Top news items in major S. African news outlets

CAPE TOWN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items in South Africa's major news outlets on Friday:

-- The rand may have been the world's most volatile major currency over the last year, but traders think that's going to change as price swings surge in Mexico, Russia and Turkey.

The South African currency's implied, or expected, volatility over the following three months is below that of the peso, ruble and lira for the first time since at least 2005, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. (Fin24)

-- Former president Jacob Zuma said on Thursday that if there is any person who suffered as a result of a well-financed and orchestrated smear campaign, it was Winnie Mandela. (Eyewitness News)

-- Police Minister Bheki Cele has called on the public to work with police to improve safety in crime-ridden areas. He was speaking on Thursday at the house of the late Constable Ncedo Katoyi in Mfuleni, near Blue Downs in the Western Cape.

Katoyi was gunned down earlier this week. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem