{"id":10397,"date":"2012-05-02T10:13:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T08:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/05\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-may-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-05-02T10:13:28","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T08:13:28","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-may-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-may-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 2 May 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-05-01\/newcastle-coal-slips-to-lowest-since-2010-on-easing-china-demand\">Asian Coal Slips to Lowest Since 2010 as China Imports Ease &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Asian Coal Slips to Lowest Since 2010 as China Imports EaseBusinessWeekBy Ben Sharples on May 02, 2012 Newcastle thermal coal prices fell below $100 a metric ton to the lowest level since October 2010 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-05-01\/newcastle-coal-slips-to-lowest-since-2010-on-easing-china-demand\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.namibian.com.na\/sport\/local\/full-story\/archive\/2012\/may\/article\/south-africa-dominates-junior-athletics-champs\/\">South Africa dominates Junior Athletics Champs &#8211; Namibian<\/a> &#8211; <em>namibian.com.na<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa dominates Junior Athletics ChampsNamibianSouth Africa dominated the CAA Southern Africa Junior Athletics Championships in Windhoek on Saturday, winning a total of 36 medals, consisting of <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.namibian.com.na\/sport\/local\/full-story\/archive\/2012\/may\/article\/south-africa-dominates-junior-athletics-champs\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/05\/02\/africa-factors-idUSL5E8G20NA20120502\">African Markets &#8211; Factors to watch on May 2 &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">African Markets &#8211; Factors to watch on May 2ReutersEMERGING MARKETS For the top emerging markets news, double click on AFRICA STOCKS For the latest news on African stocks, click on AFRICA FIXED INCOME <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/05\/02\/africa-factors-idUSL5E8G20NA20120502\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\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=\/g\/a\/2012\/05\/01\/prweb9464899.DTL\">AFAR Announces Johannesburg, South Africa As Its 2012 AFAR Experiences Destination &#8211; San Francisco Chronicle (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>sfgate.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFAR Announces Johannesburg, South Africa As Its 2012 AFAR Experiences DestinationSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)AFAR Partners with South African Tourism and Emirates Airline to Create Four Un <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/g\/a\/2012\/05\/01\/prweb9464899.DTL\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theroot.com\/views\/rape-south-africa-still-all-too-common\">Rape in South Africa: Still All Too Common &#8211; The Root<\/a> &#8211; <em>theroot.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Rape in South Africa: Still All Too CommonThe RootBut in South Africa, it&#39;s less shocking than you might expect. A study (pdf) from the Medical Research Council found that more than 1 in 4 South A <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theroot.com\/views\/rape-south-africa-still-all-too-common\"> 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\/page295025?oid=568002&#038;sn=2009%20Detail\">South Africa&#039;s &quot;lazy capitalism&quot; <\/a> &#8211; <em>moneyweb.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s &quot;lazy capitalism&quot;Moneyweb.co.zaCAPE TOWN &#8211; Economic Development Minister, Ebrahim Patel, says South Africa has inherited an economy with high levels of \u201clazy capitalism <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page295025?oid=568002&#038;sn=2009%20Detail\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2012\/5\/prweb9464899.htm\">AFAR Announces Johannesburg, South Africa As Its 2012 AFAR Experiences Destination &#8211; PR Web (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>prweb.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFAR Announces Johannesburg, South Africa As Its 2012 AFAR Experiences DestinationPR Web (press release)\u201cWe believe that in South Africa we&#39;ve found a country with not only an incredible heart a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2012\/5\/prweb9464899.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/25490\/\">South African Province Eyes Georgia &#8211; GlobalAtlanta<\/a> &#8211; <em>globalatlanta.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Province Eyes GeorgiaGlobalAtlantaA little larger than Georgia with 11 million people, Gauteng is the most populous of South Africa&#39;s provinces. It contains Johannesburg, the commerc <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/25490\/\"> 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\/rugby\/wires\/05\/01\/2080.ap.rgu.england.croft.1st.ld.writethru.0215\/index.html\">England flanker Croft to miss tour of South Africa &#8211; SI.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>sportsillustrated.cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MailEngland flanker Croft to miss tour of South AfricaSI.comLONDON (AP) -England flanker Tom Croft will miss the three-test tour of South Africa because of a neck injury, leaving newly appointed <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2012\/rugby\/wires\/05\/01\/2080.ap.rgu.england.croft.1st.ld.writethru.0215\/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.vancouversun.com\/South+African+jazz+reborn+harmonica\/6547976\/story.html\">South African jazz reborn on harmonica &#8211; Vancouver Sun<\/a> &#8211; <em>vancouversun.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African jazz reborn on harmonicaVancouver SunCAPE TOWN &#8211; Adam Glasser has forged his career in jazz by re-interpreting classics from his native South Africa on his chromatic harmonica, a surpris <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/South+African+jazz+reborn+harmonica\/6547976\/story.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.clickondetroit.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/A-journey-through-South-Africa-s-stunning-Zulu-Kingdom\/-\/2305824\/11134968\/-\/4ns33e\/-\/\">A journey through South Africa&#039;s stunning Zulu Kingdom &#8211; WDIV Detroit<\/a> &#8211; <em>clickondetroit.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">A journey through South Africa&#39;s stunning Zulu KingdomWDIV DetroitSpread across a 600-kilometer stretch of South Africa&#39;s east coast, the former Zulu Kingdom boasts one of sub-Saharan Africa&#038;# <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/A-journey-through-South-Africa-s-stunning-Zulu-Kingdom\/-\/2305824\/11134968\/-\/4ns33e\/-\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/english.cri.cn\/6826\/2012\/05\/02\/3124s696644.htm\">South Africa to Lift Petrol Prices &#8211; CRIENGLISH.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>english.cri.cn<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Broadcasting CorporationSouth Africa to Lift Petrol PricesCRIENGLISH.comPetrol prices in South Africa will reach record high at midnight due to a rise in international oil prices, the go <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/english.cri.cn\/6826\/2012\/05\/02\/3124s696644.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/3270\/england-national-team\/2012\/05\/01\/3073530\/hodgson-insists-playing-spell-in-apartheid-era-south-africa\">Hodgson insists playing spell in apartheid-era South Africa was motivated by &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>goal.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Goal.comHodgson insists playing spell in apartheid-era South Africa was motivated by &#8230;Goal.comBy Jamie Dunn Roy Hodgson, the newly-appointed England manager, has insisted that his spell as a player <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/3270\/england-national-team\/2012\/05\/01\/3073530\/hodgson-insists-playing-spell-in-apartheid-era-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:\/\/boxscorenews.com\/south-africa-sevens-aim-to-finish-series-on-a-high-p36452-68.htm\">South Africa Sevens aim to finish Series on a high &#8211; Boxscore News<\/a> &#8211; <em>boxscorenews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Sevens aim to finish Series on a highBoxscore NewsSouth Africa Sevens&#39; Paul Delport will miss the final two rounds of the 2011\/12 HSBC Sevens World Series through injury, but is hopin <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/boxscorenews.com\/south-africa-sevens-aim-to-finish-series-on-a-high-p36452-68.htm\"> 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\/blogs\/headlines\/2012\/05\/woman-south-africa-delivers-triplets-twic\/\">South African Woman Has Triplets\u2013Again &#8211; ABC News (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>abcnews.go.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Woman Has Triplets\u2013AgainABC News (blog)But to a woman in South Africa giving birth a second time to naturally conceived triplets is not something she wished for. \u201cThere is no rest\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/blogs\/headlines\/2012\/05\/woman-south-africa-delivers-triplets-twic\/\"> more&#8230; 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<em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Envoy Assures Stronger Ties With GovtAllAfrica.comAmbassador Masilo E. Mabeta, South Africa&#39;s first ever resident Ambassador to Liberia, said a new day has dawn between the peoples a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201205010622.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.indianexpress.com\/news\/president-arrives-in-south-africa\/944023\/\">President arrives in South Africa &#8211; Indian Express<\/a> &#8211; <em>indianexpress.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Hindu Business LinePresident arrives in South AfricaIndian ExpressPresident Pratibha Patil arrived in South Africa today on the second leg of her nine-day tour, which is expected to give further impet <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.indianexpress.com\/news\/president-arrives-in-south-africa\/944023\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/sns-rt-uk-rugby-england-cattbre8400lj-20120501,0,4515066.story\">Catt joins England coaching team for South Africa tour &#8211; Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8211; <em>chicagotribune.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC SportCatt joins England coaching team for South Africa tourChicago TribuneLONDON (Reuters) &#8211; Mike Catt will join England&#39;s coaching staff for next month&#39;s five-match tour of South Africa, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/sns-rt-uk-rugby-england-cattbre8400lj-20120501,0,4515066.story\"> 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\/201205010572.html\">South African Media Body Condemns Attack On ThisDay, Calls for Probe <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/01\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukSouth African Media Body Condemns Attack On ThisDay, Calls for ProbeAllAfrica.comBy Oluwaseun Oluwarotimi, 1 May 2012 Advertising Media Group (AMG), a media body based in South Africa h <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201205010572.html\"> more&#8230; 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