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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, December 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) slammed the increase in the number of alleged racist incidents on Tuesday, saying that it signals a "resurgence of racial arrogance".

"These racist incidences can no longer be classified as pockets of incidents but they show a deeper underlying racial hatred that continues to exist in our society," the ANCYL said in a press release. (News24)

-- South African nuclear energy bidders Russia and France welcomed electricity utility Eskom's release of the request for information (RFI), which officially starts the nuclear procurement programme for 9.6 GW of nuclear energy.

Eskom announced on twitter on Tuesday that the long-awaited RFI was available to bidders. (Fin24)

-- Police in Mpumalanga Province say they have beefed up security at the Lebombo border post.

The move comes as hundreds of motorists make their way to Mozambique during the festive season. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit