{"id":15642,"date":"2012-10-17T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T08:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-october-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-10-17T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T08:13:12","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-october-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-october-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 17 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\/201210170214.html\">Bafana Defeat Kenya in Nairobi <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPBafana Defeat Kenya in NairobiAllAfrica.comSouth Africa&#39;s head coach Gordon Igesund made three changes to the squad that faced Poland four days ago in another international friendly match in Wa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210170214.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\/201210170217.html\">Banyana Banyana and Zimbabwe Share the Honours in Daveyton <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SuperSportBanyana Banyana and Zimbabwe Share the Honours in DaveytonAllAfrica.comSouth Africa\/Zimbabwe: Banyana Banyana and Zimbabwe Share the Honours in Daveyton. Tagged: Soccer &middot; South Africa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210170217.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.iol.co.za\/business\/business-news\/south-korea-au-jointly-host-third-rok-africa-forum-in-seoul-1.1404517\">South Korea, AU jointly host third ROK-Africa forum in Seoul &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">UKZAMBIANSSouth Korea, AU jointly host third ROK-Africa forum in SeoulIndependent OnlineSouth Africa is Korea&#39;s largest trading partner in Africa while Korea is South Africa&#39;s fourth-largest t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/business-news\/south-korea-au-jointly-host-third-rok-africa-forum-in-seoul-1.1404517\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/wireupdate.com\/record-455-rhinos-poached-in-south-africa-so-far-this-year.html\">Record 455 rhinos poached in South Africa so far this year &#8211; WireUpdate<\/a> &#8211; <em>wireupdate.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPRecord 455 rhinos poached in South Africa so far this yearWireUpdateJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) &#8212; Poachers have slaughtered at least 455 rhinos in South Africa so far this year, already <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/wireupdate.com\/record-455-rhinos-poached-in-south-africa-so-far-this-year.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.examiner.com\/article\/south-africa-s-powerball-winning-numbers-drawn\">South Africa&#039;s Powerball winning numbers drawn <\/a> &#8211; <em>examiner.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s Powerball winning numbers drawnExaminer.comSouth Africa&#39;s Powerball winning numbers for Tuesday, October 16, 2012 are 7 &#8211; 9 &#8211; 11 &#8211; 29 &#8211; 41 and Powerball 8. No player won the jac <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/south-africa-s-powerball-winning-numbers-drawn\"> 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\/news\/article\/South-Africa-hip-hop-star-convicted-of-murder-3952454.php\">South Africa hip-hop star convicted of murder &#8211; San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> &#8211; <em>sfgate.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">San Francisco ChronicleSouth Africa hip-hop star convicted of murderSan Francisco ChronicleJOHANNESBURG (AP) \u2014 A court in South Africa found a hip-hop star guilty Tuesday of the murder of four schoo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/South-Africa-hip-hop-star-convicted-of-murder-3952454.php\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5jUBYud0wkj20k3kkkAhGM4bqgVZA?docId=CNG.9c316e46b2b112ea831a853beab64b13.bd1\">South Africa beat Kenya in Nations Cup warm-up &#8211; AFP<\/a> &#8211; <em>google.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPSouth Africa beat Kenya in Nations Cup warm-upAFPBy Aileen Kimutai (AFP) \u2013 4 minutes ago. NAIROBI \u2014 South Africa rallied to edge Kenya 2-1 in a hard fought friendly on Tuesday to hand coach Gor <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5jUBYud0wkj20k3kkkAhGM4bqgVZA?docId=CNG.9c316e46b2b112ea831a853beab64b13.bd1\"> 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\/2012-10-16\/south-africa-s-zulus-bolster-zumas-re-election-bid\">South Africa&#039;s Zulus Bolster Zuma&#039;s Re-Election Bid &#8211; Businessweek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa&#39;s Zulus Bolster Zuma&#39;s Re-Election BidBusinessweekA surge in Zulu members of the African National Congress is strengthening President Jacob Zuma&#39;s bid to ret <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-10-16\/south-africa-s-zulus-bolster-zumas-re-election-bid\"> 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:\/\/style.time.com\/2012\/10\/16\/show-in-south-africa-the-spectacular-success-of-madame-zingara\/\">Show in South Africa: The Spectacular Success of Madame Zingara &#8211; TIME<\/a> &#8211; <em>style.time.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">TIMEShow in South Africa: The Spectacular Success of Madame ZingaraTIMETake a 92-year-old Belgian traveling circus with mirrored walls, stained glass and beveled dining booths, fill it with a burlesqu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/style.time.com\/2012\/10\/16\/show-in-south-africa-the-spectacular-success-of-madame-zingara\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/south-africa-hip-hop-star-convicted-murder-17488211\">South Africa Hip-Hop Star Convicted of Murder &#8211; ABC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>abcnews.go.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ABC NewsSouth Africa Hip-Hop Star Convicted of MurderABC NewsA court in South Africa found a hip-hop star guilty Tuesday of the murder of four schoolchildren in a drag-race crash that had victims&#39; <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/south-africa-hip-hop-star-convicted-murder-17488211\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5jQUyluQ34btqi4LCCaesWII5edNA?docId=38c59a6832af45e8a88c39d4085d1956\">South Africa hip-hop star convicted of murder &#8211; The Associated Press<\/a> &#8211; <em>google.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Afrik-newsSouth Africa hip-hop star convicted of murderThe Associated PressBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press \u2013 1 minute ago. JOHANNESBURG (AP) \u2014 A court in South Africa found a hip-hop star gui <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5jQUyluQ34btqi4LCCaesWII5edNA?docId=38c59a6832af45e8a88c39d4085d1956\"> 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\/SB10000872396390443675404578060553496604748.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\">South Africa&#039;s Gold Fields in Sack Threat to Strikers &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ETF Daily News (blog)South Africa&#39;s Gold Fields in Sack Threat to StrikersWall Street JournalJOHANNESBURG\u2014Gold Fields Ltd. said Tuesday it will sack thousands of workers in South Africa unless a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10000872396390443675404578060553496604748.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\"> more&#8230; 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