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Top news items in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua, April 23, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has warned the current leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) that they may live to regret their term in office, charging they have no right to hand over a "disfigured" and "besmirched" party to the next generation.

Sisulu, who is also a member of the ANC's national executive committee and national working committee, said the leaders' forebears displayed responsible leadership and handed over to them a vibrant and healthy organisation. (City Press)

-- Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says he's looking forward to meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine LeGarde in Washington on Sunday.

The meeting comes ahead of talks with investors in New York on Monday. Gigaba earlier met with credit rating agencies Moody's and Fitch on the sidelines of an IMF-World Bank meeting in Washington.(South African Broadcasting Corporation)

-- The Presidency has called on law enforcement authorities to swiftly investigate the exact cause of the deadly crash which claimed the lives of 18 school children and two adults in Bronkhorstspruit, outside Pretoria.

A mini bus taxi collided with a truck on the Groblersdaal Road and burst into flames on Friday. (Eyewitness News) Enditem