Top news items in major S. African media outlets
Xinhua,February 24, 2018 Adjust font size:
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items in South African major news outlets on Saturday.
-- Seven suspects believed to have been involved in the Ngcobo police massacre were shot dead in a shootout with police on Friday evening, after being cornered inside a church they used as a hideout.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said more than 10 other suspects were arrested, while others managed to escape. (News24)
-- President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn the President's appeal against a judgment of the North Gauteng High Court that said National Prosecuting Authority boss, Shaun Abrahams should vacate his position.
The appeal was filed by former president Jacob Zuma before vacating office. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem