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Top news items in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua, March 2, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- "Fees Must Fall" activist Bonginkosi Khanyile's release from jail was a victory for the Economic Freedom Fighters, party leader Julius Malema said on Wednesday.

Malema was talking following the Constitutional Court's decision to release Khanyile on bail. (News24)

-- National Treasury's estimate of a R30-billion (2.3 bln U.S. dollars) revenue collection shortfall is optimistic and an additional R8-bln shortfall is very likely, said Kyle Mandy. Director at auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Mandy was one of a number of stakeholders who made submissions to Parliament's two finance committees on National Treasury's Fiscal Framework and tax proposals for the 2017 Budget on Wednesday. (Fin24)

-- Two hospitals in the Eastern Cape have been forced to discharge hundreds of patients due to a lack of water caused by collapsing infrastructure.

The St Barnabas hospital in Libode and the All Saints hospital in Ngcobo are only admitting serious cases. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit