{"id":17163,"date":"2012-12-21T10:13:20","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T08:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-december-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-12-21T10:13:20","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T08:13:20","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-december-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-december-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 21 December 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2012-12-21-00-south-africas-heftiest-felines-for-2012\">South Africa&#039;s heftiest felines for 2012 &#8211; Mail &amp; Guardian Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>mg.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/21\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s heftiest felines for 2012Mail &#038; Guardian OnlineMTN was said to have influenced South Africa&#39;s nuclear policy and lobbied the South African government to allow arms deals with Ir <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2012-12-21-00-south-africas-heftiest-felines-for-2012\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/sport-highlights-211212.htm\">South Africa&#039;s 2012 sporting highlights &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/21\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s 2012 sporting highlightsSouth Africa.infoSouth Africa had managed just a single silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, but 2012 was a far better year for the country. It was <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/sport-highlights-211212.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/football-211212.htm\">South African football in 2012 &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/21\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveSouth African football in 2012South Africa.infoAs they did in 2011, the South African national women&#39;s football team Banyana Banyana stole the limelight from their male counterparts in 2012. <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/football-211212.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/cricketnext.in.com\/live\/news\/1st-t20-new-zealand-face-formidable-south-africa\/69984-13.html\">1st T20: New Zealand face formidable South Africa &#8211; IBNLive<\/a> &#8211; <em>cricketnext.in.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/21\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New Zealand Herald1st T20: New Zealand face formidable South AfricaIBNLiveDurban: The New Zealand Black Caps will be underdogs on their cricket tour of South Africa, with their first Twenty20 internat <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/cricketnext.in.com\/live\/news\/1st-t20-new-zealand-face-formidable-south-africa\/69984-13.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.france24.com\/en\/20121221-south-africa-reach-summit\">South Africa reach the summit &#8211; FRANCE 24<\/a> &#8211; <em>france24.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/21\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FRANCE 24South Africa reach the summitFRANCE 24Unbeaten in 10 Tests, a notable nine away from home, South Africa ended England&#39;s year-long reign at the summit with a convincing 2-0 win in a three- <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20121221-south-africa-reach-summit\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/newspaper\/finance\/2012\/1221\/1224328078810.html\">Slowly does it to succeed in South Africa &#8211; Irish Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>irishtimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/21\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Irish TimesSlowly does it to succeed in South AfricaIrish TimesIt was a confluence of personal and professional circumstances that prompted Aiden Connolly to pack his bag, surfboard and notions of sel <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/newspaper\/finance\/2012\/1221\/1224328078810.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.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/international-business\/african-and-mideast-business\/south-africas-anc-vetoes-plan-to-nationalize-mining\/article6611394\/\">South Africa&#039;s ANC vetoes plan to nationalize mining &#8211; Globe and Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>theglobeandmail.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Globe and MailSouth Africa&#39;s ANC vetoes plan to nationalize miningGlobe and MailAs the world&#39;s biggest platinum producer and the fifth-biggest gold producer, South Africa should be attracting <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/international-business\/african-and-mideast-business\/south-africas-anc-vetoes-plan-to-nationalize-mining\/article6611394\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/blogs\/ali-abunimah\/historic-decision-south-africas-anc-makes-support-israel-boycott-its-official\">In historic decision, South Africa&#039;s ANC makes support for Israel boycott its &#8230; &#8211; The Electronic Intifada (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>electronicintifada.net<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Electronic Intifada (blog)In historic decision, South Africa&#39;s ANC makes support for Israel boycott its &#8230;The Electronic Intifada (blog)BDS South Africa also applauded the ANC National Confer <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/blogs\/ali-abunimah\/historic-decision-south-africas-anc-makes-support-israel-boycott-its-official\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/women\/content\/story\/597939.html\">Brits returns for South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comBrits returns for South AfricaESPNcricinfo.comCri-zelda Brits, the former South Africa women&#39;s captain, will return to the international stage for the tour to West Indies later thi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/women\/content\/story\/597939.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.mercurynews.com\/weird-news\/ci_22232465\/chinese-toad-survives-voyage-south-africa-will-now\">Chinese toad survives voyage to South Africa, will now be euthanized &#8211; San Jose Mercury News<\/a> &#8211; <em>mercurynews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Chinese toad survives voyage to South Africa, will now be euthanizedSan Jose Mercury NewsJOHANNESBURG &#8212; It&#39;s a real life Mr. Toad&#39;s Wild Ride. Animal rescue officials in South Africa say they <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/weird-news\/ci_22232465\/chinese-toad-survives-voyage-south-africa-will-now\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tvnz.co.nz\/cricket-news\/south-africa-finish-2012-top-summit-5300425\">South Africa finish 2012 on top of cricket summit &#8211; TVNZ<\/a> &#8211; <em>tvnz.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveSouth Africa finish 2012 on top of cricket summitTVNZSouth Africa celebrated their long-heralded arrival at the summit of test cricket in 2012 while West Indies enjoyed their first world title s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tvnz.co.nz\/cricket-news\/south-africa-finish-2012-top-summit-5300425\"> 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=10855464\">South Africa: Nelson Mandela steadily improving &#8211; New Zealand Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>nzherald.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Kansas City StarSouth Africa: Nelson Mandela steadily improvingNew Zealand HeraldSouth Africa&#39;s president says Nelson Mandela has steadily improved over the last few days after being diagnosed wit <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/world\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=2&#038;objectid=10855464\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2012\/12\/20\/politics-profits-and-policing-in-south-africa\/\">Politics, Profits and Policing in South Africa &#8211; CounterPunch<\/a> &#8211; <em>counterpunch.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Politics, Profits and Policing in South AfricaCounterPunchHUMAN TARGETS \u2014 In a must-read investigation, geographer Joel Wainwright uncovers how the military and US intelligence agencies are becoming <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2012\/12\/20\/politics-profits-and-policing-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:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/news\/item\/200983-injuries-hit-south-africa-new-zealand-ahead-of-test-series\">Injuries hit South Africa, New Zealand ahead of Test series &#8211; NDTV<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.ndtv.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NDTVInjuries hit South Africa, New Zealand ahead of Test seriesNDTVSouth African fast bowler Vernon Philander suffered a hamstring injury during a domestic four-day match in Cape Town on Thursday and <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/news\/item\/200983-injuries-hit-south-africa-new-zealand-ahead-of-test-series\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/nz.sports.yahoo.com\/news\/article\/-\/15688724\/southee-out-of-south-africa-tour\/\">Southee out of South Africa tour &#8211; Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>nz.sports.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)Southee out of South Africa tourYahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)Southee has injured his thumb in Northern District&#39;s Plunket Shield win over Wellington in the capital. Selector Kim L <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/nz.sports.yahoo.com\/news\/article\/-\/15688724\/southee-out-of-south-africa-tour\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-12-20\/south-africa-s-zuma-cements-control-as-allies-win-at-anc.html\">South Africa&#039;s Zuma Cements Control as Allies Win at ANC &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">TIMESouth Africa&#39;s Zuma Cements Control as Allies Win at ANCBloombergSouth African President Jacob Zuma cemented his hold over the African National Congress as his allies and Cabinet ministers won <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-12-20\/south-africa-s-zuma-cements-control-as-allies-win-at-anc.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/south-africas-mandela-steadily-improved-zuma-174255223.html\">South Africa&#039;s Mandela has &quot;steadily improved&quot;: Zuma &#8211; Yahoo! News (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo! News (blog)South Africa&#39;s Mandela has &quot;steadily improved&quot;: ZumaYahoo! News (blog)South Africa&#39;s Mandela has &quot;steadily improved&quot;: Zuma. Reuters \u2013 12 hrs ago. Email <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/south-africas-mandela-steadily-improved-zuma-174255223.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.nzherald.co.nz\/sport\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=4&#038;objectid=10855421\">Cricket: Southee ruled out of South Africa series &#8211; New Zealand Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>nzherald.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NDTVCricket: Southee ruled out of South Africa seriesNew Zealand Herald1-ranked South Africa, with form bowler Tim Southee ruled out with a thumb injury. The 24-year-old suffered extensive damage to h <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/sport\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=4&#038;objectid=10855421\"> 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\/blogs\/worldviews\/wp\/2012\/12\/20\/what-this-shocking-tv-beer-ad-says-about-south-africa-today\/\">What this shocking TV beer ad says about South Africa today &#8211; Washington Post (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">What this shocking TV beer ad says about South Africa todayWashington Post (blog)It&#39;s hard to think of a country whose advertising culture is as famous for pushing boundaries as is South Africa&#038;#3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/worldviews\/wp\/2012\/12\/20\/what-this-shocking-tv-beer-ad-says-about-south-africa-today\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/news\/2012\/12\/20\/alstom-gets-eur110-million-contract-in-south-africa\/\">Alstom Gets EUR110 Million Contract in South Africa &#8211; Fox Business<\/a> &#8211; <em>foxbusiness.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/20\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Alstom Gets EUR110 Million Contract in South AfricaFox BusinessAlstom will provide the service to the Kriel power plant operated by South Africa&#39;s utility Eskom. &#8211; The retrofit on the six 500 MW u <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/news\/2012\/12\/20\/alstom-gets-eur110-million-contract-in-south-africa\/\"> 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>South Africa&#039;s heftiest felines for 2012 &#8211; Mail &amp; Guardian Online &#8211; mg.co.za 12\/21\/2012 South Africa&#39;s heftiest felines for 2012Mail &#038; Guardian OnlineMTN was said to have influenced South Africa&#39;s nuclear policy and lobbied the South African government to allow arms deals with Ir more&#8230; South Africa&#039;s 2012 sporting highlights &#8211; South Africa.info &#8211; southafrica.info [&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-17163","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\/17163","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=17163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}