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Top news items in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua, March 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- South African President Jacob Zuma will not suspend National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams.

Neither will he suspend North Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Sibongile Mzinyathi or Torie Pretorius, acting head of the Priority Crimes Litigation Unit, the Presidency said on Friday. (News24)

-- Growth in South Africa's wealthy population over the past decade was a dismal 8 percent, according to a report.

The Wealth Report by New World Wealth revealed that South Africa's ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI) population growth is the second lowest, after Spain. The research looks at growth between 2006 and 2016. Spain's growth actually declined by 9 percent during the period. (Fin24)

-- The Department of Social Development, South Africa Social Security Agency and Cash Paymaster Services have reached an agreement after three days of intense negotiations.

Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has reassured South Africans, particularly social grant beneficiaries, that the government will through Sassa continue to distribute social grants on April 1. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem