LD Writethru: Chinese shares continue to gain  
You are here: 　 Home

Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, September 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- There will be neither an early elective nor consultative conference for the African National Congress, party spokesman Zizi Kodwa said on Thursday.

Kodwa said secretary-general Gwede Mantashe had told a gathering this week that structures had rejected the idea of an early conference "out of hand". (Business Day)

-- Universities should not be money-making organizations, the fees commission heard on Thursday.

Universities were meant to help build a nation, not make profit, the South African Further Education and Training Student Associatio said at the commission's public hearings in Pretoria. (News24)

-- Wits University in Johannesburg says the results of the poll sent out to students and staff will only be available on Friday. The poll was conducted via SMS and email from 7 am to 4 pm on Thursday.

Wits has asked students whether or not they want to resume lectures on Monday. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit