Top news items in major S. African media outlets

The High Court in Pretoria is on Thursday expected to hear arguments in the Democratic Alliance's urgent application to compel President Jacob Zuma to supply his record of decision for his cabinet reshuffle in March.

The Democratic Alliance filed an urgent application with the court on April 24, to force President Jacob Zuma to give reasons for reshuffling his cabinet on March 31. (News24)

-- Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday night that South Africa cannot spend money it does not have and that people need to both grow and transform the economy at the same time.

He was speaking at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban. (Eyewitness News)

-- Opposition parties will fail in their campaign to remove Jacob Zuma as president and the government won't be distracted by protests against his leadership, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday.

"The African National Congress holds 62 percent of the vote in the National Assembly. So there is no chance in hell that the motion of no confidence will succeed," Gigaba told reporters at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban. (Fin24) Endit