{"id":10155,"date":"2012-04-21T10:13:13","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T08:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-april-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-04-21T10:13:13","modified_gmt":"2012-04-21T08:13:13","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-april-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-april-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 21 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.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2012\/04\/20\/BU8O1O567V.DTL&#038;type=business\">South Africa&#039;s rooibos tea a booming beverage &#8211; San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> &#8211; <em>sfgate.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/21\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s rooibos tea a booming beverageSan Francisco ChronicleBusiness is brisk these days for the 600 or so growers of rooibos, a caffeine-free herbal tea unique to South Africa&#39;s Weste <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2012\/04\/20\/BU8O1O567V.DTL&#038;type=business\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/world\/africa\/6785419\/Kiwi-journalist-arrested-in-Zimbabwe\">Kiwi journalist arrested in Zimbabwe <\/a> &#8211; <em>stuff.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/21\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">3News NZKiwi journalist arrested in ZimbabweStuff.co.nzLocal media reported that Hammond Robin Nicholas and Zimbabwe woman Bertha Chiguvare were arrested on Monday for illegally working on a story on <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/world\/africa\/6785419\/Kiwi-journalist-arrested-in-Zimbabwe\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/channel6newsonline.com\/2012\/04\/south-africas-polygamous-president-marries-fourth-wife\/\">South Africa&#039;s polygamous president marries fourth wife &#8211; Channel 6 News Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>channel6newsonline.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/21\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPSouth Africa&#39;s polygamous president marries fourth wifeChannel 6 News OnlineNKANDLA, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) &#8212; South Africa&#39;s polygamous president Jacob Zuma married a fourth wife during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/channel6newsonline.com\/2012\/04\/south-africas-polygamous-president-marries-fourth-wife\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.rrstar.com\/updates\/x1364621386\/Lauras-Postcard-Atop-an-ostrich-in-South-Africa\">Laura&#039;s Postcard: Atop an ostrich in South Africa &#8211; Rockford Register Star<\/a> &#8211; <em>rrstar.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Laura&#39;s Postcard: Atop an ostrich in South AfricaRockford Register StarLaura C. Johnson sits on an ostrich during a visit to the Safari Feather Palace Ostrich Farm in South Africa. $10 Worth of Pe <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.rrstar.com\/updates\/x1364621386\/Lauras-Postcard-Atop-an-ostrich-in-South-Africa\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/BT-CO-20120420-714246.html\">S Africa&#039;s Fuzile: IMF Funding Pledges Should Lower Rand Volatility &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">S Africa&#39;s Fuzile: IMF Funding Pledges Should Lower Rand VolatilityWall Street JournalThe rand could rise due to South Africa&#39;s recent inclusion in Citigroup&#39;s World Government Bond Index, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/BT-CO-20120420-714246.html\"> 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\/olympics\/04\/20\/Caster-Semenya-Olympics.ap\/\">South Africa&#039;s Caster Semenya qualifies for Olympics in 800 meters &#8211; SI.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>sportsillustrated.cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">CBC.caSouth Africa&#39;s Caster Semenya qualifies for Olympics in 800 metersSI.comIt was the second time she ran faster than the qualifying time of 1:59.90, making her eligible for her first Olympics <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2012\/olympics\/04\/20\/Caster-Semenya-Olympics.ap\/\"> 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\/olympics\/04\/20\/Caster-Semenya-Olympics.ap\/index.html\">South Africa&#039;s Caster Semenya qualifies for Olympics in 800 meters &#8211; SI.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>sportsillustrated.cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Kansas City StarSouth Africa&#39;s Caster Semenya qualifies for Olympics in 800 metersSI.comIt was the second time she ran faster than the qualifying time of 1:59.90, making her eligible for her first <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2012\/olympics\/04\/20\/Caster-Semenya-Olympics.ap\/index.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.csmonitor.com\/Books\/chapter-and-verse\/2012\/0420\/Jade-de-Jong-South-Africa-s-answer-to-The-No.-1-Ladies-Detective-Agency\">Jade de Jong: South Africa&#039;s answer to &#039;The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency&#039; &#8211; Christian Science Monitor<\/a> &#8211; <em>csmonitor.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Christian Science MonitorJade de Jong: South Africa&#39;s answer to &#39;The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency&#39;Christian Science MonitorBy Randy Dotinga \/ April 20, 2012 &#39;It&#39;s difficult writin <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Books\/chapter-and-verse\/2012\/0420\/Jade-de-Jong-South-Africa-s-answer-to-The-No.-1-Ladies-Detective-Agency\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5gBYKOjbDObttLUHUJHT_XjEDFtAA?docId=CNG.fbce75d2eba2ecc24710f72328c3b9d9.6b1\">S.Africa&#039;s Zuma marries a fourth wife &#8211; AFP<\/a> &#8211; <em>google.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPS.Africa&#39;s Zuma marries a fourth wifeAFPCAPE TOWN \u2014 South Africa&#39;s President Jacob Zuma married his fourth current wife on Friday, marking the sixth time the 70-year-old has tied the knot <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5gBYKOjbDObttLUHUJHT_XjEDFtAA?docId=CNG.fbce75d2eba2ecc24710f72328c3b9d9.6b1\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/shark-men-backlash-famous-bodyboarder-killed-great-white\/story?id=16182075\">&#039;Shark Men&#039; Ire After Famous Bodyboarder Killed by Great White &#8211; ABC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>abcnews.go.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FOXSports.com&#39;Shark Men&#39; Ire After Famous Bodyboarder Killed by Great WhiteABC NewsOne day after South Africa revoked a permit for a US-based production company filming shark research near Cap <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/shark-men-backlash-famous-bodyboarder-killed-great-white\/story?id=16182075\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/InsidePage.php?id=2000056692&#038;cid=14&#038;j=&#038;m=&#038;d=\">South Africa fund takes stake in Ecobank Group &#8211; The Standard<\/a> &#8211; <em>standardmedia.co.ke<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa fund takes stake in Ecobank GroupThe StandardBy Macharia Kamau South Africa investment fund has announced placement of $250 million in a stake in Ecobank Transnational, the parent company <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/InsidePage.php?id=2000056692&#038;cid=14&#038;j=&#038;m=&#038;d=\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/World\/30339.asp?q=South-African-Long-Course-Nationals:-Men's-400-Freestyle-Relay-Squad-Set;-Three-Swimmers-Set-Up-Men's-200-IM-Battle\">South African Long Course Nationals: Men&#039;s 400 Freestyle Relay Squad Set &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>swimmingworldmagazine.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPSouth African Long Course Nationals: Men&#39;s 400 Freestyle Relay Squad Set &#8230;SwimmingWorldMagazine.comDURBAN, South Africa, April 20. THE South African long course nationals continued today with <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/World\/30339.asp?q=South-African-Long-Course-Nationals:-Men's-400-Freestyle-Relay-Squad-Set;-Three-Swimmers-Set-Up-Men's-200-IM-Battle\"> 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\/idAFJOE83J0GK20120420\">S.Africa&#039;s rand, bonds rally on G20 moves &#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\">Financial Times (blog)S.Africa&#39;s rand, bonds rally on G20 movesReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s rand and bonds ended the week firmer on Friday as positive sentiment got a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/investingNews\/idAFJOE83J0GK20120420\"> 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\/2012-04-20\/russian-billionaire-bids-for-south-african-uranium-mine.html\">Russian Billionaire Bids for South African Uranium Mine &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Russian Billionaire Bids for South African Uranium MineBloombergRussian billionaire Victor Vekselberg&#39;s Renova Group made a joint bid with South Africa&#39;s Waterpan Mining Consortium for a mine <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-04-20\/russian-billionaire-bids-for-south-african-uranium-mine.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/410616\/south_africa_police_ministry_responds_to_reports_on_mthethwa.html\">South Africa: Police Ministry responds to reports on Mthethwa &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Police Ministry responds to reports on Mthethwa7thSpace Interactive (press release)Pretoria &#8211; The Police Ministry has refuted media reports that individuals reported to be Minister Nathi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/410616\/south_africa_police_ministry_responds_to_reports_on_mthethwa.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.gbcghana.com\/index.php?id=1.869514\">Ghana, South Africa reiterate commitment to deepen cooperation in all fields &#8211; Ghana Broadcasting Corporation<\/a> &#8211; <em>gbcghana.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AllAfrica.comGhana, South Africa reiterate commitment to deepen cooperation in all fieldsGhana Broadcasting CorporationGhana and South Africa are working to actualise the seven agreements signed betwe <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.gbcghana.com\/index.php?id=1.869514\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/04\/20\/giant-shark-kills-man_n_1439509.html\">Giant Shark Kills South African David Littlefield After Biting Off HIs Leg &#8211; Huffington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>huffingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Mother Nature NetworkGiant Shark Kills South African David Littlefield After Biting Off HIs LegHuffington PostThe family and friends of a 20-year-old bodyboarder in Cape Town, South Africa, are mourni <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/04\/20\/giant-shark-kills-man_n_1439509.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/410612\/south_africa_sa_should_take_advantage_of_infrastructure_plan.html\">South Africa: SA should take advantage of infrastructure plan &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: SA should take advantage of infrastructure plan7thSpace Interactive (press release)Boksburg &#8211; South Africa should take advantage of government&#39;s massive infrastructure programme with <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/410612\/south_africa_sa_should_take_advantage_of_infrastructure_plan.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/410605\/south_africa_remains_of_khoisan_couple_repatriated_to_sa.html\">South Africa: Remains of Khoisan couple repatriated to SA &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times LIVESouth Africa: Remains of Khoisan couple repatriated to SA7thSpace Interactive (press release)The repatriation is part of government&#39;s efforts to restore dignity to the victims of colonia <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/410605\/south_africa_remains_of_khoisan_couple_repatriated_to_sa.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/latitude.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/04\/20\/sexual-violence-in-south-africa-is-an-enduring-legacy-of-apartheid\/\">Rape, a Scar from Apartheid &#8211; New York Times (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>latitude.blogs.nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianRape, a Scar from ApartheidNew York Times (blog)By EUSEBIUS MCKAISER JOHANNESBURG \u2014 This week a cellphone video depicting a 17-year-old girl being gang-raped by seven men between the age <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/latitude.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/04\/20\/sexual-violence-in-south-africa-is-an-enduring-legacy-of-apartheid\/\"> 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>South Africa&#039;s rooibos tea a booming beverage &#8211; 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