Top news items in major S. African media outlets

Source: Xinhua| 2019-04-21 15:33:50|Editor: huaxia
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CAPE TOWN, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in South Africa's major media outlets on Sunday.

-- There has been no final draft report on South Africa's much-debated land reform issue, the expert advisory panel on land reform said on Saturday.

"The panel is currently finalizing its report for consideration by the Inter-Ministerial Committee and the Presidency as planned. Therefore, there is no final draft that has been submitted as a report yet," chairperson of the expert advisory panel, Vuyo Mahlati said. (News24)

-- Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament (MP) Alf Lees said on Saturday the emergency plan by the government to bail out Eskom shows that the power utility is in a financial crisis.

On Friday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni revealed to Parliament the plan to bail out Eskom. (Eyewitness News)

-- President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday he will take action, including giving marching orders to officials who are failing to give services to the people.

Ramaphosa was addressing aggrieved community members of Ekuvukeni, near Ladysmith, in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem

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