{"id":121335,"date":"2018-08-22T10:13:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T08:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-22-august-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-08-22T10:13:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T08:13:08","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-22-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-22-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 22 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\/266607\/south-africa-is-on-the-path-to-becoming-another-zimbabwe-and-may-require-us-intervention-analyst\/\">South Africa is on the path to becoming another Zimbabwe \u2013 and may require US intervention: analyst &#8211; BusinessTech<\/a> &#8211; <em>businesstech.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/22\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessTechSouth Africa is on the path to becoming another Zimbabwe \u2013 and may require US intervention: analystBusinessTechAmerican think-tank, the Cato Institute, has published a warning of the pos <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/266607\/south-africa-is-on-the-path-to-becoming-another-zimbabwe-and-may-require-us-intervention-analyst\/\"> 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\/266609\/5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today-372\/\">5 important things happening in South Africa today &#8211; BusinessTech<\/a> &#8211; <em>businesstech.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/22\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessTech5 important things happening in South Africa todayBusinessTechSouth Africa&#39;s rand firmed on Tuesday as the dollar weakened after US President Donald Trump criticised the head of the Fe <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/266609\/5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today-372\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.investors.com\/politics\/editorials\/socialisms-future-venezuela-south-africa\/\">Socialism&#039;s Here Today, In Venezuela And South Africa \u2014 Is US Next? &#8211; Investor&#039;s Business Daily<\/a> &#8211; <em>investors.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/21\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Investor&#8217;s Business DailySocialism&#39;s Here Today, In Venezuela And South Africa \u2014 Is US Next?Investor&#8217;s Business DailyBoth Venezuela and South Africa, each in its own way, are in socialism&#39;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.investors.com\/politics\/editorials\/socialisms-future-venezuela-south-africa\/\"> 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\/av\/world-africa-45260751\/attacks-on-cash-handling-vehicles-surge-in-south-africa\">Attacks on cash handling vehicles surge in South Africa &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/21\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsAttacks on cash handling vehicles surge in South AfricaBBC NewsAttacks on cash handling vehicles surge in South Africa. Driving cash-handling vehicles is seen as one of the most dangerous jobs <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/av\/world-africa-45260751\/attacks-on-cash-handling-vehicles-surge-in-south-africa\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/city-press.news24.com\/Voices\/why-south-africa-needs-a-b-bbee-commission-20180821\">Why South Africa needs a B-BBEE Commission &#8211; News24<\/a> &#8211; <em>city-press.news24.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/21\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">News24Why South Africa needs a B-BBEE CommissionNews24The latest figures from Statistics South Africa show that unemployment in South Africa is at 27.2%, up from last quarter&#39;s 26.7%. The majority <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/city-press.news24.com\/Voices\/why-south-africa-needs-a-b-bbee-commission-20180821\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/life\/travel\/2018\/08\/21\/find-beaches-vineyards-unique-hostels-south-africa\">Find beaches, vineyards and unique hostels in South Africa &#8211; Dallas News<\/a> &#8211; <em>dallasnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/21\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Dallas NewsFind beaches, vineyards and unique hostels in South AfricaDallas NewsA week into South Africa, I was sitting around a fire ring at Wild Spirit Lodge below a canopy of massive trees. Around <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/life\/travel\/2018\/08\/21\/find-beaches-vineyards-unique-hostels-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.africanews.com\/2018\/08\/21\/south-africa-public-hearing-on-land-expropriation-without-compensation-begins\/\">South Africa: public hearing on land expropriation without compensation begins &#8211; africanews<\/a> &#8211; <em>africanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/21\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">africanewsSouth Africa: public hearing on land expropriation without compensation beginsafricanewsWhite people still own 71% of private farmland and 49% of urban land in South Africa. One year before <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2018\/08\/21\/south-africa-public-hearing-on-land-expropriation-without-compensation-begins\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tobyshapshak\/2018\/08\/21\/samsung-pay-comes-to-africa-launching-in-south-africa\/\">Samsung Pay Comes to Africa, Launching In South Africa &#8211; Forbes<\/a> &#8211; <em>forbes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/21\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ForbesSamsung Pay Comes to Africa, Launching In South AfricaForbesSamsung Pay, the mobile payment from the world&#39;s largest smartphone maker, has launched in South Africa. Calling it the first such <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tobyshapshak\/2018\/08\/21\/samsung-pay-comes-to-africa-launching-in-south-africa\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-08-21\/south-africa-labor-unions-push-for-new-state-pension-manager-law\">South Africa Labor Unions Push for New State Pension-Manager Law &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/21\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Labor Unions Push for New State Pension-Manager LawBloombergSouth Africa&#39;s main labor group is pushing parliament to adopt proposed changes to laws regulating the continent&#39;s bigg <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-08-21\/south-africa-labor-unions-push-for-new-state-pension-manager-law\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/cryptovest.com\/news\/south-africa-goes-after-crypto-tax-dodgers\/\">South Africa Goes after Crypto Tax Dodgers &#8211; Cryptovest<\/a> &#8211; <em>cryptovest.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/21\/2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">CryptovestSouth Africa Goes after Crypto Tax DodgersCryptovestAs per South African law, the onus is on the taxpayer to declare all cryptocurrency taxable income. If they do not do so, they may face pe <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/cryptovest.com\/news\/south-africa-goes-after-crypto-tax-dodgers\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rssdoodle_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myza.co.za\/\" >MyZA<\/a>  news provided by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" >Google News<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa is on the path to becoming another Zimbabwe \u2013 and may require US intervention: analyst &#8211; BusinessTech &#8211; businesstech.co.za 08\/22\/2018 BusinessTechSouth Africa is on the path to becoming another Zimbabwe \u2013 and may require US intervention: analystBusinessTechAmerican think-tank, the Cato Institute, has published a warning of the pos more&#8230; 5 important things happening [&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":[830,953,1649,183],"class_list":{"0":"post-121335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-news","8":"tag-newspaper","9":"tag-online","10":"tag-south-africa-2","11":"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\/121335","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=121335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}