{"id":11228,"date":"2012-06-08T10:13:53","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T08:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-june-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-06-08T10:13:53","modified_gmt":"2012-06-08T08:13:53","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-june-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-june-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 8 June 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/news\/south-asia\/s-africa-to-celebrate-mandela-s-94th-birthday-in-style_780512.html\">S Africa to celebrate Mandela`s 94th birthday in style &#8211; Zee News<\/a> &#8211; <em>zeenews.india.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Zee NewsS Africa to celebrate Mandela`s 94th birthday in styleZee NewsJohannesburg: South Africa will this year celebrate the birthday of the country&#39;s first black president and Nobel laureate Nel <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/news\/south-asia\/s-africa-to-celebrate-mandela-s-94th-birthday-in-style_780512.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.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2012\/06\/07\/SPMR1OUOBE.DTL\">U.S. Open tee times announced &#8211; San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> &#8211; <em>sfgate.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Golf AustraliaU.S. Open tee times announcedSan Francisco Chronicle7:48 am-1:03 pm &#8211; Brendan Jones, Australia; George Coetzee, South Africa; Gregory Bourdy, France 7:59 am-1:14 pm &#8211; a-Patrick Cantlay, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2012\/06\/07\/SPMR1OUOBE.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.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5iNhHTPEtp6Lbs622-ODMioi2eVhg?docId=CNG.bf976d2dd90739421bf515ebf5423827.221\">South Africa&#039;s Comrades Marathon, the ultra-distance race &#8211; AFP<\/a> &#8211; <em>google.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPSouth Africa&#39;s Comrades Marathon, the ultra-distance raceAFPBy Claudine Renaud (AFP) \u2013 37 minutes ago DURBAN, South Africa \u2014 South Africa&#39;s Comrades Marathon, a 90-kilometre (56-mile) r <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5iNhHTPEtp6Lbs622-ODMioi2eVhg?docId=CNG.bf976d2dd90739421bf515ebf5423827.221\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-me-phillip-tobias-20120608,0,3366616.story\">Phillip Tobias dies at 86; South African expert on early man &#8211; Los Angeles Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>latimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Associated PressPhillip Tobias dies at 86; South African expert on early manLos Angeles TimesJOHANNESBURG, South Africa \u2014 Phillip Tobias, a renowned South African paleoanthropologist and expert <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-me-phillip-tobias-20120608,0,3366616.story\"> 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\/south-africas-diamond-industry-no-longer-sparkling-2012-06-08\">South Africa&#039;s diamond industry no longer sparkling &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Mining Weekly<\/a> &#8211; <em>miningweekly.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s diamond industry no longer sparklingCreamer Media&#8217;s Mining Weekly\u201cIn my opinion, the State Diamond Trader has failed in its objectives to buy up to 10% of the run-of-mine from all <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/south-africas-diamond-industry-no-longer-sparkling-2012-06-08\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.engineeringnews.co.za\/article\/scores-of-ska-dishes-to-be-made-in-south-africa-and-australia-2012-06-08\">Scores of SKA dishes to be made in South Africa and Australia &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Engineering News<\/a> &#8211; <em>engineeringnews.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsScores of SKA dishes to be made in South Africa and AustraliaCreamer Media&#8217;s Engineering NewsPhase 1 of the \u20ac1.5-billion interna- tional Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.engineeringnews.co.za\/article\/scores-of-ska-dishes-to-be-made-in-south-africa-and-australia-2012-06-08\"> 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\/2012-06-07\/marcus-says-south-africa-will-act-without-fear-on-rate\">Marcus Says South Africa Will Act Without Fear on Rate &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Business RecorderMarcus Says South Africa Will Act Without Fear on RateBusinessWeekProduction dropped 10.6 percent in April from a year ago, Statistics South Africa said yesterday. While manufacturing <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-06-07\/marcus-says-south-africa-will-act-without-fear-on-rate\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskadispatch.com\/article\/apartheid-era-anthem-fires-south-africa-team\">Apartheid-era anthem fires up South Africa team &#8211; Alaska Dispatch<\/a> &#8211; <em>alaskadispatch.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MailApartheid-era anthem fires up South Africa teamAlaska DispatchThey offered South Africa a \u201cfull and unreserved apology\u201d for playing an apartheid-era national anthem before a game on Tues <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskadispatch.com\/article\/apartheid-era-anthem-fires-south-africa-team\"> 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\/rugbyunion\/international\/england\/9317911\/South-Africa-v-England-Stuart-Lancaster-gambles-with-Ben-Foden-on-the-wing-in-first-Test-against-Springboks.html\">South Africa v England: Stuart Lancaster gambles with Ben Foden on the wing in &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukSouth Africa v England: Stuart Lancaster gambles with Ben Foden on the wing in &#8230;Telegraph.co.ukIf Marler&#39;s battle with the South Africa front row represents the elemental part of <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/international\/england\/9317911\/South-Africa-v-England-Stuart-Lancaster-gambles-with-Ben-Foden-on-the-wing-in-first-Test-against-Springboks.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.foxnews.com\/travel\/2012\/06\/07\/free-things-to-do-in-city-gold-johannesburg\/\">Free things to do in City of Gold, Johannesburg &#8211; Fox News<\/a> &#8211; <em>foxnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Free things to do in City of Gold, JohannesburgFox NewsSouth Africa&#39;s economic hub has lots to offer for free, including a worthwhile glimpse of several institutions \u2014 courts and the library \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/2012\/06\/07\/free-things-to-do-in-city-gold-johannesburg\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.giftsanddec.com\/article\/552043-South_Africa_Toy_Fair_Premieres_in_2013.php\">South Africa Toy Fair Premieres in 2013 &#8211; Gifts &amp; Decorative Accessories<\/a> &#8211; <em>giftsanddec.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Toy Fair Premieres in 2013Gifts &#038; Decorative AccessoriesCAPE TOWN, South Africa &#8211; In response to the emerging toy industry in South Africa, the Cape Town International Convention Centre ( <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.giftsanddec.com\/article\/552043-South_Africa_Toy_Fair_Premieres_in_2013.php\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Opinion\/Op-EdContributors\/Article.aspx?id=273120\">Boycotting West Bank products: A view from South Africa &#8211; Jerusalem Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>jpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Boycotting West Bank products: A view from South AfricaJerusalem PostThe irony of the call by South Africa to label products made in the West Bank as such, and not as those of Israel, is two-fold. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Opinion\/Op-EdContributors\/Article.aspx?id=273120\"> 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\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5hOoQknHnAll2mMYp3pPPmYfhmuYw?docId=4e5604239ba54dc792d8f9e10cb60254\">Eminent South African anthropologist Tobias dies &#8211; The Associated Press<\/a> &#8211; <em>google.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Associated PressEminent South African anthropologist Tobias diesThe Associated PressBy DONNA BRYSON, AP \u2013 1 hour ago JOHANNESBURG (AP) \u2014 Anthropologist Phillip Tobias, internationally renowned <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5hOoQknHnAll2mMYp3pPPmYfhmuYw?docId=4e5604239ba54dc792d8f9e10cb60254\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/southafrica\/content\/current\/story\/567691.html\">South Africa get new sponsor <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa get new sponsorESPNcricinfo.comThe contract comes after a tough period for South Africa&#39;s cricket governing body, which is still embroiled in a bonus scandal that has <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/southafrica\/content\/current\/story\/567691.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/world_now\/2012\/06\/south-africa-phillip-tobias-dies.html\">Renowned South African scientist Phillip Tobias dies at 86 &#8211; Los Angeles Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>latimesblogs.latimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Kansas City StarRenowned South African scientist Phillip Tobias dies at 86Los Angeles TimesJOHANNESBURG, South Africa &#8212; Phillip Tobias, renowned South African paleoanthropologist and expert on early <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/world_now\/2012\/06\/south-africa-phillip-tobias-dies.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.foxbusiness.com\/news\/2012\/06\/07\/anglo-american-ceo-s-africa-tax-plan-risk-to-mine-competitiveness\/\">Anglo American CEO: S Africa Tax Plan Risk To Mine Competitiveness &#8211; Fox Business<\/a> &#8211; <em>foxbusiness.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineAnglo American CEO: S Africa Tax Plan Risk To Mine CompetitivenessFox BusinessSouth Africa&#39;s planned resource rent tax runs the risk of making the country&#39;s mining sector int <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/news\/2012\/06\/07\/anglo-american-ceo-s-africa-tax-plan-risk-to-mine-competitiveness\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/06\/07\/world\/africa\/uk-south-africa-wrong-anthem\/index.html\">Britain apologizes for playing apartheid-era anthem &#8211; CNN<\/a> &#8211; <em>cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianBritain apologizes for playing apartheid-era anthemCNNLondon (CNN) &#8212; British field hockey authorities have been forced to apologize &quot;unreservedly&quot; to South Africa after an old n <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/06\/07\/world\/africa\/uk-south-africa-wrong-anthem\/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.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/world-view\/ancs-second-transition-pushes-south-africa-toward-tense-political-season\/article4238568\/\">ANC&#039;s &#039;second transition&#039; pushes South Africa toward tense political season &#8211; Globe and Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>theglobeandmail.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">RTANC&#39;s &#39;second transition&#39; pushes South Africa toward tense political seasonGlobe and MailThe world applauded when the African National Congress led the fight to liberate South Africa fro <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/world-view\/ancs-second-transition-pushes-south-africa-toward-tense-political-season\/article4238568\/\"> 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\/201206071173.html\">South Africa: Why Is G-Star Raw Not Stepping Up to Detox? <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Why Is G-Star Raw Not Stepping Up to Detox?AllAfrica.comOver the past couple of days, Greenpeace activists and supporters in seven countries, from South Africa to Hong Kong, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201206071173.html\"> more&#8230; 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