Top news items in major S. African media outlets

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items in South African major news outlets on Thursday.

-- Members of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee will be engaged in a series of activities to mobilize people to attend the party's 106th birthday celebrations at the Absa Stadium in East London, Eastern Cape Province on Saturday.

After a period of what many described as isolation of the ANC, the governing party has now embarked on a campaign to reconnect with the people. (South African Broadcasting Corporation)

-- Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will again lead South Africa's delegation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the elite annual meeting of billionaires, businessmen and politicians.

For the second year in a row Ramaphosa will be the face of the South African economy at the 48th World Economic Forum annual meeting, held from 23-26 January in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. (Fin24)

-- Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Wednesday called for a broadening of the scope of the investigation into state capture.

This came after President Jacob Zuma appointed a commission of inquiry into state capture on Tuesday to be headed by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo after a year of resistance. (Eyewitness News) Enditem