{"id":13420,"date":"2012-08-12T10:13:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T08:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-12-august-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-08-12T10:13:45","modified_gmt":"2012-08-12T08:13:45","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-12-august-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-12-august-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 12 August 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.omaha.com\/article\/20120812\/MONEY\/708129932\/1697\">US, too, sees to bolster investment in Africa &#8211; Omaha World-Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>omaha.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">US, too, sees to bolster investment in AfricaOmaha World-HeraldPRETORIA, South Africa \u2014 When Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton landed in South Africa last week, she brought along a hefty del <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.omaha.com\/article\/20120812\/MONEY\/708129932\/1697\"> 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\/201208120006.html\">South Africa: Caster Wins Silver in London <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">National PostSouth Africa: Caster Wins Silver in LondonAllAfrica.comLondon \u2014 Caster Semenya won a silver medal in the women&#39;s 800 metres final at the London Olympic Games on Saturday to make it <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208120006.html\"> 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\/201208120007.html\">Relay Team Learn Second Chances Do Exist <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Relay Team Learn Second Chances Do ExistAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Relay Team Learn Second Chances Do Exist. By Ockert de Villiers, 11 August 2012. Comment. London \u2014 While the South African 4x400m r <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208120007.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.nationalpost.com\/2012\/08\/11\/south-africas-caster-semenya-ends-up-with-olympic-silver-in-800m\/\">South Africa&#039;s Caster Semenya ends up with Olympic silver in 800m &#8211; National Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.nationalpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">National PostSouth Africa&#39;s Caster Semenya ends up with Olympic silver in 800mNational PostLONDON \u2014 Caster Semenya knew she&#39;d blown her first Olympic final by starting out too slowly. She ex <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.nationalpost.com\/2012\/08\/11\/south-africas-caster-semenya-ends-up-with-olympic-silver-in-800m\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/sns-rt-uk-cricket-england-pietersenbre87a0ix-20120811,0,4835807.story\">Pietersen commits to England &#8211; Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8211; <em>chicagotribune.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukPietersen commits to EnglandChicago TribuneLONDON (Reuters) &#8211; Kevin Pietersen wants to commit to England in all three forms of cricket, ending speculation he would quit tests after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/sns-rt-uk-cricket-england-pietersenbre87a0ix-20120811,0,4835807.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.news24.com\/MyNews24\/Why-South-Africa-will-not-fail-20120811\">Why South Africa will not fail &#8211; News24<\/a> &#8211; <em>news24.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AllAfrica.comWhy South Africa will not failNews24First, and foremost, it must be acknowledged that South Africans are probably the most hardy, adventurous and hard-working people South Africa has ever <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/MyNews24\/Why-South-Africa-will-not-fail-20120811\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/hockey\/article3755020.ece\">The humiliation is complete &#8211; The Hindu<\/a> &#8211; <em>thehindu.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Zee NewsThe humiliation is completeThe HinduSouth Africa struck the first blow in the eighth minute when Andrew Cronje tapped the ball home from close to the right post following a move initiated by c <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/hockey\/article3755020.ece\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/russias-savinova-wins-800-ahead-of-caster-semenya-of-south-africa\/2012\/08\/11\/60172290-e3eb-11e1-89f7-76e23a982d06_story.html\">Russia&#039;s Savinova wins 800 ahead of Caster Semenya of South Africa &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">National PostRussia&#39;s Savinova wins 800 ahead of Caster Semenya of South AfricaWashington PostLONDON \u2014 World champion Mariya Savinova of Russia won the Olympic 800-meter title on Saturday, beati <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/russias-savinova-wins-800-ahead-of-caster-semenya-of-south-africa\/2012\/08\/11\/60172290-e3eb-11e1-89f7-76e23a982d06_story.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.miamiherald.com\/2012\/08\/11\/2946679\/author-heidi-holland-found-dead.html\">Author Heidi Holland found dead at S. Africa home <\/a> &#8211; <em>miamiherald.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Author Heidi Holland found dead at S. Africa homeMiamiHerald.comAssociated Press. JOHANNESBURG &#8212; Journalist and author Heidi Holland, who chronicled the rise of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe from <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/2012\/08\/11\/2946679\/author-heidi-holland-found-dead.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.telegraph.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/international\/england\/9469409\/England-v-South-Africa-Kevin-Pietersens-mystery-text-messages-to-rivals-set-to-stay-undisclosed.html\">England v South Africa: Kevin Pietersen&#039;s mystery text messages to rivals set &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukEngland v South Africa: Kevin Pietersen&#39;s mystery text messages to rivals set &#8230;Telegraph.co.uk&#8230; this week, as Andy Flower and his management team view Pietersen&#39;s messages a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/international\/england\/9469409\/England-v-South-Africa-Kevin-Pietersens-mystery-text-messages-to-rivals-set-to-stay-undisclosed.html\"> 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\/201208110740.html\">Lack of Pay Frustrates Gauteng Counsellors <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Lack of Pay Frustrates Gauteng CounsellorsAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Lack of Pay Frustrates Gauteng Counsellors. By Khopotso Bodibe, 10 August 2012. Comment. Repeated promises by the Gauteng Health De <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208110740.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.cricket365.com\/news\/story\/7983262\/South-Africa-draw-with-Derbyshire\">South Africa draw with Derbyshire  (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>cricket365.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Cricket365.com (blog)South Africa draw with DerbyshireCricket365.com (blog)South Africa gave their bowlers a chance to bat and bowl on the second and final day of their match against Derbyshire, as th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cricket365.com\/news\/story\/7983262\/South-Africa-draw-with-Derbyshire\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/boxscorenews.com\/cricket-south-africa-restructures-board-of-directors-p44124-68.htm\">Cricket South Africa restructures Board of Directors &#8211; Boxscore<\/a> &#8211; <em>boxscorenews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Cricket South Africa restructures Board of DirectorsBoxscoreThe Board of Directors of Cricket South Africa (CSA) held a joint meeting with its Steering Committee in Johannesburg on Saturday and made m <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/boxscorenews.com\/cricket-south-africa-restructures-board-of-directors-p44124-68.htm\"> 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\/england-v-south-africa-2012\/content\/current\/story\/576981.html\">The Pietersen subtext <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MailThe Pietersen subtextESPNcricinfo.comIt showed as much in the week where Pietersen&#39;s isolation with England led him to text former team-mates in the South Africa squad. Pietersen is repo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/england-v-south-africa-2012\/content\/current\/story\/576981.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/sports\/london-olympics-2012\/india-at-olympics\/london-olympics-2012-hockey-india-lose-to-south-africa-finish-last_747338.html\">London Olympics 2012 Hockey: India lose to South Africa, finish last &#8211; Zee News<\/a> &#8211; <em>zeenews.india.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Zee NewsLondon Olympics 2012 Hockey: India lose to South Africa, finish lastZee NewsLondon: In a total humiliation, former champions India finished at the bottom of the 12-team Olympic hockey competit <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/sports\/london-olympics-2012\/india-at-olympics\/london-olympics-2012-hockey-india-lose-to-south-africa-finish-last_747338.html\"> 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\/201208110461.html\">Olympics &#039;Phenomenal, Humbling&#039; &#8211; Oscar <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Olympics &#39;Phenomenal, Humbling&#39; &#8211; OscarAllAfrica.comSouth Africa&#39;s men&#39;s 4 by 400 metres relay team failed to challenge for a medal at the London Olympic Games on Friday evening as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208110461.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.guardian.co.uk\/sport\/blog\/2012\/aug\/11\/kevin-pietersen-england-south-africa?newsfeed=true\">Kevin Pietersen may have already played his last match for England &#8211; The Guardian (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MailKevin Pietersen may have already played his last match for EnglandThe Guardian (blog)Now, with all traces of the Olympics having been removed from Marylebone Cricket Club headquarters ahead <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/sport\/blog\/2012\/aug\/11\/kevin-pietersen-england-south-africa?newsfeed=true\"> 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\/201208110109.html\">Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant Commits More Socially-Responsive &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant Commits More Socially-Responsive &#8230;AllAfrica.comThe Fund has also partnered with the National Skills Fund (NSF), the various Sector Education Training Authorities (SE <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208110109.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/London-Olympics-2012-Live-Blog-India-pins-hopes-on-Yogeshwar-Dutt-on-Day-15\/liveblog\/15446126.cms\">Live Blog The Times of India &#8211; Times of India (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Zee NewsLive Blog The Times of IndiaTimes of India (blog)After a humiliating defeat to South Africa to finish last in men&#39;s hockey, India would now hope for some respite from wrestler Yogeshwar Du <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/London-Olympics-2012-Live-Blog-India-pins-hopes-on-Yogeshwar-Dutt-on-Day-15\/liveblog\/15446126.cms\"> 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\/201208110124.html\">Zuma Launches Kanana Park Housing Project <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Zuma Launches Kanana Park Housing ProjectAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Zuma Launches Kanana Park Housing Project. 10 August 2012. 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