Top news items in major S. African media outlets

CAPE TOWN, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items in South African major news outlets on Monday:

-- Minister of Labor Mildred Oliphant is expected to update the media on the progress made regarding the National Minimum Wages bill on Monday.

According to a statement by the Department of Labor, Parliament is currently in a process of considering both written and oral submissions from interested parties about the bill, the Labor Relations Amendment bill and the Basic Conditions of Employment bill, ahead of concluding the considerations of the bills.(News24)

-- Former President Jacob Zuma is expected to appear in court next week as law enforcement agents prepare to serve him with a summons in the next few days.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) recently announced that it will prosecute the former president on 16 charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering.(Eyewitness News)

-- South African Communist Party (SACP) second deputy general-secretary Solly Mapaila has warned the African National Congress (ANC) that it risks losing more votes next year if it includes former president Jacob Zuma in its election campaign team.

This comes after law enforcement angecy, the Hawks, said they were studying an affidavit into bribery allegations against Zuma.(South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem