{"id":13920,"date":"2012-08-27T10:13:33","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T08:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-august-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-08-27T10:13:33","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T08:13:33","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-august-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-august-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 27 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.timeslive.co.za\/entertainment\/music\/2012\/08\/27\/red-hot-chili-peppers-head-to-south-africa\">Red Hot Chili Peppers head to South Africa &#8211; Times LIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>timeslive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times LIVERed Hot Chili Peppers head to South AfricaTimes LIVEBig Concerts today confirmed that the tour is scheduled for Saturday, February 2 at the Soccer City Complex, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg and <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/entertainment\/music\/2012\/08\/27\/red-hot-chili-peppers-head-to-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.cnbc.com\/id\/48798560\">Analysis: South Africa mine killings could hurt Zuma ahead of vote <\/a> &#8211; <em>cnbc.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Broadcasting CorporationAnalysis: South Africa mine killings could hurt Zuma ahead of voteCNBC.comMARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) &#8211; South African&#39;s President Jacob Zuma rose to powe <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/id\/48798560\"> 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\/201208270122.html\">Marikana, Selebi and the Murder of SA&#039;s Specialist Policing Skills <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Marikana, Selebi and the Murder of SA&#39;s Specialist Policing SkillsAllAfrica.com&quot;The policing of public order in South Africa has long been surrounded by controversy,&quot; Omar wrote in the 2 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208270122.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\/201208270118.html\">Marikana &#8211; What Price Will Zuma Pay? <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Marikana &#8211; What Price Will Zuma Pay?AllAfrica.comHis quick return to South Africa from Mozambique, his two visits to Marikana-even though he didn&#39;t speak to the miners on the day after the massacr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208270118.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\/201208270115.html\">South Africa: Five Minutes &#8211; South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Five Minutes &#8211; South AfricaAllAfrica.comHealth minister Aaron Motsoaledi has welcomed news of a Competition Commission inquiry into the costs of private health care in South Africa. Spea <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208270115.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\/201208270120.html\">Welcome Back to the IFP! <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Welcome Back to the IFP!AllAfrica.comDirectly addressing those who had returned to the IFP, Hlengwa added; &quot;We welcome you all back home with open arms and with the hope that we will work togethe <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208270120.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.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/08\/27\/us-safrica-mines-zuma-idUSBRE87Q04I20120827\">Analysis: South Africa mine killings could hurt Zuma ahead of vote &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsAnalysis: South Africa mine killings could hurt Zuma ahead of voteReutersMARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) &#8211; South African&#39;s President Jacob Zuma rose to power as a man of the people but se <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/08\/27\/us-safrica-mines-zuma-idUSBRE87Q04I20120827\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2012-08-27-paralympics\">Team SA ready for London Paralympic Games &#8211; Mail &amp; Guardian Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>mg.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MailTeam SA ready for London Paralympic GamesMail &#038; Guardian OnlineTeam South Africa jetted out of the country last Tuesday, with the team of 62 hoping to outdo their run at the 2008 Beijing Oly <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2012-08-27-paralympics\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/hard-assets-bull-dumps-new-south-africa-2012-08-27?reflink=MW_news_stmp\">Hard assets bull dumps new South Africa &#8211; MarketWatch<\/a> &#8211; <em>marketwatch.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Hard assets bull dumps new South AfricaMarketWatchSouth Africa is the world&#39;s largest platinum-producing nation\u2026you don&#39;t find too many platinum producers elsewhere \u2014 not ones that deliver <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/hard-assets-bull-dumps-new-south-africa-2012-08-27?reflink=MW_news_stmp\"> 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\/27\/africa-factors-idUSL5E8JR1GQ20120827\">African Markets &#8211; Factors to watch on Aug.27 &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">African Markets &#8211; Factors to watch on Aug.27ReutersSOUTH AFRICA CURRENCY, BONDS South Africa&#39;s bonds fell and the rand weakened against the dollar, tracking a weaker euro and also weighed by linge <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/08\/27\/africa-factors-idUSL5E8JR1GQ20120827\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/south-africa-mine-shooting-exposes-miners-living-conditions\/1496132.html\">S. Africa Shooting Exposes Miners&#039; Living Conditions &#8211; Voice of America<\/a> &#8211; <em>voanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Voice of AmericaS. Africa Shooting Exposes Miners&#39; Living ConditionsVoice of AmericaIKEMELENG, South Africa \u2014 The shock, the mourning, and now the questions 10 days after the shoot-out in a Sout <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/south-africa-mine-shooting-exposes-miners-living-conditions\/1496132.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2012-08-27-five-minutes-south-africa\">FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickHealth minister Aaron Motsoaledi has welcomed news of a Competition Commission inquiry into the costs of private health care in South Africa. Speaking to City P <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2012-08-27-five-minutes-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.eurasiareview.com\/27082012-south-africa-concerned-over-eu-iran-oil-sanctions\/\">South Africa Concerned Over EU Iran Oil Sanctions &#8211; Eurasia Review<\/a> &#8211; <em>eurasiareview.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/27\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Eurasia ReviewSouth Africa Concerned Over EU Iran Oil SanctionsEurasia ReviewSouth Africa will be sending a delegation to Brussels to discuss the impact on South Africa caused by the European Union-le <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/27082012-south-africa-concerned-over-eu-iran-oil-sanctions\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/newsdetail\/08-26-12-09-44-a-journey-through-south-africas-kgalagadi-transfrontier-park-independent-safaris-red-sands-wildlife-exposed\/\">A journey through South Africa&#039;s Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Independent &#8230; &#8211; CultureMap Houston<\/a> &#8211; <em>houston.culturemap.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/26\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">CultureMap HoustonA journey through South Africa&#39;s Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Independent &#8230;CultureMap HoustonKgalagadi is a vast protected area that spans from South Africa across the border <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/newsdetail\/08-26-12-09-44-a-journey-through-south-africas-kgalagadi-transfrontier-park-independent-safaris-red-sands-wildlife-exposed\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/8e498a8a-ef63-11e1-9580-00144feabdc0.html\">A wake up call for South Africa&#039;s Armani elitists &#8211; Financial Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>ft.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/26\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">TIMEA wake up call for South Africa&#39;s Armani elitistsFinancial TimesSouth Africans need calm heads to examine what caused the slaughter of 44 workers and police officers at the Marikana mine. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/8e498a8a-ef63-11e1-9580-00144feabdc0.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/communities.washingtontimes.com\/neighborhood\/globally-green\/2012\/aug\/26\/and-beyond-takes-travelers-south-africa-more-just-\/\">And Beyond Takes Travelers to South Africa for More Than Just the Typical Safari &#8211; Washington Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>communities.washingtontimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/26\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Washington TimesAnd Beyond Takes Travelers to South Africa for More Than Just the Typical SafariWashington TimesLate last year I traveled to South Africa with &amp; Beyond and found the safari experie <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/communities.washingtontimes.com\/neighborhood\/globally-green\/2012\/aug\/26\/and-beyond-takes-travelers-south-africa-more-just-\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/2012-08-25\/sports\/sns-rt-uk-rugby-championship-argentinabre87o0ck-20120825_1_argentina-coach-santiago-phelan-juan-figallo-springboks\">South Africa scramble draw with Argentina &#8211; Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8211; <em>articles.chicagotribune.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/26\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukSouth Africa scramble draw with ArgentinaChicago TribuneMENDOZA, Argentina (Reuters) &#8211; Argentina stood on the brink of a remarkable first victory over South Africa in their second Rugby <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/2012-08-25\/sports\/sns-rt-uk-rugby-championship-argentinabre87o0ck-20120825_1_argentina-coach-santiago-phelan-juan-figallo-springboks\"> 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\/201208260321.html\">Zuma Must Apologise to Women for Deeply Sexist Remarks <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/26\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Zuma Must Apologise to Women for Deeply Sexist RemarksAllAfrica.com&#8230; retraction of his remarks. In the meantime, President Zuma must apologise to the women of South Africa for his sexist remarks. He <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208260321.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\/201208260320.html\">DA Calls for Ethekwini Ward Committee Elections to Be Declared Null and Void <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/26\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">DA Calls for Ethekwini Ward Committee Elections to Be Declared Null and VoidAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: DA Calls for Ethekwini Ward Committee Elections to Be Declared Null and Void. 26 August 2012. Com <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201208260320.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\/201208260324.html\">Phiyega Must Suspend SAPS Members for Torturing Mineworkers <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/26\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Phiyega Must Suspend SAPS Members for Torturing MineworkersAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Phiyega Must Suspend SAPS Members for Torturing Mineworkers. 26 August 2012. Comment. press release. 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