Top news items in major S. African media outlets

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

-- South Africa has plans in place to ignite growth in order to avert a ratings downgrade in the next six months, according to National Treasury as economists caution the country is not out of the woods yet.

South Africa has dodged the junk bullet after S&P Global kept the foreign currency rating one notch above sub investment grade, but lowered the long-term local currency ratings.(Fin24).

-- The multi-party parliamentary delegation that was due to travel to Cuba will no longer be going due to "unavoidable logistical challenges", the office of the ANC chief whip has said.

Parliament had resolved to send a delegation to Cuba for the memorial service of former Cuban president Fidel Castro, who died last week on Friday.(News24).

-- It's almost three years since former President Nelson Mandela passed away. A host of activities across the country will commemorate his death on the 5th of December 2013.

The Nelson Mandela Museum Council says it will use the commemoration as a platform to inspire positive change. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit