Top news items in major South African media outlets

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

-- Acting national police commissioner General Khomotso Phahlane said officers will monitor various malls across the country to protect shoppers during the festive season.

"We made the decision that we are going to increase the police visibility and deploy officers in hotspot areas. We want to create a conducive environment for people to do their business," Phahlane said during a visit to the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg on Thursday. (News24).

--The rand is one of the most volatile currencies in the world, reacting sharply either way to especially local political developments and global events.

Just over a year ago, the local unit took a hit with the surprise axing of then Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, and since then currency investors experienced a rough ride with a myriad of factors, including international events, local political noise and macro-economic factors moving the rand.(Fin24).

-- The African National Congress in the Western Cape said it's considering laying a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) against Western Cape Premier Helen Zille. This after a tweet by Zille caused a stir on social media.

Zille was responding to the Bungalow Restaurant issue where a waiter had identified patrons as "2 blacks" on their bill.(South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem