{"id":17136,"date":"2012-12-16T10:13:30","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T08:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-december-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-12-16T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2012-12-16T08:13:30","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-december-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-december-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 16 December 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\/201212160038.html\">Dinner With the President <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Dinner With the PresidentAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Dinner With the President. 16 December 2012. Zubeida and I popped into the the ANC&#39;s gala dinner last night to join the 900 businesspeople who h <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201212160038.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2012\/12\/15\/south-africas-largest-ever-solar-deal-solarx-first-solar-ceo-interview-solar-news-of-the-week\/\">South Africa&#039;s Largest Ever Solar Deal, SolarX, First Solar CEO Interview &#8230; &#8211; CleanTechnica<\/a> &#8211; <em>cleantechnica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s Largest Ever Solar Deal, SolarX, First Solar CEO Interview &#8230;CleanTechnicaGCL-Poly To Supply 150 MW Of PV Modules To South Africa: \u201cGCL-Poly has said it will supply 150 MW worth <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2012\/12\/15\/south-africas-largest-ever-solar-deal-solarx-first-solar-ceo-interview-solar-news-of-the-week\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-20727088\">Why South Africa is like a Mexican soap opera &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsWhy South Africa is like a Mexican soap operaBBC NewsWith the African National Congress party&#39;s figurehead Nelson Mandela in fragile health and the country facing a series of difficult pro <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-20727088\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/top-stories\/australia-allrounder-shane-watson-seeks-help-from-the-worlds-best-south-africa-great-jacques-kallis\/story-e6frfkp9-1226537699691\">Australia allrounder Shane Watson seeks help from the world&#039;s best, South &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>news.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Australia allrounder Shane Watson seeks help from the world&#39;s best, South &#8230;NEWS.com.auShane Watson has been seeking out South Africa&#39;s Jacques Kallis. Source: AFP. Shane Watson has sounded o <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/top-stories\/australia-allrounder-shane-watson-seeks-help-from-the-worlds-best-south-africa-great-jacques-kallis\/story-e6frfkp9-1226537699691\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.itv.com\/sport\/football\/article\/2012-12-15\/south-africa-match-fixing-evidence-revealed\/\">South Africa match-fixing evidence revealed | Football &#8211; ITV Sport &#8211; ITV News<\/a> &#8211; <em>itv.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ITV NewsSouth Africa match-fixing evidence revealed | Football &#8211; ITV SportITV NewsPhoto: PA. A FIFA report into match-fixing in the weeks before the 2010 World Cup has found &quot;compelling evidence&#038; <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.itv.com\/sport\/football\/article\/2012-12-15\/south-africa-match-fixing-evidence-revealed\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/uk.eurosport.yahoo.com\/photos\/silver-medallist-le-clos-south-africa-gold-medallist-photo-183528111.html\">Photo by MURAD SEZER\/REUTERS 3 minutes 14 seconds ago &#8211; Yahoo! Eurosport UK<\/a> &#8211; <em>uk.eurosport.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Photo by MURAD SEZER\/REUTERS 3 minutes 14 seconds agoYahoo! Eurosport UK(L to R) Silver medallist Chad Le Clos of South Africa, gold medallist Nicholas Santos of Brazil and bronze medallist Thomas Shi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/uk.eurosport.yahoo.com\/photos\/silver-medallist-le-clos-south-africa-gold-medallist-photo-183528111.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.foxnews.com\/sports\/2012\/12\/15\/schwartzel-surges-10-clear-in-south-africa\/\">Schwartzel surges 10 clear in South Africa &#8211; Fox News<\/a> &#8211; <em>foxnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times of IndiaSchwartzel surges 10 clear in South AfricaFox NewsMalelane, South Africa \u2013 Charl Schwartzel fired his second straight 8-under 64 on Saturday and jumped 10 strokes clear of the field at <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/2012\/12\/15\/schwartzel-surges-10-clear-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:\/\/www.tntmagazine.com\/travel\/big-trip\/insiders-guide-to-south-africa-deborah-smook-from-south-africa-youth-travel-confederation\">Insider&#039;s guide to South Africa: Deborah Smook, from South Africa Youth Travel &#8230; &#8211; TNT Magazine<\/a> &#8211; <em>tntmagazine.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">TNT MagazineInsider&#39;s guide to South Africa: Deborah Smook, from South Africa Youth Travel &#8230;TNT MagazineThe presence of the magical Table Mountain always guarding over you, the sparkling ocean s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.tntmagazine.com\/travel\/big-trip\/insiders-guide-to-south-africa-deborah-smook-from-south-africa-youth-travel-confederation\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.tntmagazine.com\/travel\/big-trip\/six-weeks-in-south-africa-tnt-travel-blog-comp-winner-goes-shark-diving-ostrich-riding-wild-dog-tracking-bungee-jumping-and-more-in-the-rainbow-nation\">Six weeks in South Africa: TNT travel blog comp winner goes shark diving &#8230; &#8211; TNT Magazine<\/a> &#8211; <em>tntmagazine.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">TNT MagazineSix weeks in South Africa: TNT travel blog comp winner goes shark diving &#8230;TNT MagazineAs the winner of TNT&#39;s travel blogging competition, I found myself in the enviable position of t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.tntmagazine.com\/travel\/big-trip\/six-weeks-in-south-africa-tnt-travel-blog-comp-winner-goes-shark-diving-ostrich-riding-wild-dog-tracking-bungee-jumping-and-more-in-the-rainbow-nation\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/2012\/12\/14\/3142164\/schwartzel-bourdy-share-4-shot.html\">Schwartzel surges 10 clear in South Africa  (registration)<\/a> &#8211; <em>miamiherald.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPN STAR SportsSchwartzel surges 10 clear in South AfricaMiamiHerald.com (registration)Charl Schwartzel fired his second straight 8-under 64 on Saturday and jumped 10 strokes clear of the field at th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/2012\/12\/14\/3142164\/schwartzel-bourdy-share-4-shot.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\/12\/15\/us-safrica-mandela-idUSBRE8BE06620121215\">Nelson Mandela had gallstones removed, recovering: South Africa &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">IBNLiveNelson Mandela had gallstones removed, recovering: South AfricaReuters AfricaSouth Africa&#39;s first black president, who came to power in historic all-race elections in 1994 after decades str <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/12\/15\/us-safrica-mandela-idUSBRE8BE06620121215\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ibnlive.in.com\/news\/south-africa-former-president-nelson-mandela-undergoes-successful-gallstone-surgery\/310622-2.html\">South Africa former president Nelson Mandela undergoes successful gallstone &#8230; &#8211; IBNLive<\/a> &#8211; <em>ibnlive.in.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">IBNLiveSouth Africa former president Nelson Mandela undergoes successful gallstone &#8230;IBNLiveJohannesburg: South Africa&#39;s former president Nelson Mandela underwent a successful surgery to remove g <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ibnlive.in.com\/news\/south-africa-former-president-nelson-mandela-undergoes-successful-gallstone-surgery\/310622-2.html\"> 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\/foxsoccer\/world\/story\/fifa-find-match-fixing-evidence-in-south-africa-121512\">FIFA find match-fixing evidence &#8211; FOXSports.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>msn.foxsports.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FOXSports.comFIFA find match-fixing evidenceFOXSports.comA FIFA report into match-fixing in the weeks before the 2010 World Cup has found &quot;compelling evidence&quot; that one or more friendly game <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/msn.foxsports.com\/foxsoccer\/world\/story\/fifa-find-match-fixing-evidence-in-south-africa-121512\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/12\/15\/uk-safrica-mandela-idUKBRE8BE06A20121215\">Mandela had gallstones removed, recovering &#8211; South Africa &#8211; Reuters UK<\/a> &#8211; <em>uk.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">WPTVMandela had gallstones removed, recovering &#8211; South AfricaReuters UKSouth Africa&#39;s first black president, who came to power in historic all-race elections in 1994 after decades struggling again <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/12\/15\/uk-safrica-mandela-idUKBRE8BE06A20121215\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-20739780\">Nelson Mandela undergoes operation to remove gallstones &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsNelson Mandela undergoes operation to remove gallstonesBBC NewsSouth Africa&#39;s first black president, Nelson Mandela, has had an operation to remove gallstones, according to a government st <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-20739780\"> 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\/news\/south-africa\/state-short-sighted-on-madiba-health-1.1441695\">&#039;State short sighted on Madiba health&#039; &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent Online&#39;State short sighted on Madiba health&#39;Independent OnlineCrime &amp; Courts &middot; Politics &middot; South Africa &middot; Africa &middot; World &middot; Opinion &middot; Ba <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/state-short-sighted-on-madiba-health-1.1441695\"> 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\/world\/africa\/south-africas-governing-anc-party-to-choose-between-president-quiet-deputy-for-next-leader\/2012\/12\/15\/f7cd632e-469c-11e2-8c8f-fbebf7ccab4e_story.html\">South Africa&#039;s governing ANC party to choose between president, quiet deputy &#8230; &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NEWS.com.auSouth Africa&#39;s governing ANC party to choose between president, quiet deputy &#8230;Washington PostJOHANNESBURG \u2014 South Africa&#39;s governing African National Congress political party wi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/africa\/south-africas-governing-anc-party-to-choose-between-president-quiet-deputy-for-next-leader\/2012\/12\/15\/f7cd632e-469c-11e2-8c8f-fbebf7ccab4e_story.html\"> more&#8230; 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