CAPE TOWN, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in South African major media outlets on Saturday.

-- South African banks are concerned that some of their customers will get away without having to repay their debt.

President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this week signed the National Credit Amendment Bill into law, setting the groundwork for over-indebted consumers to have payments suspended, in part or full, for as many as 24 months, or even scrapped if their financial situation has been found to have worsened.(Fin24)

-- Thousands of people gathered in Marikana, North West Province on Friday to remember those who were killed during a wage strike seven years ago.

At least 34 miners were gunned down by police on August 16, 2012.(Eyewitness News)

-- The government released a statement on Friday, marking the seventh anniversary of the Marikana tragedy in North West Province, saying that such an incident should never occur again and that authorities are working on improving the lives of mining communities.

Marikana is the shooting scene of 34 miners who were killed by police on August 16, 2012. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Enditem

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