{"id":13625,"date":"2012-08-18T10:14:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T08:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-18-august-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-08-18T10:14:16","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T08:14:16","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-18-august-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-18-august-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 18 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.azcentral.com\/news\/articles\/20120817south-africa-opens-inquiry-into-miner-killings.html\">South Africa opens inquiry into miner killings &#8211; azcentral<\/a> &#8211; <em>azcentral.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/18\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa opens inquiry into miner killingsazcentralMARIKANA, South Africa &#8211; Frantic wives searched for missing loved ones, President Jacob Zuma rushed home from a regional summit and some miners v <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/news\/articles\/20120817south-africa-opens-inquiry-into-miner-killings.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\/201208180151.html\">MEC Masuku Visits Albert Luthuli Local Municipality to Assess Progress On &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/18\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">MEC Masuku Visits Albert Luthuli Local Municipality to Assess Progress On &#8230;AllAfrica.comSouth Africa: MEC Masuku Visits Albert Luthuli Local Municipality to Assess Progress On Water Supply Intervent <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208180151.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\/201208180136.html\">Corruption Destabilises Democracy &#8211; Premier Modise <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/18\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Corruption Destabilises Democracy &#8211; Premier ModiseAllAfrica.com&quot;It is highly disappointing that scandals involving public officials are common in the South Africa.Everyday people are debating and <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208180136.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\/201208180137.html\">More Needs to Be Done to Enhance Women Empowerment &#8211; Deputy Minister &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/18\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">More Needs to Be Done to Enhance Women Empowerment &#8211; Deputy Minister &#8230;AllAfrica.comThabethe said that women are facing these challenges even though South Africa has proven itself to be a pioneer in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208180137.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\/201208180118.html\">SAA Must Come Up With a Better Way to Ensure Merit and Diversity <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/18\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SAA Must Come Up With a Better Way to Ensure Merit and DiversityAllAfrica.comRacial discrimination was the animating idea of apartheid and has no place in a democratic South Africa. There has to be a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208180118.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\/201208180130.html\">Statement By Deputy Minister Ebrahim On the Palestinian-Israeli Situation <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/18\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">HaaretzStatement By Deputy Minister Ebrahim On the Palestinian-Israeli SituationAllAfrica.comSouth Africa continues to support international efforts to assist the people of Palestine and Israel in fin <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208180130.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\/201208180115.html\">New Partnership Seeks Future Football Stars <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/18\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New Partnership Seeks Future Football StarsAllAfrica.comCastle Lager today unveiled its ambitious initiative to find and develop South Africa&#39;s undiscovered football talent, strengthening the futu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208180115.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\/201208180087.html\">Thomson in Tour of Portugal Stage Win <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/18\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Thomson in Tour of Portugal Stage WinAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Thomson in Tour of Portugal Stage Win. 17 August 2012. Comment. South African cyclist Jay Thomson was in winning form as the Tour of Por <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208180087.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\/201208180086.html\">Govt, India Sign Oil and Gas Exploration Deal <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/18\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Business TodayGovt, India Sign Oil and Gas Exploration DealAllAfrica.comState oil company PetroSA and Indian oil and gas exploration company Cairn India Group signed a farm-in agreement for crude oil <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208180086.html\"> 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\/SB10000872396390444375104577594861107236048.html\">Police Defend Role at South Africa Mine Clash &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Associated PressPolice Defend Role at South Africa Mine ClashWall Street JournalMARIKANA, South Africa\u2014A day after firing live ammunition that killed nearly three dozen striking platinum miners <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10000872396390444375104577594861107236048.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/in.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/08\/17\/us-markets-precious-idINBRE87501B20120817\">Platinum posts big weekly gain on South Africa mine violence &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>in.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Platinum posts big weekly gain on South Africa mine violenceReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) &#8211; Platinum group metals (PGMs) rallied on Friday after deadly violence at a major South African mine fuelled specu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/in.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/08\/17\/us-markets-precious-idINBRE87501B20120817\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.weartv.com\/template\/inews_wire\/wires.international\/224898db-weartv.com.shtml\">Some South African miners vow to fight to the death &#8211; WEAR<\/a> &#8211; <em>weartv.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Some South African miners vow to fight to the deathWEARMARIKANA, South Africa (AP) &#8212; Some miners in South Africa are vowing a fight to the death, a day after 34 striking miners died when police opene <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.weartv.com\/template\/inews_wire\/wires.international\/224898db-weartv.com.shtml\"> 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\/2012-08-17\/england-reaches-208-5-trails-south-africa-by-101-in-third-test\">England Reaches 208-5, Trails South Africa by 101 in Third Test &#8211; Businessweek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianEngland Reaches 208-5, Trails South Africa by 101 in Third TestBusinessweekEngland reached 208-5 after bowling out South Africa for 309 on day two of the third and final cricket Test at Lo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-08-17\/england-reaches-208-5-trails-south-africa-by-101-in-third-test\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/story\/2012-08-17\/south-africa-mine-violence\/57118722\/1\">Some South African miners vow to fight to the death &#8211; USA TODAY<\/a> &#8211; <em>usatoday.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">USA TODAYSome South African miners vow to fight to the deathUSA TODAYMARIKANA, South Africa \u2013 MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) \u2014 Frantic wives searched for missing loved ones, President Jacob Zuma rush <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/world\/story\/2012-08-17\/south-africa-mine-violence\/57118722\/1\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/World\/31742.asp?q=South-Africa-Short-Course-Nationals:-Chad-Le-Clos-Withdraws;-Darian-Townsend-and-Roland-Schoeman-Excel\">South Africa Short Course Nationals: Chad Le Clos Withdraws; Darian &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>swimmingworldmagazine.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Short Course Nationals: Chad Le Clos Withdraws; Darian &#8230;SwimmingWorldMagazine.comSouth Africa Short Course Nationals: Chad Le Clos Withdraws; Darian Townsend and Roland Schoeman Excel &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/World\/31742.asp?q=South-Africa-Short-Course-Nationals:-Chad-Le-Clos-Withdraws;-Darian-Townsend-and-Roland-Schoeman-Excel\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/08\/17\/us-safrica-lonmin-shooting-idUSBRE87G0MS20120817\">&quot;Hill of Horror&quot;: self-defense or massacre? &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">&quot;Hill of Horror&quot;: self-defense or massacre?ReutersJOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) &#8211; In a loping, crouching run, striking South African miners advance towards a line of police in helmets <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/08\/17\/us-safrica-lonmin-shooting-idUSBRE87G0MS20120817\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-08-17\/platinum-jumps-on-outlook-for-south-africa-commodities-at-close.html\">Platinum Jumps on Outlook for South Africa: Commodities at Close &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Platinum Jumps on Outlook for South Africa: Commodities at CloseBloombergPlatinum futures climbed to a six-week high on concern that clashes between police and striking miners will spread in South Afr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-08-17\/platinum-jumps-on-outlook-for-south-africa-commodities-at-close.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.csmonitor.com\/World\/Keep-Calm\/2012\/0817\/The-real-danger-for-South-Africa-after-Lonmin-mine-shooting\">The real danger for South Africa after Lonmin mine shooting &#8211; Christian Science Monitor<\/a> &#8211; <em>csmonitor.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Christian Science MonitorThe real danger for South Africa after Lonmin mine shootingChristian Science MonitorBut this week&#39;s Lonmin incident is more complicated than that, and it reveals challenge <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Keep-Calm\/2012\/0817\/The-real-danger-for-South-Africa-after-Lonmin-mine-shooting\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/08\/17\/world\/africa\/south-africa-mine-violence\/index.html\">South Africa shocked by police shootings at mine &#8211; CNN<\/a> &#8211; <em>cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa shocked by police shootings at mineCNNMarikana, South Africa (CNN) &#8212; The headlines Friday in South Africa spoke of a bloodbath, of war. The morning after carnage at a platinum mi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/08\/17\/world\/africa\/south-africa-mine-violence\/index.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.irinnews.org\/Report\/96130\/SOUTH-AFRICA-Police-target-foreign-traders-in-Limpopo\">SOUTH AFRICA: Police target foreign traders in Limpopo <\/a> &#8211; <em>irinnews.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SOUTH AFRICA: Police target foreign traders in LimpopoIRINnews.orgJOHANNESBURG, 17 August 2012 (IRIN) &#8211; Police in South Africa&#39;s northern Limpopo Province have shut down hundreds of shops run by r <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.irinnews.org\/Report\/96130\/SOUTH-AFRICA-Police-target-foreign-traders-in-Limpopo\"> 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 opens inquiry into miner killings &#8211; azcentral &#8211; azcentral.com 08\/18\/2012 South Africa opens inquiry into miner killingsazcentralMARIKANA, South Africa &#8211; Frantic wives searched for missing loved ones, President Jacob Zuma rushed home from a regional summit and some miners v more&#8230; MEC Masuku Visits Albert Luthuli Local Municipality to Assess Progress On &#8230; [&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":false,"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-13625","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\/13625","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=13625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}