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Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Xinhua,January 28, 2018 Adjust font size:

CAPE TOWN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items in South African major news outlets on Sunday.

-- The net is finally closing around the Indian Gupta family, members of which are now being pursued in earnest by the Hawks, a special anti-crime unit, with at least seven cases said to be at an "advanced stage" of investigation.

These cases include Gupta elder brother Atul Gupta's offer of ministerial positions to former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas and former MP Vytjie Mentor, as well as multi-billion-rand Gupta contracts at state-owned enterprises including Eskom and Transnet.(City Press).

-- The City of Cape Town will on Sunday unveil its plans for "Day Zero", which is expected to arrive on April 12 when people will have to queue in line for 25 litres of water per person per day.

The city is currently experiencing its worse drought in history. (Eyewitness News) Enditem

 

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