{"id":17026,"date":"2012-12-06T10:13:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T08:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-6-december-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-12-06T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T08:13:19","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-6-december-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-6-december-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 6 December 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/tennis-hopman-061212.htm\">South Africa signs up for Hopman Cup &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/06\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa signs up for Hopman CupSouth Africa.infoNot since the days of Wayne Ferreira and Amanda Coetzer has South Africa been invited to contest the Hyundai Hopman Cup. However, that has now chan <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/tennis-hopman-061212.htm\"> 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\/201212060263.html\">Nation Condemns Israel&#039;s Decision to Build 3000 New Settlement Homes in the &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/06\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Nation Condemns Israel&#39;s Decision to Build 3000 New Settlement Homes in the &#8230;AllAfrica.comSouth Africa fully supported the bid and co-sponsored the resolution. This position is based on South Af <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201212060263.html\"> 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-military-plane-crashes-mountains-17890929\">South Africa Military Plane Crashes in Mountains &#8211; ABC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>abcnews.go.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/06\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">iAfrica.comSouth Africa Military Plane Crashes in MountainsABC NewsSouth Africa&#39;s military says one of its twin-propeller aircraft has crashed in a mountain range. Brig. Gen. Xolani Mabanga told T <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/south-africa-military-plane-crashes-mountains-17890929\"> 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\/201212060266.html\">Call to Give Sign Language Official Status <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/06\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Call to Give Sign Language Official StatusAllAfrica.comSouth Africa&#39;s policy makers should debate the question of whether sign language should be added to the country&#39;s list of official langua <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201212060266.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.golfchannel.com\/news\/associated-press\/european-tour-season-kicks-off-in-south-africa\/\">European Tour Season Kicks Off in South Africa &#8211; Golf Channel<\/a> &#8211; <em>golfchannel.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/06\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Sportsnet.caEuropean Tour Season Kicks Off in South AfricaGolf ChannelJust 11 days after McIlroy ended 2012 with five straight birdies and the World Tour Championship title to cap a dominant year, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/news\/associated-press\/european-tour-season-kicks-off-in-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:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201212060286.html\">Study Reveals Extent of Gender Violence <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/06\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Study Reveals Extent of Gender ViolenceAllAfrica.comPatriarchal norms and attitudes, including those that excuse or legitimate the use of violence, are driving the high rates of gender-based violence <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201212060286.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.pakistantoday.com.pk\/2012\/12\/06\/news\/sports\/south-africa-look-to-build-on-australia-win\/\">South Africa look to build on Australia win <\/a> &#8211; <em>pakistantoday.com.pk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/06\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">PakistanToday.com.pkSouth Africa look to build on Australia winPakistanToday.com.pkCAPE TOWN &#8211; South Africa want to use their recent series win in Australia as a stepping stone to cement their positio <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pakistantoday.com.pk\/2012\/12\/06\/news\/sports\/south-africa-look-to-build-on-australia-win\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/news\/world\/south-african-killer-of-honeymooner-anni-dewani-gets-life-in-jail\/story-e6frg6so-1226531142466\">South African killer of honeymooner Anni Dewani gets life in jail &#8211; The Australian<\/a> &#8211; <em>theaustralian.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/06\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Macon Telegraph (blog)South African killer of honeymooner Anni Dewani gets life in jailThe AustralianA MAN convicted of murdering Swedish honeymooner Anni Dewani in South Africa two years ago has been <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/news\/world\/south-african-killer-of-honeymooner-anni-dewani-gets-life-in-jail\/story-e6frg6so-1226531142466\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dw.de\/german-africa-prize-art-as-a-weapon-for-change\/a-16428342\">German-Africa Prize: art as a weapon for change &#8211; Deutsche Welle<\/a> &#8211; <em>dw.de<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Deutsche WelleGerman-Africa Prize: art as a weapon for changeDeutsche WellePieter-Dirk Uys has many faces. The cabaret artist can look back on a stage career of more than 30 years, a time in which he <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dw.de\/german-africa-prize-art-as-a-weapon-for-change\/a-16428342\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.unicef.org\/infobycountry\/southafrica_66560.html\">UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visits South African children &#8211; UNICEF (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>unicef.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">UNICEF (press release)UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visits South African childrenUNICEF (press release)The first stop for the British actor, who is in South Africa to film the movie Zulu, w <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.unicef.org\/infobycountry\/southafrica_66560.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.dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2012%5C12%5C06%5Cstory_6-12-2012_pg2_5\">New Zealand&#039;s Vettori likely to miss South Africa tour &#8211; Pakistan Daily Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailytimes.com.pk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NDTVNew Zealand&#39;s Vettori likely to miss South Africa tourPakistan Daily TimesShare | |. New Zealand&#39;s Vettori likely to miss South Africa tour. WELLINGTON: Former captain Daniel Vettori is al <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2012%5C12%5C06%5Cstory_6-12-2012_pg2_5\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewsstar.com\/article\/20121205\/NEWS01\/121205017\/ULM-pharmacy-professor-consults-South-Africa\">ULM pharmacy professor consults in South Africa &#8211; Monroe News Star<\/a> &#8211; <em>thenewsstar.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ULM pharmacy professor consults in South AfricaMonroe News StarDr. Roy C. Parish, professor of Clinical &amp; Administrative Sciences, and Scott Endowed Chair for Clinical Pharmacy Research in the Col <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewsstar.com\/article\/20121205\/NEWS01\/121205017\/ULM-pharmacy-professor-consults-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:\/\/worldnews.nbcnews.com\/_news\/2012\/12\/05\/15704655-rhinos-in-south-africa-get-new-help-against-poachers-the-seeker\">Rhinos in South Africa get new help against poachers &#8212; the Seeker &#8211; NBCNews.com (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>worldnews.nbcnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NBCNews.com (blog)Rhinos in South Africa get new help against poachers &#8212; the SeekerNBCNews.com (blog)&#8230; National Park. By Peroshni Govender. KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa &#8212; The war against rhi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/worldnews.nbcnews.com\/_news\/2012\/12\/05\/15704655-rhinos-in-south-africa-get-new-help-against-poachers-the-seeker\"> 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\/ALeqM5gyVnVOvjS6HrI37Gk0WxxwXGD1cg?docId=CNG.049b417c1b4bd42d946282b3f359f1a7.1a1\">Kenya ring changes to Sevens squad for South Africa series &#8211; AFP<\/a> &#8211; <em>google.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPKenya ring changes to Sevens squad for South Africa seriesAFPNAIROBI \u2014 Kenya will be without four key players for this weekend&#39;s South African leg of the IRB World Sevens series in Port Eliza <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5gyVnVOvjS6HrI37Gk0WxxwXGD1cg?docId=CNG.049b417c1b4bd42d946282b3f359f1a7.1a1\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/world\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=2&#038;objectid=10852294\">South Africa signs $5.8B deal with Alstom trains &#8211; New Zealand Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>nzherald.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Globe and MailSouth Africa signs $5.8B deal with Alstom trainsNew Zealand HeraldSouth Africa agreed upon a $5.8 billion deal today with French company Alstom SA to completely refurbish the nation&#39; <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/world\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=2&#038;objectid=10852294\"> 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\/2012-12-04\/sports\/sns-rt-uk-cricket-australia-siddlebre8b402d-20121204_1_pace-attack-cricket-australia-ben-hilfenhaus\">Siddle defends sitting out third South Africa test &#8211; Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8211; <em>articles.chicagotribune.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Siddle defends sitting out third South Africa testChicago TribuneMELBOURNE (Reuters) &#8211; Australia paceman Peter Siddle has hit back at criticism of his omission for the third and final test against Sou <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/2012-12-04\/sports\/sns-rt-uk-cricket-australia-siddlebre8b402d-20121204_1_pace-attack-cricket-australia-ben-hilfenhaus\"> 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\/basic_education_in_south_africa_gets_poor_grades\/1559052.html\">Basic Education in South Africa Gets Poor Grades &#8211; Voice of America<\/a> &#8211; <em>voanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Voice of AmericaBasic Education in South Africa Gets Poor GradesVoice of AmericaJOHANNESBURG \u2014 South Africa&#39;s basic education system got a report card this week, and the grades are not good, esp <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/basic_education_in_south_africa_gets_poor_grades\/1559052.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20121205&#038;content_id=40536056&#038;vkey=pr_mlb&#038;c_id=mlb\">Major League Baseball International hosting elite camp in South Africa &#8211; MLB.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>mlb.mlb.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Major League Baseball International hosting elite camp in South AfricaMLB.comFor the second year, Major League Baseball International (MLBI) will hold an African Elite Camp in Cape Town, South Africa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20121205&#038;content_id=40536056&#038;vkey=pr_mlb&#038;c_id=mlb\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/campbell\/2012\/12\/05\/arthur-chaskalson-an-architect-of-democratic-south-africa\/\">Arthur Chaskalson: An Architect of Democratic South Africa &#8211; Council on Foreign Relations (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.cfr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Council on Foreign Relations (blog)Arthur Chaskalson: An Architect of Democratic South AfricaCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)Arguably that subordination is at the heart of a democratic South Africa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/campbell\/2012\/12\/05\/arthur-chaskalson-an-architect-of-democratic-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:\/\/msn.foxsports.com\/golf\/story\/european-tour-starts--new-season-with-south-african-event-120512\">European Tour starts in South Africa &#8211; FOXSports.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>msn.foxsports.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/05\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FOXSports.comEuropean Tour starts in South AfricaFOXSports.comGrace and George Coetzee, also from South Africa, are the leading contenders for the new European Tour opener at Royal Durban this week am <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/msn.foxsports.com\/golf\/story\/european-tour-starts--new-season-with-south-african-event-120512\"> more&#8230; 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