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Top news items in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua, February 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has called for a commission of inquiry to investigate the circumstances that led to the deaths of dozens of patients who were transferred from the Life Esidimeni clinic in Gauteng Province to 27 non-governmental organizations that operated without a licence. (City Press)

-- The National Treasury has come out strongly against reported collusion by 17 banks implicated in alleged price fixing.

In a statement on Thursday, the National Treasury said it would welcome any steps taken against wrong-doing and will respect whatever outcome of this process. (South African Broadcasting Corporation)

-- Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini on Friday refuted reports that she rejected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's option regarding the distribution of social grants after the Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) contracts end on March 31. (Fin24) Enditem