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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua, April 22, 2017 Adjust font size:

The following are news highlights in South African major media outlets on Saturday.

-- The South African Human Rights Commission will investigate Western Cape premier Helen Zille's tweets about colonialism.

"A complaint was received in regards to the violation of a human right. The complaint said the tweet could constitute violation of something in the Bill of Rights," SA Human Rights Commission spokesperson Gushwell Brooks said on Friday.(News24)

-- South African investors should not make emotional investment choices and sell off assets in the wake of the recent credit rating downgrade to junk status.

This is the message from Leigh Kohler, head of research, and Francis Marais, senior research and investment analyst, at Glacier by Sanlam.(Fin24)

-- President Jacob Zuma says it's "highly speculative" that African National Congress (ANC) MPs will face intimidation if they vote in favour of a motion of no confidence in him.

In papers filed with the Constitutional Court on Friday, Zuma says a court cannot stop a political party from taking disciplinary action against a member who violates a party constitution. (Eyewitness News) Endit