{"id":15834,"date":"2012-10-24T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T08:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-october-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-10-24T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T08:13:11","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-october-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-october-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 24 October 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/10\/24\/us-picknpaystores-idUSBRE89N09C20121024\">South Africa&#039;s Pick &#039;n Pay posts sharp drop in H1 profit &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/24\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s Pick &#39;n Pay posts sharp drop in H1 profitReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s second-largest grocer Pick n Pay (PIKJ.J) reported a 34 percent fall in first-half pr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/10\/24\/us-picknpaystores-idUSBRE89N09C20121024\"> 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\/2012-10-23\/gordhan-set-to-widen-south-africa-budget-gap-in-credibility-test\">Gordhan Set to Widen South Africa Budget Gap in Credibility Test &#8211; Businessweek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/24\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Gordhan Set to Widen South Africa Budget Gap in Credibility TestBusinessweek\u201cSouth Africa is caught in a very negative place, with downside risks to growth dominating,\u201d Razia Khan, head of Africa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-10-23\/gordhan-set-to-widen-south-africa-budget-gap-in-credibility-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.dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2012%5C10%5C24%5Cstory_24-10-2012_pg2_3\">Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13 &#8211; Pakistan Daily Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailytimes.com.pk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">PakistanToday.com.pkPakistan in South Africa 2012-13Pakistan Daily TimesKARACHI: Pakistan&#39;s plans for a domestic Twenty20 competition along the lines of the Indian Premier League hit a snag Tuesda <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2012%5C10%5C24%5Cstory_24-10-2012_pg2_3\"> 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\/201210231342.html\">Condolences On the Passing of Alf Kumalo <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">iAfrica.comCondolences On the Passing of Alf KumaloAllAfrica.comHis photographs from the historic visit of Robert F. Kennedy to South Africa in 1966 helped transmit the importance of that trip to both <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210231342.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\/10\/24\/world\/africa\/south-africas-zumatested-by-mining-crisis-faces-scandal-close-to-home.html?pagewanted=all\">South Africa&#039;s Zuma, Tested by Mining Crisis, Faces Scandal Close to Home &#8211; New York Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Wall Street JournalSouth Africa&#39;s Zuma, Tested by Mining Crisis, Faces Scandal Close to HomeNew York TimesNKANDLA, South Africa \u2014 On a pair of hilltops in this rolling, verdant corner of Zululan <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/10\/24\/world\/africa\/south-africas-zumatested-by-mining-crisis-faces-scandal-close-to-home.html?pagewanted=all\"> 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-drc-presidents-sidestep-drc-crisis\/1531779.html\">S. Africa, DRC Presidents Sidestep DRC Crisis &#8211; Voice of America<\/a> &#8211; <em>voanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPS. Africa, DRC Presidents Sidestep DRC CrisisVoice of AmericaPRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA \u2014 Congolese President Joseph Kabila and South African President Jacob Zuma held a bilateral meeting Tuesday tha <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/south-africa-drc-presidents-sidestep-drc-crisis\/1531779.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-africas-gold-fields-fires-8500-striking-mineworkers-for-refusing-to-return-to-work\/2012\/10\/23\/c68b0190-1d2f-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html\">South Africa&#039;s Gold Fields fires 8500 striking mineworkers for refusing to &#8230; &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa&#39;s Gold Fields fires 8500 striking mineworkers for refusing to &#8230;Washington PostJOHANNESBURG \u2014 A spokesman for Gold Fields says the company has fired 8,500 South African min <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/south-africas-gold-fields-fires-8500-striking-mineworkers-for-refusing-to-return-to-work\/2012\/10\/23\/c68b0190-1d2f-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.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\/201210231216.html\">Red Shield Online Fraud Prevention Service Launched for PayU South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Red Shield Online Fraud Prevention Service Launched for PayU South AfricaAllAfrica.comPayU, which processes approximately 65% of the e-commerce transaction value in South Africa, has announced a three <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210231216.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.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5iCM2cJipzN98uYmzad89tCqcvaMg?docId=e4576153a66d4191bb20bb6dd7f4f8d5\">Families of South Africa mine victims break down &#8211; The Associated Press<\/a> &#8211; <em>google.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Families of South Africa mine victims break downThe Associated PressBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press \u2013 1 minute ago. JOHANNESBURG (AP) \u2014 In a hail of gunfire, a line of South African police sh <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5iCM2cJipzN98uYmzad89tCqcvaMg?docId=e4576153a66d4191bb20bb6dd7f4f8d5\"> 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\/201210231160.html\">Six Challenges for Minister Gordhan in His Medium Term Budget Policy Statement <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSix Challenges for Minister Gordhan in His Medium Term Budget Policy StatementAllAfrica.comSouth Africa is in the eye of an economic storm. We have ended up here because the current <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210231160.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\/201210231166.html\">Burning Questions On Polokwane Court <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Burning Questions On Polokwane CourtAllAfrica.comThe Director General at last week&#39;s Annual Report hearings highlighted the effects of drastic budget cuts on the Department. This is a classic exam <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210231166.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\/201210231129.html\">Task Team Praises SA for Progress in Tackling HIV\/Aids <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Task Team Praises SA for Progress in Tackling HIV\/AidsAllAfrica.comCape Town \u2014 Kenya&#39;s Minister of Gender, Children and Social Development Naomi Shaban has praised South Africa&#39;s success in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210231129.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.businessinsider.com\/south-africa-unemployment-crisis-strikes-2012-10?op=1\">BLAME THE UNIONS: How South Africa Blew Its Spot As The Continent&#039;s Most &#8230; &#8211; Business Insider<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessinsider.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Business InsiderBLAME THE UNIONS: How South Africa Blew Its Spot As The Continent&#39;s Most &#8230;Business InsiderPart of this is due to capital-intensive industries like mining, which increasingly use <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/south-africa-unemployment-crisis-strikes-2012-10?op=1\"> 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\/SB10001424052970203406404578074491566675444.html\">Minister: South Africa State Should Increase Mining Role &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Wall Street JournalMinister: South Africa State Should Increase Mining RoleWall Street JournalSouth Africa&#39;s mining sector has been paralyzed by an outbreak of wildcat strikes, resulting in some o <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970203406404578074491566675444.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\/201210231069.html\">Arts and Culture Committee Mourns Passing Away of Veteran Photojournalist <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">iAfrica.comArts and Culture Committee Mourns Passing Away of Veteran PhotojournalistAllAfrica.comAs the country mourns his death, everyone should be reminded of his selfless desire to capture distress <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210231069.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\/201210231067.html\">Eskom, Activists &#039;Have Same Objectives&#039; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineEskom, Activists &#39;Have Same Objectives&#39;AllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Eskom, Activists &#39;Have Same Objectives&#39;. 23 October 2012. Johannesburg \u2014 Eskom and environmental a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210231067.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\/201210231036.html\">South Africa Can Win Africa Cup of Nations Again, Says Tovey <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC SportSouth Africa Can Win Africa Cup of Nations Again, Says ToveyAllAfrica.comAfrica Cup of Nations-winning captain Neil Tovey believes South Africa can use home advantage to conquer the continent <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201210231036.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.worldpoliticsreview.com\/articles\/12440\/south-africa-after-the-anc-part-ii\">South Africa After the ANC: Part II &#8211; World Politics Review<\/a> &#8211; <em>worldpoliticsreview.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa After the ANC: Part IIWorld Politics ReviewEditor&#39;s note: This is the second of a two-part series on the implications of the African National Congress&#39; decline for South Africa&#038;#3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.worldpoliticsreview.com\/articles\/12440\/south-africa-after-the-anc-part-ii\"> 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\/lawyer-tells-inquiry-that-safrica-police-mine-bosses-planned-for-deadly-clash-with-miners\/2012\/10\/23\/552ded52-1cf6-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html\">Families of South Africa mine violence victims break down upon seeing video of &#8230; &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">10\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsFamilies of South Africa mine violence victims break down upon seeing video of &#8230;Washington PostJOHANNESBURG \u2014 Graphic video footage of South African police shooting dead 34 protesting mine <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/lawyer-tells-inquiry-that-safrica-police-mine-bosses-planned-for-deadly-clash-with-miners\/2012\/10\/23\/552ded52-1cf6-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html\"> more&#8230; 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