{"id":17851,"date":"2013-02-07T10:13:50","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T08:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-7-february-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-02-07T10:13:50","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T08:13:50","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-7-february-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-7-february-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 7 February 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.namibian.com.na\/news\/marketplace\/full-story\/archive\/2013\/february\/article\/angola-south-africa-househunting-in-namibia\/\">Angola, South Africa househunting in Namibia &#8211; Namibian<\/a> &#8211; <em>namibian.com.na<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NamibianAngola, South Africa househunting in NamibiaNamibianAbout 30% of potential home buyers contacting PGP Namibia are from beyond the country&#39;s borders \u2013 10% from South Africa and 20% from A <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.namibian.com.na\/news\/marketplace\/full-story\/archive\/2013\/february\/article\/angola-south-africa-househunting-in-namibia\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/Africa\/South-Africa-17-year-old-dies-after-gang-rape-draws-comparison-with-Delhi-case\/Article1-1007936.aspx\">South Africa: 17-year-old dies after gang rape, draws comparison with Delhi case &#8211; Hindustan Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>hindustantimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa: 17-year-old dies after gang rape, draws comparison with Delhi caseHindustan TimesThe Bredasdorp murder is unlikely to provoke such a large-scale outpouring of anger in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/Africa\/South-Africa-17-year-old-dies-after-gang-rape-draws-comparison-with-Delhi-case\/Article1-1007936.aspx\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/moneyweb-south-africa\/over-80-rhino-poached-in-2013\">Over 80 rhino poached in 2013 <\/a> &#8211; <em>moneyweb.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Over 80 rhino poached in 2013Moneyweb.co.zaThere was a memorandum of understanding between South Africa and Vietnam to curb the scourge of rhino poaching and to promote co-operation in law enforcement <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/moneyweb-south-africa\/over-80-rhino-poached-in-2013\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-02-07-5112e12d61a09\/\">FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AllAfrica.comFIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickAcademic, activist and chair of Gold Fields, Mamphela Ramphele, left no one in the mining industry unscathed in her keynote address to delegates at <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-02-07-5112e12d61a09\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/science\/wildlife-news\/130206\/south-africa-fur-seal-caught-killing-eating-sharks\">Fuzzy South Africa fur seal caught on tape killing and eating&#8230;sharks (VIDEO) &#8211; GlobalPost<\/a> &#8211; <em>globalpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The InquisitrFuzzy South Africa fur seal caught on tape killing and eating&#8230;sharks (VIDEO)GlobalPost(Carl de Souza\/AFP\/Getty Images). What do you think? In a surprising reversal of animal roles, an a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/science\/wildlife-news\/130206\/south-africa-fur-seal-caught-killing-eating-sharks\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ngrguardiannews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=112696:violent-strikes-a-wake-up-call-for-south-africa&#038;catid=98:africa&#038;Itemid=557\">&#039;Violent strikes, a wake-up call for South Africa&#039; &#8211; The Guardian Nigeria<\/a> &#8211; <em>ngrguardiannews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AllAfrica.com&#39;Violent strikes, a wake-up call for South Africa&#39;The Guardian NigeriaA FORMER World Bank Managing Director Mamphela Ramphele warned Wednesday that South Africa&#39;s violent stri <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ngrguardiannews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=112696:violent-strikes-a-wake-up-call-for-south-africa&#038;catid=98:africa&#038;Itemid=557\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.wm.edu\/news\/stories\/2013\/professor-takes-creativity-lessons-to-france,-south-africa-and-thailand123.php\">Professor takes creativity lessons to France, South Africa and Thailand &#8211; William and Mary News<\/a> &#8211; <em>wm.edu<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">William and Mary NewsProfessor takes creativity lessons to France, South Africa and ThailandWilliam and Mary NewsA William &amp; Mary professor has taken her research on creativity to an international <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.wm.edu\/news\/stories\/2013\/professor-takes-creativity-lessons-to-france,-south-africa-and-thailand123.php\"> 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=2013%5C02%5C07%5Cstory_7-2-2013_pg2_7\">South Africa tour : Pakistan lose another player due to injury &#8211; Pakistan Daily Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailytimes.com.pk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">DAWN.comSouth Africa tour : Pakistan lose another player due to injuryPakistan Daily TimesISLAMABAD: Pakistan lost a second injured player on their tour of South Africa when uncapped batsman Haris Soh <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk\/default.asp?page=2013%5C02%5C07%5Cstory_7-2-2013_pg2_7\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ngrguardiannews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=112666:south-africa-based-barber-caught-with-6100-kg-of-cocaine&#038;catid=3:metro&#038;Itemid=558\">South Africa-based barber caught with 6.100 kg of cocaine &#8211; The Guardian Nigeria<\/a> &#8211; <em>ngrguardiannews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa-based barber caught with 6.100 kg of cocaineThe Guardian NigeriaTHE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, has apprehend <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ngrguardiannews.com\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=112666:south-africa-based-barber-caught-with-6100-kg-of-cocaine&#038;catid=3:metro&#038;Itemid=558\"> 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\/2013\/02\/06\/which-is-the-african-powerhouse-nigeria-or-south-africa\/\">Which is the African Powerhouse, Nigeria or South Africa? &#8211; Council on Foreign Relations (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.cfr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Which is the African Powerhouse, Nigeria or South Africa?Council on Foreign Relations (blog)South Africa is usually regarded as Africa&#39;s economic powerhouse, but international commentators increas <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/campbell\/2013\/02\/06\/which-is-the-african-powerhouse-nigeria-or-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.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/02\/06\/liam-robohand_n_2627347.html\">Liam, 5-Year-Old From South Africa, Gets Mechanical &#039;Robohand&#039; Because Of &#8230; &#8211; Huffington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>huffingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Liam, 5-Year-Old From South Africa, Gets Mechanical &#39;Robohand&#39; Because Of &#8230;Huffington PostTwo men have given a South African boy the hand he never had &#8212; from 10,000 miles apart. In 2011, Ca <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/02\/06\/liam-robohand_n_2627347.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.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/africa\/south-africa\/130206\/south-africa-teen-gang-rape-victim-dies-wounds\">South Africa: teen gang rape victim dies of wounds &#8211; GlobalPost<\/a> &#8211; <em>globalpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa: teen gang rape victim dies of woundsGlobalPostWomen place white flowers outside parliament during a demonstration in Cape Town on the International Day for the Prevention of Viol <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/africa\/south-africa\/130206\/south-africa-teen-gang-rape-victim-dies-wounds\"> 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\/2013\/02\/06\/us-africa-mining-jobs-idUSBRE9150Z820130206\">South Africa mining to shed jobs in troubled times &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa mining to shed jobs in troubled timesReuters&quot;It&#39;s sad that the mining industry today still draws its labor force from rural and illiterate communities,&quot; South Africa&#39;s M <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/02\/06\/us-africa-mining-jobs-idUSBRE9150Z820130206\"> 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\/BT-CO-20130206-709418.html\">Platinum at 17-Month High on South Africa Supply Fears &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Platinum at 17-Month High on South Africa Supply FearsWall Street JournalAnalysts and industry members say that factors like a strong rand, the rising cost of electrical power and demand for higher wa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/BT-CO-20130206-709418.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.espncricinfo.com\/southafrica\/content\/story\/603643.html\">Spin helps South Africa square series <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Spin helps South Africa square seriesESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa squared their Test series against England with a 67-run victory in Paarl on another hard-fought day. The home side&#39;s spinners play <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/southafrica\/content\/story\/603643.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\/2013\/02\/06\/us-safrica-rape-idUSBRE9150RB20130206\">Outcry over India gang rape shames some in South Africa &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Outcry over India gang rape shames some in South AfricaReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; The public outcry in India over the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus has prompted <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/02\/06\/us-safrica-rape-idUSBRE9150RB20130206\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.myjoyonline.com\/pages\/news\/201302\/101041.php\">AFCON 2013: Ghana veep arrives in South Africa to watch Black Stars &#8211; Myjoyonline.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.myjoyonline.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Myjoyonline.comAFCON 2013: Ghana veep arrives in South Africa to watch Black StarsMyjoyonline.comVice President Paa Kwasi Amissah-Arthur arrived in South Africa ahead of the Black Stars&#39; semifinal <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.myjoyonline.com\/pages\/news\/201302\/101041.php\"> 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\/201302061281.html\">Marikana Strike &#039;Re-Defined&#039; &#8211; Mpofu <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Marikana Strike &#39;Re-Defined&#39; &#8211; MpofuAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Marikana Strike &#39;Re-Defined&#39; &#8211; Mpofu. By Maryke Vermaak, 6 February 2013. Rustenburg \u2014 The strike at Lonmin&#39;s Marik <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201302061281.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.myjoyonline.com\/pages\/news\/201302\/101040.php\">Asantehene arrives in South Africa to fulfill Black Stars promise &#8211; Myjoyonline.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.myjoyonline.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Myjoyonline.comAsantehene arrives in South Africa to fulfill Black Stars promiseMyjoyonline.comOtumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has arrived in South Africa to lend his support to Ghana&#39;s Blac <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.myjoyonline.com\/pages\/news\/201302\/101040.php\"> 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\/201302061205.html\">Govt Committed to Thriving Mining Industry <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/06\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">MINING.comGovt Committed to Thriving Mining IndustryAllAfrica.comThe government of South Africa is committed to creating a thriving and successful mining industry, the Minister of Mineral Resources Su <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201302061205.html\"> 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>Angola, South Africa househunting in Namibia &#8211; Namibian &#8211; namibian.com.na 02\/07\/2013 NamibianAngola, South Africa househunting in NamibiaNamibianAbout 30% of potential home buyers contacting PGP Namibia are from beyond the country&#39;s borders \u2013 10% from South Africa and 20% from A more&#8230; South Africa: 17-year-old dies after gang rape, draws comparison with Delhi case &#8211; Hindustan [&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-17851","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\/17851","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=17851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}