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Top news items in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua, February 2, 2017 Adjust font size:

The following are news items in South Africa's major news outlets on Thursday:

-- South African maize farms are suffering "extensive" damage from what appears to be an alien caterpillar that destroyed fields in other countries in the region, the government said Wednesday.

While the government is yet to verify the pest as the fall armyworm that's native to the Americas and arrived in Africa last year, the caterpillar may pose a serious threat to production of the staple food, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said. (Fin24)

-- As the poultry industry faces the possibility of mass job losses, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said Wednesday that a cabinet meeting may address the issue. (Eyewitness News)

-- Long-serving spokesperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament Moloto Mothapo has resigned.

Mothapo will be joining Parliament as the institution's new spin doctor on February 15. (City Press) Endit