CAPE TOWN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in South Africa's major media outlets on Sunday.

-- President Cyril Ramaphosa should halt farmworker evictions to allow for proper input from the departments of social development and education, the Rural and Farmworkers Development Organization said on Saturday.

"We urge and make a plea to our government and the judiciary to stand up for the poor and helpless farm dwellers who sometimes don't have the money nor the capacity to litigate in court," said Billy Claasen, director of the organization. (News24)

-- Deputy President David Mabuza on Saturday promised residents outside Mbombela, Mpumalanga Province, that the African National Congress will tend to the potholed roads and the water situation when re-elected into government.

Mabuza was speaking during a campaign trail in his home province of Mpumalanga. (Eyewitness News)

-- President Ramaphosa assured QwaQwa communities on Saturday that the Special Investigating Unit will leave no stone unturned in exposing those involved in collapsing the Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality.

Ramaphosa was addressing hundreds of residents at Phuthaditjhaba, Free State Province, during an election campaign for the African National Congress. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem

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