The Star also reacts to yesterday's story in The Sowetan about the three high-ranking police officers found guilty of operating a drug syndicate.

 Under the headline " Rogue cops make history", we read that, in convicting and sentencing the three officers, Judge Nico Coetzee became the first South African judicial official to send local police officers to jail for racketeering.

The three were sentenced to 25, 22 and 20 years respectively for their activities in managing and maintaining syndicate operations.

They illegally intercepted drugs at OR Tambo International Airport and confiscated some from dealers under the pretext of conducting criminal investigations.The drugs were then sold to people in Hillbrow, Pretoria and other parts of Gauteng.

The Sowetan reports that next year's  ANC centenary celebrations are going to cost at least 10 million euros.

ANC national chairwoman Baleka Mbete admits that's not cheap, but insists it's worth it. She says future generations need to know where we come from. The ANC is gathering archives and information about its history from around the world to be housed in a single location.

About 120,000 people are expected to attend the main 100-year birthday celebration in Mangaung in the Free State in January next year. The main bash will start on 6 January and go on until 8 January.

ANC president Jacob Zuma will deliver the centennial address in Bloemfontein on 8 January. Many international guests are expected to attend.

The cost of that particular party has also caught the attention of news editors elsewhere. In Kenya, under the headline "ANC to spend $12m on centenary party ", the Daily Nation says the cost of the celebrations has already come under scrutiny, with the party increasingly chastised for lavish spending in a country where residents of shanty towns regularly protest to demand electricity and running water.

Source:RFI