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Top news in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua, January 2, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- The Eastern Cape's Department of Correctional Services is hoping to complete its investigation into a deadly brawl at the St Albans prison in Port Elizabeth within a month.

The correctional facility on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth is currently under a partial lockdown following the mayhem in which three convicts were stabbed to death last week.(Eyewitness News)

-- Cape Town has been listed as one of the top cities worldwide on the Global Cities of the Future Winners 2016/17 for foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy.

This is according to Foreign Direct Investment Intelligence, a division of the Financial Times. (Fin24)

-- Heavy traffic is expected on Monday on major routes around the country, as many holiday makers return home from the coast or inland resorts. Many companies and businesses will re-open on Tuesday after the festive season break. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit