CAPE TOWN, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in South Africa's major media outlets on Monday.

-- The judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture is scheduled to continue in Parktown, Johannesburg, on Monday.

Former director-general of National Treasury Lungisa Fuzile as well as other officials from the Treasury team are expected to provide testimony. (News24)

-- South Africa wants to talk to independent power producers about lowering the price electricity utility Eskom pays for electricity from older renewable energy projects, a senior minister said on Sunday, as the state utility struggles to emerge from a financial crisis.

Eskom, which is drowning in debt after a decade of decline, implemented power cuts for five consecutive days last week because of breakdowns at its creaking fleet of mainly coal-fired power stations. (Eyewitness News)

-- The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday the government should find ways to exempt hospitals from load shedding.

In a statement, the party said a number of hospitals were affected by the recent planned power outages. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem

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