{"id":10118,"date":"2012-04-20T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T08:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-20-april-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-04-20T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T08:13:12","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-20-april-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-20-april-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 20 April 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/critical-time-for-south-africas-mining-industry-leon-2012-04-20-2\">Critical time for South Africa&#039;s mining industry \u2013 Leon &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Mining Weekly<\/a> &#8211; <em>miningweekly.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Critical time for South Africa&#39;s mining industry \u2013 LeonCreamer Media&#8217;s Mining WeeklyDespite the longest commodities boom in history, South Africa&#39;s output is falling and its contribution to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/critical-time-for-south-africas-mining-industry-leon-2012-04-20-2\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/investingNews\/idAFJOE83J01920120420\">South Africa rand, govt bonds edge lower after recent rally &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>af.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessLIVESouth Africa rand, govt bonds edge lower after recent rallyReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s rand and government bonds slipped on Thursday, taking a break after sha <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/investingNews\/idAFJOE83J01920120420\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/offbeat\/article.aspx?id=741620&#038;vId=\">South Africa set to have 4 first ladies &#8211; Sky News Australia<\/a> &#8211; <em>skynews.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa set to have 4 first ladiesSky News AustraliaSouth Africa set to have 4 first ladies Updated: 13:20, Friday April 20, 2012 Robert Chauke had to buy a 22-seat bus to carry his enormous fami <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/offbeat\/article.aspx?id=741620&#038;vId=\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page292520?oid=567258&#038;sn=2009+Detail\">PODCAST: Is South Africa&#039;s horseracing in trouble? <\/a> &#8211; <em>moneyweb.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">PODCAST: Is South Africa&#39;s horseracing in trouble?Moneyweb.co.zaALEC HOGG: So horseracing is in trouble in South Africa? RIAN DU PLESSIS: \u2026and tote betting is 60% of that so about 3%. We employ <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page292520?oid=567258&#038;sn=2009+Detail\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-2132261\/Stuart-Lancaster-fly-talks-Wayne-Smith-England-coaching-role.html\">Lancaster flies to South Africa for talks with Smith over England coaching role &#8211; Daily Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymail.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukLancaster flies to South Africa for talks with Smith over England coaching roleDaily MailBy Rob Wildman Stuart Lancaster is to fly to South Africa in an effort to persuade Wayne Smith t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-2132261\/Stuart-Lancaster-fly-talks-Wayne-Smith-England-coaching-role.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/gold-majors-mechanisation-strategy-set-to-engineer-out-the-risk-at-sa-operations-2012-04-20\">Gold major&#039;s mechanisation strategy set to &#039;engineer out the risk&#039; at South &#8230; &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Mining Weekly<\/a> &#8211; <em>miningweekly.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Gold major&#39;s mechanisation strategy set to &#39;engineer out the risk&#39; at South &#8230;Creamer Media&#8217;s Mining WeeklyAkey strategy of South Africa-based miner Gold Fields going forward will be the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/gold-majors-mechanisation-strategy-set-to-engineer-out-the-risk-at-sa-operations-2012-04-20\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/critical-time-for-south-africas-mining-industry-leon-2012-04-20\">Critical time for South Africa&#039;s mining industry \u2013 Leon &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Mining Weekly<\/a> &#8211; <em>miningweekly.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Critical time for South Africa&#39;s mining industry \u2013 LeonCreamer Media&#8217;s Mining WeeklyDespite the longest commodities boom in history, South Africa&#39;s output is falling and its contribution to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/critical-time-for-south-africas-mining-industry-leon-2012-04-20\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newstimeafrica.com\/archives\/25254\">Malawian in South Africa says government and DPP officials distanced &#8230; &#8211; Newstime Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>newstimeafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Malawian in South Africa says government and DPP officials distanced &#8230;Newstime AfricaLilongwe \u2013 A Malawian staying in South Africa has expressed disappointment with the behaviour of the country&#038;#3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newstimeafrica.com\/archives\/25254\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-04-19\/rhino-poaching-threatens-south-africa-s-ceo-owned-game-farms\">Rhino Poaching Threatens South Africa&#039;s CEO-Owned Game Farms &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">9NEWS.comRhino Poaching Threatens South Africa&#39;s CEO-Owned Game FarmsBusinessWeekRhino poachers in South Africa, home to about 90 percent of the world&#39;s population of the endangered animals, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-04-19\/rhino-poaching-threatens-south-africa-s-ceo-owned-game-farms\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201204191373.html\">South Africa: Gang Rape Case Postponed <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianSouth Africa: Gang Rape Case PostponedAllAfrica.comBy Devereaux Morkel, 19 April 2012 Johannesburg \u2014 Angry women protested outside the Roodepoort Magistrate&#39;s Court on Thursday when <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201204191373.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/africa\/south-africa\/120419\/shark-men-permit-canceled-after-shark-attack-david-lilienfeld\">South Africa: Shark attack sparks anger at &#039;Shark Men&#039; TV show &#8211; GlobalPost<\/a> &#8211; <em>globalpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">euronewsSouth Africa: Shark attack sparks anger at &#39;Shark Men&#39; TV showGlobalPostA Great White Shark jumps out of the water as it bites a fake decoy seal near False Bay in South Africa. (Carl d <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/africa\/south-africa\/120419\/shark-men-permit-canceled-after-shark-attack-david-lilienfeld\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/counties\/9215212\/Nottinghamshire-v-Somerset-South-Africa-ask-Somerset-to-protect-Vernon-Philander.html\">Nottinghamshire v Somerset: South Africa ask Somerset to protect Vernon Philander <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukNottinghamshire v Somerset: South Africa ask Somerset to protect Vernon PhilanderTelegraph.co.ukDay one, Trent Bridge: South Africa want Somerset to give seamer Vernon Philander breaks <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/counties\/9215212\/Nottinghamshire-v-Somerset-South-Africa-ask-Somerset-to-protect-Vernon-Philander.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/commoditiesNews\/idAFL6E8FJFOF20120419\">South Africa rand, govt bonds edge lower after recent rally &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>af.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessLIVESouth Africa rand, govt bonds edge lower after recent rallyReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG, April 19 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s rand and government bonds slipped on Thursday, taking a break <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/commoditiesNews\/idAFL6E8FJFOF20120419\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/p\/news\/international\/body_boarder_killed_by_foot_shark_BRJxAHZ42hGrFa3pIEmSGM\">Body boarder killed by 16-foot shark in South Africa &#8211; New York Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>nypost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">euronewsBody boarder killed by 16-foot shark in South AfricaNew York PostCAPE TOWN, South Africa &#8212; A 20-year-old body boarder was killed Thursday when a giant shark estimated at up to 16 feet long bi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/p\/news\/international\/body_boarder_killed_by_foot_shark_BRJxAHZ42hGrFa3pIEmSGM\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2012\/apr\/19\/south-africa-alleged-rape-disabled\">South Africa searches soul over alleged rape of disabled 17-year-old girl &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">International Business TimesSouth Africa searches soul over alleged rape of disabled 17-year-old girlThe GuardianBut this was a crime so shocking that even South Africa has begun to search its soul. A <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2012\/apr\/19\/south-africa-alleged-rape-disabled\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/telecoms\/48240-how-the-anc-is-squandering-south-africas-digital-future.html\">How the ANC is Squandering South Africa&#039;s Digital Future &#8211; MyBroadband<\/a> &#8211; <em>mybroadband.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">MyBroadbandHow the ANC is Squandering South Africa&#39;s Digital FutureMyBroadbandThe release last week of ResearchICTAfrica&#39;s (RIA) report on mobile phone pricing in Africa has provoked a little <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/telecoms\/48240-how-the-anc-is-squandering-south-africas-digital-future.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-04-19\/south-africa-s-public-investment-corp-buys-20-stake-in-ecobank.html\">South Africa&#039;s Public Investment Corp. Buys 20% Stake in Ecobank &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s Public Investment Corp. Buys 20% Stake in EcobankBloombergSouth Africa&#39;s Public Investment Corp., which manages almost 1 trillion rand of the government&#39;s pension fund savin <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-04-19\/south-africa-s-public-investment-corp-buys-20-stake-in-ecobank.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/newswires\/1488340-man-dies-in-south-africa-great-white-shark-attack\/\">Man dies in South Africa great white shark attack &#8211; euronews<\/a> &#8211; <em>euronews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukMan dies in South Africa great white shark attackeuronewsCAPE TOWN (Reuters) \u2013 A man in his 20s was killed by a great white shark about 5 metres (16 feet) long that bit off his leg wh <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/newswires\/1488340-man-dies-in-south-africa-great-white-shark-attack\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.9news.com\/news\/world\/263979\/347\/South-Africa-tightens-rhino-hunting-rules\">South Africa tightens rhino hunting rules <\/a> &#8211; <em>9news.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">9NEWS.comSouth Africa tightens rhino hunting rules9NEWS.comAP JOHANNESBURG (AP) &#8211; South Africa says it is tightening hunting rules to try to combat illegal rhinoceros horn trading. An environmental af <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.9news.com\/news\/world\/263979\/347\/South-Africa-tightens-rhino-hunting-rules\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2012\/soccer\/wires\/04\/19\/2080.ap.soc.african.cup.stadiums.1st.ld.writethru.0141\/index.html\">South Africa again delays stadium announcement &#8211; SI.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>sportsillustrated.cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">eTurboNewsSouth Africa again delays stadium announcementSI.comJOHANNESBURG (AP) -South Africa has again delayed naming the host cities and stadiums for next year&#39;s African Cup of Nations. The Sout <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2012\/soccer\/wires\/04\/19\/2080.ap.soc.african.cup.stadiums.1st.ld.writethru.0141\/index.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rssdoodle_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myza.co.za\/\" >MyZA<\/a>  news provided by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" >Google News<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critical time for South Africa&#039;s mining industry \u2013 Leon &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Mining Weekly &#8211; miningweekly.com 04\/20\/2012 Critical time for South Africa&#39;s mining industry \u2013 LeonCreamer Media&#8217;s Mining WeeklyDespite the longest commodities boom in history, South Africa&#39;s output is falling and its contribution to more&#8230; South Africa rand, govt bonds edge lower after recent rally [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[830,953,1649,183],"class_list":{"0":"post-10118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-news","8":"tag-newspaper","9":"tag-online","10":"tag-south-africa-2","11":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}