{"id":13589,"date":"2012-08-17T10:13:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T08:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-august-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T10:13:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T08:13:52","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-august-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-august-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 17 August 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208170319.html\">Beyond the Chaos At Marikana &#8211; the Search for the Real Issues <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Beyond the Chaos At Marikana &#8211; the Search for the Real IssuesAllAfrica.comThroughout the underground mining industry in South Africa, the rock drillers are BaSotho from Lesotho. It is their badge of p <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208170319.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\/201208170323.html\">South Africa: Marikana Eerily Silent After Massacre <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Marikana Eerily Silent After MassacreAllAfrica.comRustenburg \u2014 An eerie silence hung over Lonmin&#39;s Marikana mine on Friday, following deadly clashes between the police and proteste <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208170323.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.nytimes.com\/2012\/08\/18\/world\/africa\/south-african-police-kill-30-striking-miners.html\">30 Killed in South Africa After Police Open Fire on Striking Miners &#8211; New York Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York Times30 Killed in South Africa After Police Open Fire on Striking MinersNew York TimesMARIKANA, South Africa \u2014 The police fired on machete-wielding workers engaged in a wildcat strike at a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/08\/18\/world\/africa\/south-african-police-kill-30-striking-miners.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.washingtonpost.com\/business\/south-africa-police-ministry-more-than-30-striking-miners-killed-in-lonmin-plc-mine-shooting\/2012\/08\/17\/26772cb0-e832-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html\">South Africa police ministry: More than 30 striking miners killed in Lonmin &#8230; &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Statesman OnlineSouth Africa police ministry: More than 30 striking miners killed in Lonmin &#8230;Washington PostIt was an astonishing development in a country that has been a model of stability sinc <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/south-africa-police-ministry-more-than-30-striking-miners-killed-in-lonmin-plc-mine-shooting\/2012\/08\/17\/26772cb0-e832-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html\"> more&#8230; 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<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/news\/a\/c2dd25004c5f1230b87fbde0eede81ca\/South-Africa-rally-after-early-losses-20121608South-Africa-rally-after-early-losses-20121608\">South Africa rally after early losses &#8211; South African Broadcasting Corporation<\/a> &#8211; <em>sabc.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Broadcasting CorporationSouth Africa rally after early lossesSouth African Broadcasting CorporationCaptain Graeme Smith (14), fellow-opener Alviro Petersen (22), Hashim Amla (13) and Jac <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/news\/a\/c2dd25004c5f1230b87fbde0eede81ca\/South-Africa-rally-after-early-losses-20121608South-Africa-rally-after-early-losses-20121608\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/world\/july-dec12\/othernews_08-16.html\">News Wrap: South African Police Fire On Miners During Labor Strikes &#8211; PBS NewsHour<\/a> &#8211; <em>pbs.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">News Wrap: South African Police Fire On Miners During Labor StrikesPBS NewsHourIn other news Thursday, nearly a week of labor violence in South Africa intensified as police fired on striking platinum <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/world\/july-dec12\/othernews_08-16.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.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-fg-south-africa-miners-20120817,0,5024462.story\">South Africa police open fire on striking miners &#8211; Los Angeles Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>latimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York TimesSouth Africa police open fire on striking minersLos Angeles TimesJOHANNESBURG, South Africa \u2014 Police opened fire Thursday on striking workers at a South African platinum mine, leaving <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-fg-south-africa-miners-20120817,0,5024462.story\"> more&#8230; 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There are now more than 18000 elephants in the nation <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/extinction-countdown\/2012\/08\/16\/south-africa-invests-elephant-birth-control-video\/\"> 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\/lead-up-to-mangaung-exciting-the-popular-imagination-2012-08-17\">Lead-up to Mangaung exciting South Africa&#039;s popular imagination &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Engineering News<\/a> &#8211; <em>engineeringnews.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineLead-up to Mangaung exciting South Africa&#39;s popular imaginationCreamer Media&#8217;s Engineering NewsIf South Africa had a competitive party system, the excitement would not be limited <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.engineeringnews.co.za\/article\/lead-up-to-mangaung-exciting-the-popular-imagination-2012-08-17\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10000872396390443324404577593122789888772.html\">South Africa Labor Unrest Spurs Deadly Gunbattle &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Wall Street JournalSouth Africa Labor Unrest Spurs Deadly GunbattleWall Street JournalThe labor unrest has rocked South Africa&#39;s platinum industry, endangering supply from a country that accounts <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10000872396390443324404577593122789888772.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/campbell\/2012\/08\/16\/south-africa-zuma-tries-to-mediate-zimbabwe-constitution-impasse\/\">South Africa: Zuma Tries to Mediate Zimbabwe Constitution Impasse &#8211; Council on Foreign Relations (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.cfr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Council on Foreign Relations (blog)South Africa: Zuma Tries to Mediate Zimbabwe Constitution ImpasseCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)South African President Jacob Zuma (2nd L) poses for a photograph <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/campbell\/2012\/08\/16\/south-africa-zuma-tries-to-mediate-zimbabwe-constitution-impasse\/\"> 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\/2012-08-16\/south-africa-slumps-to-65-4-on-first-day-of-england-cricket-test\">South Africa Reaches 262-7 on First Day of Final England Test &#8211; Businessweek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianSouth Africa Reaches 262-7 on First Day of Final England TestBusinessweekSouth Africa recovered to reach 262- 7 at stumps on the opening day of the third and final cricket Test against Eng <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-08-16\/south-africa-slumps-to-65-4-on-first-day-of-england-cricket-test\"> more&#8230; 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Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa police fire on striking miners, several deadReutersMARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) &#8211; South African riot police opened fire on striking miners armed with machetes and sticks at Lo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/08\/16\/us-safrica-lonmin-bodies-idUSBRE87F0QC20120816\"> 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-safrica-tossbre87f0df-20120816,0,7598677.story\">South Africa rally after early losses &#8211; Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8211; <em>chicagotribune.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianSouth Africa rally after early lossesChicago TribuneLONDON (Reuters) &#8211; A battling half-century from JP Duminy and a test best 46 not out from tailender Vernon Philander led South Africa&#038;#3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/sns-rt-uk-cricket-safrica-tossbre87f0df-20120816,0,7598677.story\"> more&#8230; 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By Vladimir Smekhov, 16 August 2012. Comment. South African headlines are dominated by the need <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208161065.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\/201208161069.html\">Big Tobacco Loses Plain Packaging Battle in Australia <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Big Tobacco Loses Plain Packaging Battle in AustraliaAllAfrica.comIn a landmark ruling, which could potentially strengthen the move to similar legislation in South Africa, the Australian high court di <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208161069.html\"> 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>Beyond the Chaos At Marikana &#8211; the Search for the Real Issues &#8211; allafrica.com 08\/17\/2012 Beyond the Chaos At Marikana &#8211; the Search for the Real IssuesAllAfrica.comThroughout the underground mining industry in South Africa, the rock drillers are BaSotho from Lesotho. 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