Top news items in major S. African media outlets

The following are highlights of South African major media outlets on Saturday:

-- There is no reason for former public protector Thuli Madonsela's state capture report to divide the ruling party says ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe.

He made the comments during an interview with News24 on Friday; just hours before it was revealed that new public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane would not oppose President Jacob Zuma's court bid to delay the release of a report into allegations of being captured by the influential Gupta family.(News24).

-- Amnesty International has denounced the decision by the South African government to leave the International Crime Court as "a deep betrayal of millions of victims worldwide." (City Press).

-- The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Parliament says it will approach the High Court in Cape Town to challenge Justice Minister, Michael Masutha's announcement to initiate a process for South Africa to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.(South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem