CAPE TOWN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in South African major news outlets on Thursday.

-- Opposition Members of Parliament in the National Assembly on Wednesday took aim at President Cyril Ramaphosa for the challenges dogging electricity utility Eskom, the economy's lacklustre performance, and the "lost years" under former president Jacob Zuma.

This came on the second day of debates regarding Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address, which took place in Parliament on Thursday last week. (Fin24)

-- President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce further steps on electricity utility Eskom on Thursday when he delivers his reply to the debate on his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament.

Corruption and the problems faced by the beleaguered power utility have featured prominently over the last two days of debat. (Eyewitness News)

-- President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday morning battle it out in the Constitutional Court with the Democratic Alliance (DA) - over the Executive's decision to reshuffle the cabinet.

Ramaphosa is challenging a High Court judgement ordering that records of top decisions of the Executive should be made available if they are taken on review.(South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem

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