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Top news in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua, November 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are highlights in South African major news outlets on Wednesday:

-- Stalwarts of the ANC are preparing for Friday's meeting with the party's national executive committee (NEC) where they are expected to continue with calls for a renewal of the political party. (News24)

-- An analyst has warned that South Africa needs faster economic growth after the country's jobless rate surged to the highest in over a decade.

The jobless rate rose to 27.1 percent in the quarter through September, up from 26.6 percent in the previous three months, Statistics South Africa said in a report released on Tuesday.(Fin24)

-- The Forum of Journalists for Transformation will on Wednesday be marching for the rights of black journalists in the media. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit