{"id":120168,"date":"2018-08-15T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T08:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-15-august-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-08-15T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T08:13:10","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-15-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-15-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 15 August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/264979\/5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today-367\/\">5 important things happening in South Africa today &#8211; BusinessTech<\/a> &#8211; <em>businesstech.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/15\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessTech5 important things happening in South Africa todayBusinessTechOpposition parties have reservations about newly appointed acting National Director of Public Prosecutions, Silas Ramaite, not <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/264979\/5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today-367\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/264961\/south-africa-asks-us-to-back-away-from-punitive-tariffs\/\">South Africa asks US to &#039;back away&#039; from punitive tariffs &#8211; BusinessTech<\/a> &#8211; <em>businesstech.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/15\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessTechSouth Africa asks US to &#39;back away&#39; from punitive tariffsBusinessTechSouth Africa has asked the US to not implement punitive tariffs that could make its economy collateral damage i <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/264961\/south-africa-asks-us-to-back-away-from-punitive-tariffs\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-45089699\">South Africa rhino poaching: &#039;Bribes paid to court syndicate&#039; &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/15\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa rhino poaching: &#39;Bribes paid to court syndicate&#39;BBC NewsA police informant has told the BBC he was the middleman between rhino-horn smugglers and a court syndicate in Sout <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-45089699\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/amgreatness.com\/2018\/08\/14\/the-genocidal-elite-part-ii-the-pains-in-south-africa\/\">The Genocidal Elite, Part II: The Pains in South Africa &#8211; American Greatness<\/a> &#8211; <em>amgreatness.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/15\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">American GreatnessThe Genocidal Elite, Part II: The Pains in South AfricaAmerican GreatnessTo no one&#39;s surprise, Mandela&#39;s vision of \u201cpeace and reconciliation\u201d has become increasingly unsu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/amgreatness.com\/2018\/08\/14\/the-genocidal-elite-part-ii-the-pains-in-south-africa\/\"> more&#8230; 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The Independent<\/a> &#8211; <em>independent.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/14\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The IndependentSouth Africa&#39;s new leaders vow to end corruption \u2013 but they are part of the problemThe IndependentBut to seal his new post, Ramaphosa first had to secure the backing of Mabuza, 57 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/long_reads\/south-africa-corruption-president-ramaphosa-mabuza-zuma-anc-a8479896.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/howick-falls\">Howick Falls &#8211; Atlas Obscura<\/a> &#8211; <em>atlasobscura.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/14\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Atlas ObscuraHowick FallsAtlas ObscuraIt&#39;s said that only sangomas, the traditional healers of South Africa, can safely approach the falls. Legend says the Inkanyamba, a monstrous creature with a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/howick-falls\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/cricket\/story\/_\/id\/24374728\/south-africa-made-huge-strides-odi-team-jp-duminy\">South Africa have made &#039;huge strides&#039; as an ODI team &#8211; JP Duminy &#8211; ESPN<\/a> &#8211; <em>espn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/14\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNSouth Africa have made &#39;huge strides&#39; as an ODI team &#8211; JP DuminyESPNIt has been a weird tour for South Africa. In the Tests, they were more abject than anyone could have imagined, crash-la <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/cricket\/story\/_\/id\/24374728\/south-africa-made-huge-strides-odi-team-jp-duminy\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/14\/world\/africa\/south-africa-school-toilets.html\">After Drownings, South Africa Vows to Fix Pit Toilets in Schools &#8211; New York Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/14\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York TimesAfter Drownings, South Africa Vows to Fix Pit Toilets in SchoolsNew York TimesCAPE TOWN \u2014 Under pressure from education activists and the courts, South Africa&#39;s government announce <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/14\/world\/africa\/south-africa-school-toilets.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.702.co.za\/articles\/315385\/new-law-threatens-to-wipe-out-vaping-in-south-africa\">&#039;New law threatens to wipe out vaping in South Africa&#039; &#8211; 702<\/a> &#8211; <em>702.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/14\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">702&#39;New law threatens to wipe out vaping in South Africa&#39;702The Tobacco Bill threatens to wipe out vaping in South Africa and deprive millions of a safer alternative to smoking. 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