{"id":15544,"date":"2012-10-13T10:13:09","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T08:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-13-october-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-10-13T10:13:09","modified_gmt":"2012-10-13T08:13:09","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-13-october-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-13-october-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 13 October 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\/201210130001.html\">Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Kwazulu-Natal Financial Literacy &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/13\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Kwazulu-Natal Financial Literacy &#8230;AllAfrica.comThis can only be achieved by radically increasing the levels of savings in our country in order to provide the necessar <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210130001.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.sfgate.com\/sports\/article\/Poland-beats-South-Africa-1-0-in-friendly-3944240.php\">Poland beats South Africa 1-0 in friendly &#8211; San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> &#8211; <em>sfgate.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/13\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Star OnlinePoland beats South Africa 1-0 in friendlySan Francisco ChronicleWARSAW, Poland (AP) \u2014 Marcin Komorowski scored in the 82nd minute to give Poland a 1-0 victory over South Africa in a f <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/sports\/article\/Poland-beats-South-Africa-1-0-in-friendly-3944240.php\"> 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\/SB10000872396390444799904578052360423409762.html\">South Africa Hit By 2nd Ratings Cut &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/13\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPSouth Africa Hit By 2nd Ratings CutWall Street JournalStandard &amp; Poor&#39;s Ratings Services cut South Africa&#39;s long-term foreign currency rating to triple-B from triple-B+, and its long-te <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10000872396390444799904578052360423409762.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.fifa.com\/worldfootball\/news\/newsid=1784372.html\">Poles prosper in South Africa friendly <\/a> &#8211; <em>fifa.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDlivePoles prosper in South Africa friendlyFifa.comPoland beat South Africa 1-0 in a friendly international on Friday, with a debut goal from substitute Marcin Komorowski. In only his seventh cap, th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/worldfootball\/news\/newsid=1784372.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2012\/10\/12\/will-south-african-labor-problems-affect-metals\/\">Will South African labor problems affect metals? &#8211; Daily Caller<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailycaller.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPWill South African labor problems affect metals?Daily CallerIs it possible that continuing problems in South Africa will cause gold prices to soar? At this point it&#39;s difficult to tell. However <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2012\/10\/12\/will-south-african-labor-problems-affect-metals\/\"> 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\/BT-CO-20121012-710798.html\">South African Rand Slides, Emerging-Market Currencies Mixed &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Rand Slides, Emerging-Market Currencies MixedWall Street JournalThe South African rand was in the spotlight again Friday after Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Ratings Service slashed South Afr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/BT-CO-20121012-710798.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.forbes.com\/sites\/kitconews\/2012\/10\/12\/recap-of-the-major-mines-impacted-by-the-south-african-mine-strikes-2\/\">Recap Of The Major Mines Impacted By The South African Mine Strikes &#8211; Forbes<\/a> &#8211; <em>forbes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Resource InvestorRecap Of The Major Mines Impacted By The South African Mine StrikesForbesMedia reports Friday said Anglo American Platinum has lost over $126 million in revenue due to the ongoing lab <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kitconews\/2012\/10\/12\/recap-of-the-major-mines-impacted-by-the-south-african-mine-strikes-2\/\"> 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\/2012-10-12\/south-africa-rating-cut-by-s-and-p-as-strikes-cause-uncertainty\">South Africa Rating Cut by S&amp;P on Mining Industry Strikes &#8211; Businessweek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NBCNews.com (blog)South Africa Rating Cut by S&amp;P on Mining Industry StrikesBusinessweekSouth Africa&#39;s sovereign rating was cut one level by Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s, which cited concern that <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-10-12\/south-africa-rating-cut-by-s-and-p-as-strikes-cause-uncertainty\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.indiewire.com\/shadowandact\/kunjanimation-2012-south-africas-only-animation-festival-unveils-dates-lineup\">Kunjanimation 2012 &#8211; South Africa&#039;s Only Animation Festival &#8211; Unveils Dates &#8230; &#8211; Indie Wire (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.indiewire.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Kunjanimation 2012 &#8211; South Africa&#39;s Only Animation Festival &#8211; Unveils Dates &#8230;Indie Wire (blog)Animation South Africa, The French-South African Seasons Project, the NFVF and Wesgro will launch Ku <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.indiewire.com\/shadowandact\/kunjanimation-2012-south-africas-only-animation-festival-unveils-dates-lineup\"> 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\/10\/12\/idUSL1E8LCAIU20121012?type=marketsNews\">TEXT-S&amp;P cuts South Africa&#039;s foreign currency rating to &#039;BBB&#039; &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">TEXT-S&amp;P cuts South Africa&#39;s foreign currency rating to &#39;BBB&#39;ReutersOverview. &#8212; In our view, the strikes in South Africa&#39;s mining sector will likely feed into the political debate <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/10\/12\/idUSL1E8LCAIU20121012?type=marketsNews\"> 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\/SB10000872396390444799904578052360423409762.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\">South Africa Truckers End Strike &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Aljazeera.comSouth Africa Truckers End StrikeWall Street JournalBy PATRICK MCGROARTY. JOHANNESBURG\u2014South African unions representing about 40,000 truck drivers on Friday accepted a package of pay hi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10000872396390444799904578052360423409762.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\"> 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\/10\/12\/us-safrica-strikes-amplats-idUSBRE89B0V120121012\">Amplats loses $126 million due to South Africa strikes &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Resource InvestorAmplats loses $126 million due to South Africa strikesReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; Anglo American Platinum has lost 67,000 ounces of production or 1.1 billion rand ($126.44 million <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/10\/12\/us-safrica-strikes-amplats-idUSBRE89B0V120121012\"> 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-africas-traditional-courts-bill-criticized\/1525304.html\">S. Africa&#039;s Traditional Courts Bill Criticized &#8211; Voice of America<\/a> &#8211; <em>voanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Voice of AmericaS. Africa&#39;s Traditional Courts Bill CriticizedVoice of AmericaJOHANNESBURG \u2014 South Africa&#39;s government has proposed setting up a separate legal system for rural black citizen <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/south-africas-traditional-courts-bill-criticized\/1525304.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\/201210121277.html\">EU Wins 2012 Nobel Peace Prize <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">EU Wins 2012 Nobel Peace PrizeAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: EU Wins 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. Tagged: Entertainment &middot; Governance &middot; South Africa &middot; Southern Africa. 12 October 2012. Comm <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210121277.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\/10\/12\/us-safrica-politics-idUSBRE89B0UM20121012\">Motlanthe keeps South Africa guessing on presidency bid &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Wall Street JournalMotlanthe keeps South Africa guessing on presidency bidReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; If it was a declaration of a bid to become president of South Africa, it was a very strange on <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/10\/12\/us-safrica-politics-idUSBRE89B0UM20121012\"> 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\/201210121248.html\">UK Investors &#039;Still Believe in South Africa&#039; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineUK Investors &#39;Still Believe in South Africa&#39;AllAfrica.comBritish companies based in South Africa have not been shaken by the ongoing strikes and the recent Marikana tragedy b <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210121248.html\"> 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\/2012-10-12\/business\/sns-rt-us-imf-africabre89b08c-20121011_1_euro-zone-crisis-commodity-prices-imf-view\">Europe crisis to slow, not derail, Africa growth: IMF &#8211; Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8211; <em>articles.chicagotribune.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineEurope crisis to slow, not derail, Africa growth: IMFChicago TribuneMost countries in Africa have largely escaped major harm, with the exception of South Africa, which has financial <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/2012-10-12\/business\/sns-rt-us-imf-africabre89b08c-20121011_1_euro-zone-crisis-commodity-prices-imf-view\"> 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\/201210121070.html\">Bafana Ready for Poland Showdown <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">StarAfrica.comBafana Ready for Poland ShowdownAllAfrica.comBafana Bafana have met Poland only once previously, shortly before the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup tournament in South Africa. Bafana won th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210121070.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\/201210121046.html\">Five Minutes &#8211; South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Five Minutes &#8211; South AfricaAllAfrica.comGold miners in South Africa have rejected the industry&#39;s latest wage offer, the National Union of Mineworkers said on Thursday. &quot;This was a final offer <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210121046.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\/201210121035.html\">Marikana Prequel &#8211; Num and the Murders That Started It All <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Marikana Prequel &#8211; Num and the Murders That Started It AllAllAfrica.comMoreover, my experience of previous incidents of repression in South Africa had taught me that such sources are often unreliable, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210121035.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>Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Kwazulu-Natal Financial Literacy &#8230; &#8211; allafrica.com 10\/13\/2012 Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Kwazulu-Natal Financial Literacy &#8230;AllAfrica.comThis can only be achieved by radically increasing the levels of savings in our country in order to provide the necessar more&#8230; Poland beats South Africa 1-0 in friendly &#8211; San Francisco Chronicle &#8211; sfgate.com 10\/13\/2012 The [&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-15544","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\/15544","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=15544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}