{"id":120241,"date":"2018-08-16T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T08:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-august-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-08-16T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T08:13:10","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 16 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\/business\/265325\/5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today-368\/\">5 important things happening in South Africa today &#8211; BusinessTech<\/a> &#8211; <em>businesstech.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessTech5 important things happening in South Africa todayBusinessTechRatings firm Moody&#39;s has warned South Africa on its creeping economy, deteriorating public finances and weak domestic spen <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/265325\/5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today-368\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/2018-08-16-south-africa-remembersmarikanamassacre\/\">South Africa remembers#MarikanaMassacre &#8211; Times LIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>timeslive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times LIVESouth Africa remembers#MarikanaMassacreTimes LIVEThousands of South African&#39;s have taken to social media site Twitter to honour those who lost their lives in the Marikana massacre six ye <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/2018-08-16-south-africa-remembersmarikanamassacre\/\"> 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.com\/news\/av\/world-africa-45200474\/polluted-lives-the-cost-of-south-africa-s-gold-rush\">Polluted lives: The cost of South Africa&#039;s gold rush &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/15\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsPolluted lives: The cost of South Africa&#39;s gold rushBBC NewsJohannesburg in South Africa has one of the world&#39;s largest gold deposits. After decades of mining, large swathes of the pop <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/world-africa-45200474\/polluted-lives-the-cost-of-south-africa-s-gold-rush\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1003985\/South-Africa-farmers-white-seize-list-rural-Cyril-Ramaphosa\">South Africa farm SEIZURE HORROR: List of white farmers facing expropriation &#039;exposed&#039; <\/a> &#8211; <em>express.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/15\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Express.co.ukSouth Africa farm SEIZURE HORROR: List of white farmers facing expropriation &#39;exposed&#39;Express.co.ukSouth African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently unveiled plans to allow white p <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1003985\/South-Africa-farmers-white-seize-list-rural-Cyril-Ramaphosa\"> more&#8230; 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Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/15\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Bloomberg&#39;Ramaphoria&#39; Evaporates as Reality Sets In for South AfricaBloomberg\u201cSouth Africa faces domestic challenges at a time when the external backdrop is less positive for risky assets, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-08-15\/-ramaphoria-evaporates-as-reality-sets-in-for-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:\/\/www.702.co.za\/articles\/315547\/rand-nosedives-as-south-africa-flirts-with-recession\">Rand nosedives as South Africa flirts with recession &#8211; 702<\/a> &#8211; <em>702.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/15\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">702Rand nosedives as South Africa flirts with recession702The only key industry in South Africa to post any growth was mining, which increased 2.8% year-on-year in June, after declining by 1.8% in May <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.702.co.za\/articles\/315547\/rand-nosedives-as-south-africa-flirts-with-recession\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/kwese.espn.com\/cricket\/story\/_\/id\/24382493\/three-new-faces-south-africa-women-squad-west-indies-tour\">Three new faces in South Africa women squad for West Indies tour &#8211; ESPN (press release) (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>kwese.espn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/15\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPN (press release) (blog)Three new faces in South Africa women squad for West Indies tourESPN (press release) (blog)Three uncapped players, Tumi Sekhukhune, Saarah Smith and Robyn Searle, have been <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/kwese.espn.com\/cricket\/story\/_\/id\/24382493\/three-new-faces-south-africa-women-squad-west-indies-tour\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-safrica-tobacco-lawmaking\/south-africas-parliament-considers-tougher-anti-smoking-bill-idUSKBN1L01NO\">South Africa&#039;s parliament considers tougher anti-smoking bill &#8211; 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