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Top news items in major S. African news outlets

Xinhua,April 07, 2018 Adjust font size:

CAPE TOWN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items in South Africa's major news outlets on Saturday:

-- The African National Congress (ANC) on Friday once again called on members who wish to support former president Jacob Zuma during his court battle to do so in their private capacity.

"It is important that members who would prefer to go to court to pledge their own support, do so in their own capacity as individuals," said ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe. (News24)

-- Despite the continuation of an improved business mood in South Africa, there are indications that it needs to be backed up by a real improvement in the economy and a further boost in financial conditions.

This is one of the conclusions of the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for March released by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday. (Fin24)

-- Throngs of people continue to visit the home of the late anti-apartheid struggle icon Winnie Mandela in Soweto, south of Johannesburg.

Her death on Monday saw political leaders, prominent business personalities, and members of the clergy converging at her home to offer condolences. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem