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Top news items in major South African media outlets

Xinhua, December 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- African National Congress (ANC) Youth League President Collen Maine said on Wednesday the ANC needs to be cleansed.

He was speaking at an ANCYL Economic Freedom Lecture at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban. (News24)

-- It's a myth that South Africa's nuclear build program will devastate the economy, maintains one body, while another says it will actually rev up the economy. This despite concerns about the safety of nuclear power and its costs compared to renewables.

The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (NIASA) and the South African Young Nuclear Professional Society (SAYNPS) were responding to the release of the Request For Information (RFI) by electricity utility Eskom.(Fin24)

-- President Jacob Zuma is adamant that he's not going anywhere despite mounting calls for him to step down.

He was speaking at the African National Congress Youth League's (ANCYL) Economic Freedom Lecture in Durban.(South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit