{"id":17206,"date":"2013-01-02T10:13:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T08:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-january-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-01-02T10:13:18","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T08:13:18","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-january-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-january-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 2 January 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/markets\/fxmm\/middle-east-a-africa\/98715.html\">Posted by Imaduddin &#8211; Business Recorder (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>brecorder.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/02\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Business Recorder (blog)Posted by ImaduddinBusiness Recorder (blog)JOHANNESBURG: South Africa&#39;s rand touched a three-month high on the first trading day of 2013, lifted on Wednesday by a last-minu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/markets\/fxmm\/middle-east-a-africa\/98715.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\/201301020079.html\">Seven Die in Recruitment Test in South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/02\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The NationSeven Die in Recruitment Test in South AfricaAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Seven Die in Recruitment Test in South Africa. 1 January 2013. Seven people died while undergoing a fitness test used <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201301020079.html\"> 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\/skipper-mccullum-open-batting-against-south-africa-5309525\">Skipper McCullum to open batting against South Africa &#8211; TVNZ<\/a> &#8211; <em>tvnz.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comSkipper McCullum to open batting against South AfricaTVNZ&quot;I&#39;ve been opening the batting for the last little while and you&#39;ve got to bat at some point,&quot; he said, of th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tvnz.co.nz\/cricket-news\/skipper-mccullum-open-batting-against-south-africa-5309525\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/designbuildsource.com.au\/is-this-the-start-of-retrofitting-south-africas-squatter-camps\">Retrofitting South Africa&#039;s Squatter Camps &#8211; DesignBuild Source<\/a> &#8211; <em>designbuildsource.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">DesignBuild SourceRetrofitting South Africa&#39;s Squatter CampsDesignBuild SourceAmong the beauty and the history of South Africa, squatter camps are spread over hillsides, containing shacks of corru <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/designbuildsource.com.au\/is-this-the-start-of-retrofitting-south-africas-squatter-camps\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.forimmediaterelease.net\/pm\/8123.html\">South Africa and Seychelles to boost cooperation  (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>forimmediaterelease.net<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa and Seychelles to boost cooperationForimmediaterelease.net (press release)South Africa and Seychelles to boost cooperation (Forimmediaterelease.net) Seychelles and South Africa are set to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.forimmediaterelease.net\/pm\/8123.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.dw.de\/the-deadly-danger-for-south-africas-poor\/a-16490873\">The deadly danger for South Africa&#039;s poor &#8211; Deutsche Welle<\/a> &#8211; <em>dw.de<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Deutsche WelleThe deadly danger for South Africa&#39;s poorDeutsche WelleSouth Africa&#39;s poor cook and heat their shacks with stoves that often kill or injure them through fire or toxic fumes. Scie <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dw.de\/the-deadly-danger-for-south-africas-poor\/a-16490873\"> 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\/south-africa-v-new-zealand-2012\/content\/current\/story\/599319.html\">Williamson quiet on his new challenge <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comWilliamson quiet on his new challengeESPNcricinfo.comWilliamson might, especially as he seems to have made some progress since the last time he faced South Africa. Does he think he has <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/south-africa-v-new-zealand-2012\/content\/current\/story\/599319.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.stuff.co.nz\/sport\/cricket\/8134837\/Black-Caps-need-miracle-to-upset-Proteas\">Black Caps need miracle to upset Proteas <\/a> &#8211; <em>stuff.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Black Caps need miracle to upset ProteasStuff.co.nzTonight&#39;s first test between New Zealand and South Africa has an inevitable air to it, as cricket folk in Cape Town defy their New Year hangovers <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/sport\/cricket\/8134837\/Black-Caps-need-miracle-to-upset-Proteas\"> 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\/township-fire-south-africa-kills-18107138\">Township Fire in South Africa Kills 3 &#8211; ABC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>abcnews.go.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Township Fire in South Africa Kills 3ABC NewsSouth African media say three people died and 4,000 were displaced when fires swept through shacks in poor settlements in the Cape Town area on New Year&#038;#3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/township-fire-south-africa-kills-18107138\"> 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\/south-africa-v-new-zealand-2012\/content\/current\/story\/599299.html\">South Africa v New Zealand, 1st Test, Cape Town Kallis and Steyn on the cusp &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa v New Zealand, 1st Test, Cape Town Kallis and Steyn on the cusp &#8230;ESPNcricinfo.comIn a time when the cricket power base has shifted significantly over small periods, Smit <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/south-africa-v-new-zealand-2012\/content\/current\/story\/599299.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/no-response-from-south-africa-on-cbis-request-on-denel\/articleshow\/17843345.cms\">No response from South Africa on CBI&#039;s request on Denel &#8211; Economic Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>economictimes.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">No response from South Africa on CBI&#39;s request on DenelEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: The CBI&#39;s attempts to get information from South Africa in a seven-year old case of alleged corruption in Anti-M <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/no-response-from-south-africa-on-cbis-request-on-denel\/articleshow\/17843345.cms\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/01\/01\/world\/africa\/plastic-surgery-safari\/\">Plastic surgery safari: Getting the &#039;Jennifer Lopez butt&#039; in South Africa &#8211; CNN International<\/a> &#8211; <em>cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Plastic surgery safari: Getting the &#39;Jennifer Lopez butt&#39; in South AfricaCNN InternationalJohannesburg, South Africa (CNN) &#8212; Flicking through her photos on her living room couch, Julia Quinn <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/01\/01\/world\/africa\/plastic-surgery-safari\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/cricket-articles\/South-Africa-pacer-Vernon-Philander-fit-for-first-Test-against-New-Zealand\/21573\">South Africa pacer Vernon Philander fit for first Test against New Zealand &#8211; Cricket Country<\/a> &#8211; <em>cricketcountry.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa pacer Vernon Philander fit for first Test against New ZealandCricket CountrySmith said South Africa were eager to get into action in their first home match since taking the number one wor <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/cricket-articles\/South-Africa-pacer-Vernon-Philander-fit-for-first-Test-against-New-Zealand\/21573\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ewn.co.za\/2012\/12\/31\/2012-The-year-that-was\">A number of news events shocked South Africa but the Marikana tragedy topped &#8230; &#8211; Eyewitness News<\/a> &#8211; <em>ewn.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">iAfrica.comA number of news events shocked South Africa but the Marikana tragedy topped &#8230;Eyewitness NewsUniversity of Johannesburg academic Professor Adam Habib said South Africa will never be the s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ewn.co.za\/2012\/12\/31\/2012-The-year-that-was\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/sport\/cricket\/2013\/01\/01\/south-africa-seek-to-build-on-top-spot\">South Africa seek to build on top spot &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; 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He had shown that the police had killed anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. After <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p012gp97\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/cricbuzz.com\/cricket-news\/53966\/preview-south-africa-v-new-zealand-1st-test\">Preview: South Africa v New Zealand, 1st Test &#8211; Cricbuzz<\/a> &#8211; <em>cricbuzz.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Preview: South Africa v New Zealand, 1st TestCricbuzzNo opponent has established a brutal, vice-like grip on New Zealand like South Africa. The statistics are there for everyone to see. Since New Zeal <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/cricbuzz.com\/cricket-news\/53966\/preview-south-africa-v-new-zealand-1st-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.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-20444798\">Africa: Where black is not really beautiful &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsAfrica: Where black is not really beautifulBBC NewsSouth Africa is marketed to the world as Mandela&#39;s rainbow nation, where everyone is proud of their race and heritage. But for some black <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-20444798\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/news\/a\/2b859e004e054549b2c1b7f251b4e4e2\/South-Africa-seek-to-build-on-top-spot-20130101\">The Proteas seek to consolidate their top place on the world Test rankings &#8211; South African Broadcasting Corporation<\/a> &#8211; <em>sabc.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Broadcasting CorporationThe Proteas seek to consolidate their top place on the world Test rankingsSouth African Broadcasting CorporationKirsten said South Africa wanted to start a busy y <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sabc.co.za\/news\/a\/2b859e004e054549b2c1b7f251b4e4e2\/South-Africa-seek-to-build-on-top-spot-20130101\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/sport\/cricket\/8133976\/Franklin-talks-up-test-approach\">James Franklin talks up NZ&#039;s test approach <\/a> &#8211; <em>stuff.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/31\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Stuff.co.nzJames Franklin talks up NZ&#39;s test approachStuff.co.nzAll-rounder James Franklin, who&#39;ll bat No 7 and chime in as a fourth seamer with his left-armers, said they couldn&#39;t simply <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/sport\/cricket\/8133976\/Franklin-talks-up-test-approach\"> 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>Posted by Imaduddin &#8211; Business Recorder (blog) &#8211; brecorder.com 01\/02\/2013 Business Recorder (blog)Posted by ImaduddinBusiness Recorder (blog)JOHANNESBURG: South Africa&#39;s rand touched a three-month high on the first trading day of 2013, lifted on Wednesday by a last-minu more&#8230; Seven Die in Recruitment Test in South Africa &#8211; allafrica.com 01\/02\/2013 The NationSeven Die in Recruitment Test [&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-17206","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\/17206","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=17206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17206\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}