Top news items in major S. African media outlets

CAPE TOWN, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are top news items in South African major media outlets on Friday.

-- The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape has nominated Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the next ANC president.(News24)

-- South Africa performs relatively poorly on the time it takes to get a VAT refund (26.6 weeks), according to the latest edition of Paying Taxes 2018, a report by the World Bank.(Fin24)

-- Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba said on Thursday the will of the people has been upheld after he survived a vote on a motion of no confidence. (Eyewitness News) Enditem