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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, February 22, 2017 Adjust font size:

The following are news items in South African major news outlets on Wednesday:

-- The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) has condemned a planned march against immigrants and the recent outbreak of xenophobic violence in certain parts of the country.

The march is planned for February 24, however, it is not clear who has planned it, the institute said on Tuesday. (News24)

-- Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will deliver his annual Budget Speech in parliament on Wednesday as he battles to revive the economy and head off loyalists of the president who seek to oust him.

Gordhan, a popular figure in South Africa and among international investors, is widely seen as being at loggerheads with President Jacob Zuma, who has shrugged off a series of recent corruption scandals. (Fin24)

--The 2016 student protests during the Fees Must Fall movement have the youth wanting the Treasury to put more money into education.

The youth have differing views on where the money should go, but they agree that education should be a priority in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Budget Speech on Wednesday afternoon. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit