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Top news items in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua, March 3, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- The Western Cape government on Thursday revealed that 37 percent of South Africa's water supply is lost through leaks in cities.

This was one of the key findings of GreenCape's Water: Market Intelligence Report 2017 which was released on Thursday. (News24)

-- The South African government will in 2017 establish an infrastructure fund, managed by a technical unit in National Treasury to assist state departments that undertake large infrastructure projects with cost analysis and budgeting processes, chief director of fiscal policy at National Treasury Ian Stuart said in Parliament on Thursday. (Fin24)

-- Gauteng provincial health official Gwen Ramokgopa said Thursday that Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke hospital near Johannesburg will remain open, despite Thursday's roof collapse that injured five people and caused millions of rands worth of damage to the reception area.

Ramokgopa emphasized that the hospital is safe for the public to use its services. (South African Broadcasting Corporation). Endit