{"id":106951,"date":"2017-12-24T06:11:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T04:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-news-no-south-africa-the-grinch-has-not-stolen-christmas\/"},"modified":"2017-12-24T06:11:45","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T04:11:45","slug":"sa-news-no-south-africa-the-grinch-has-not-stolen-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-news-no-south-africa-the-grinch-has-not-stolen-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"SA News: No, South Africa \u2013 the Grinch has not stolen Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fbusinesstech.co.za%2fnews%2ffinance%2f216173%2fno-south-africa-the-grinch-has-not-stolen-christmas%2f&#038;c=1196336086217604651&#038;mkt=en-us\">No, South Africa \u2013 the Grinch has not stolen Christmas<\/a>: It may not be easy getting through the upcoming festive season and the year ahead, without a tinge of dread, given the local and global challenges we\u2019ve experienced, but there is hope. According to Rocco Carr, business development manager and Francis &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fbusinesstech.co.za%2fnews%2ffinance%2f216173%2fno-south-africa-the-grinch-has-not-stolen-christmas%2f&#038;c=1196336086217604651&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fthefield.scroll.in%2f862341%2fthis-is-indias-best-bowling-attack-to-tour-south-africa-says-chief-selector-msk-prasad&#038;c=12361153016380384963&#038;mkt=en-us\">This is India\u2019s best bowling attack to tour South Africa, says chief selector MSK Prasad<\/a>: Chairman of selectors MSK Prasad on Thursday termed India\u2019s five-pronged pace attack named for the South Africa series as \u201cone of the best\u201d to have toured that country as every bowler brings something different to the table. The five-man attack &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fthefield.scroll.in%2f862341%2fthis-is-indias-best-bowling-attack-to-tour-south-africa-says-chief-selector-msk-prasad&#038;c=12361153016380384963&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.moneyweb.co.za%2fnews%2fsouth-africa%2fguide-to-key-africa-markets-in-2018%2f&#038;c=10487219258005218569&#038;mkt=en-us\">Guide to key Africa markets in 2018<\/a>: And since Namibia and South Africa were downgraded to junk, the continent has been left without any investment-grade foreign-currency issuers. Christine Lagarde, for one, thinks Africa\u2019s debt problems \u201ccould very well\u201d worsen in 2018 as the dollar &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.moneyweb.co.za%2fnews%2fsouth-africa%2fguide-to-key-africa-markets-in-2018%2f&#038;c=10487219258005218569&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thequint.com%2fsports%2fcricket%2findian-odi-squad-for-south-africa-series-2018&#038;c=17558679798677270512&#038;mkt=en-us\">No KL Rahul, Ashwin, Jadeja In India\u2019s 17-Man ODI Squad vs SA<\/a>: Middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav and speedster Shardul Thakur made a comeback into the Indian team as a 17- member squad was announced for the six-match ODI series in South Africa in February. The two seasoned spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thequint.com%2fsports%2fcricket%2findian-odi-squad-for-south-africa-series-2018&#038;c=17558679798677270512&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.fin24.com%2fEconomy%2fcorporate-sa-buys-into-ancs-influence-peddling-scheme-20171224-3&#038;c=14972420320634563609&#038;mkt=en-us\">Corporate SA buys into ANC\u2019s influence peddling scheme<\/a>: Johannesburg &#8211; Corporate South Africa was out in force this week at the ANC elective conference in an area set aside for the Progressive Business Forum (PBF). The PBF is an entity that is mainly focused on garnering the ANC millions of rands in exchange &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.fin24.com%2fEconomy%2fcorporate-sa-buys-into-ancs-influence-peddling-scheme-20171224-3&#038;c=14972420320634563609&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.abplive.in%2fsports%2findian-bowling-attack-one-of-the-best-to-tour-south-africa-msk-prasad-622611&#038;c=1576658255535005193&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;Indian bowling attack one of the best to tour South Africa&#8221;<\/a>: Kolkata: The Indian pace battery chosen for the much-talked about South Africa tour starting next month is one of the best to have toured the country, chairman of selectors MSK Prasad said here on Thursday. India will play three Tests, six One-Day &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.abplive.in%2fsports%2findian-bowling-attack-one-of-the-best-to-tour-south-africa-msk-prasad-622611&#038;c=1576658255535005193&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.samaa.tv%2fsports%2f2017%2f12%2fshami-returns-indias-odi-squad-south-africa%2f&#038;c=10559124968339706941&#038;mkt=en-us\">Shami returns to India\u2019s ODI squad for South Africa<\/a>: India has recalled fast bowler Mohammed Shami to the one-day international squad for the six-match series in South Africa starting February 1 in Durban. Shami, who last played an ODI against Australia in September, was included in the 17-member team led by &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.samaa.tv%2fsports%2f2017%2f12%2fshami-returns-indias-odi-squad-south-africa%2f&#038;c=10559124968339706941&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fcitizen.co.za%2fbusiness%2f1767584%2fis-the-ancs-plan-to-nationalise-the-sarb-a-red-herring%2f&#038;c=2563670632628604707&#038;mkt=en-us\">Is the ANC\u2019s plan to nationalise the Sarb a red herring?<\/a>: Over the last few years there have been growing concerns in South Africa about the weakening of key State departments and institutions. The SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) has however remained strong and independent, and has successfully pushed back against &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=DD9C82580CBE4F90BBA5F2906463E970&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fcitizen.co.za%2fbusiness%2f1767584%2fis-the-ancs-plan-to-nationalise-the-sarb-a-red-herring%2f&#038;c=2563670632628604707&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, South Africa \u2013 the Grinch has not stolen Christmas: It may not be easy getting through the upcoming festive season and the year ahead, without a tinge of dread, given the local and global challenges we\u2019ve experienced, but there is hope. According to Rocco Carr, business development manager and Francis &#8230; Source: &#8220;South Africa&#8221; [&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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[428,2072,28703,830,3576,681],"class_list":{"0":"post-106951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-africa","8":"tag-christmas","9":"tag-grinch","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-south","12":"tag-stolen","13":"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\/106951","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=106951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106951\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}