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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, December 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Electricity utility Eskom's interim group CEO Matshela Koko is inviting business to invest in the South African economy.

This is because the availability of electricity is no longer a constraint to the growth of the economy, he emphasized in a statement issued on Tuesday.(Fin24).

-- President Jacob Zuma has again advised religious leaders to avoid being involved in party political squabbles, the Presidency said on Tuesday.

"The President reiterates his view that religious leaders should avoid becoming embroiled in divisive party political squabbles and that they should ideally strive to be above such and unite all the people in the pursuit of justice, righteousness and the common good."(News24).

-- A 29-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the murder of 57-year-old Warrant Officer, Deon Dumas in the Western Cape.

His body was discovered in Atlantis on Tuesday after the suspects were found in possession of his white BMW. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit