Top news items in major S. African media outlets

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

-- Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema will on Friday appear before the Newcastle Magistrate's Court for calling on supporters to invade unoccupied land.

Malema, who has already been charged twice (in Newcastle and in Bloemfontein), under the Riotous Assemblies Act, is to be charged under common law, making this his first appearance for the matter. (News24)

--Through two world wars, the Great Depression and relentless redrawing of national boundaries since 1900, one group of countries gave investors the best stock returns.

Commodity-rich nations such as South Africa, Australia, the United States and Canada enjoyed buffers against global turbulence because of their natural resources, but have developed their economies to rely on newer industries such as financials, technology and services, according to a joint study by Credit Suisse Group AG and the London Business School that scanned data going back 117 years. (Fin24)

--Violence is unfolding in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, where some people are reported to be stopping vehicles from leaving the township.

This comes as a march is planned against illegal immigrants on Friday in Pretoria. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit