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Top news items in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua,December 27, 2017 Adjust font size:

CAPE TOWN, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items in South Africa's major news outlets on Wednesday:

-- The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday said the arrest of some initiates, who are young males undergoing a circumcision rite to mark the arrival of adulthood, in connection with the murder of a 65-year-old woman in the Eastern Cape was "disturbing".

The ANC in the Eastern Cape said "it condemns" the murder allegedly committed by the initiates. (Independent Online)

-- Steinhoff International Holdings' attempts to regain investor and creditor trust have fallen flat.

More than two weeks after disclosing accounting irregularities, delaying its results and announcing the departure of its chief executive officer, the South African furniture and clothing retailer remains locked in a downward spiral. (Fin24)

-- Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said on Tuesday the African National Congress (ANC) national conference, where a new president and leadership were elected, has reinforced corruption. (Eyewitness News) Enditem