{"id":18137,"date":"2013-02-19T10:13:35","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T08:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-19-february-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-02-19T10:13:35","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T08:13:35","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-19-february-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-19-february-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 19 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.news24.com\/MyNews24\/When-will-lightning-strike-South-Africas-president-20130219\">When will lightning strike South Africa&#039;s president? &#8211; News24<\/a> &#8211; <em>news24.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/19\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">When will lightning strike South Africa&#39;s president?News24In an aside, I&#39;m firmly of the view that one of the greatest contributors to the thin genetic pool giving rise to South Africa&#39;s v <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/MyNews24\/When-will-lightning-strike-South-Africas-president-20130219\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/Todays-News-10-160838-South-Africa-set-for-ranking-windfall-after-Pakistan-win\">South Africa set for ranking windfall after Pakistan win &#8211; The News International<\/a> &#8211; <em>thenews.com.pk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/19\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveSouth Africa set for ranking windfall after Pakistan winThe News InternationalJOHANNESBURG: South Africa are set to pocket $450,000 after they guaranteed the No 1 position in the ICC Test Champi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/Todays-News-10-160838-South-Africa-set-for-ranking-windfall-after-Pakistan-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.miamiherald.com\/2013\/02\/18\/3240768\/pistorius-longtime-coach-says.html\">Pistorius arrives at courthouse for bail hearing <\/a> &#8211; <em>miamiherald.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/19\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianPistorius arrives at courthouse for bail hearingMiamiHerald.comThe Associated Press. PRETORIA, South Africa &#8212; Escorted by police, Oscar Pistorius arrived early at a courthouse in South Af <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/2013\/02\/18\/3240768\/pistorius-longtime-coach-says.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.iol.co.za\/business\/business-news\/australia-is-much-like-south-africa-says-minister-1.1472626\">Australia is much like South Africa, says minister &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/19\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineAustralia is much like South Africa, says ministerIndependent OnlineSouth Africa \u2013 at least officially \u2013 identifies itself completely as an African country. Australia does not en <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/business-news\/australia-is-much-like-south-africa-says-minister-1.1472626\"> 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\/opinion\/letters\/2013\/02\/19\/letter-south-africa-labour-laws-wicked\">LETTER: South Africa labour laws wicked &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/19\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveLETTER: South Africa labour laws wickedBDliveThey are in large part responsible for South Africa&#39;s catastrophic levels of unemployment, mass poverty and inequality. Our greatest gap is that <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/opinion\/letters\/2013\/02\/19\/letter-south-africa-labour-laws-wicked\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/top-stories\/Stop-being-overawed-by-South-Africa-Inzamam-tells-Pakistan\/articleshow\/18570573.cms\">Stop being overawed by South Africa: Inzamam tells Pakistan &#8211; Times of India<\/a> &#8211; <em>timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/19\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times of IndiaStop being overawed by South Africa: Inzamam tells PakistanTimes of India&quot;I firmly believe we were psychologically under pressure from South Africa since the start of the series. Yo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/top-stories\/Stop-being-overawed-by-South-Africa-Inzamam-tells-Pakistan\/articleshow\/18570573.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.bdlive.co.za\/economy\/2013\/02\/19\/uncertainty-makes-firms-reluctant-to-invest-in-south-africa-survey-shows\">Uncertainty makes firms reluctant to invest in South Africa, survey shows &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/19\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveUncertainty makes firms reluctant to invest in South Africa, survey showsBDliveSouth African Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Neren Rau said on Monday that companies did not expect to d <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/economy\/2013\/02\/19\/uncertainty-makes-firms-reluctant-to-invest-in-south-africa-survey-shows\"> 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\/business\/industrials\/2013\/02\/19\/south-african-vehicle-makers-get-boost-from-africa-sales\">South African vehicle makers get boost from Africa sales &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/19\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African vehicle makers get boost from Africa salesBDliveVEHICLE exports from South Africa into the rest of Africa grew almost 20% last year, more than making up for a decline in sales to traditi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/business\/industrials\/2013\/02\/19\/south-african-vehicle-makers-get-boost-from-africa-sales\"> 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\/Pistorius-case-shines-light-on-South-Africa-s-fortified-homes\/Article1-1013646.aspx\">Pistorius case shines light on South Africa&#039;s fortified homes &#8211; Hindustan Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>hindustantimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/19\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Pistorius case shines light on South Africa&#39;s fortified homesHindustan Times&quot;However, domestic violence is every bit as common in gated communities.&quot; Silver Woods Country Estate, where S <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/Africa\/Pistorius-case-shines-light-on-South-Africa-s-fortified-homes\/Article1-1013646.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.globaltimes.cn\/content\/762502.shtml\">Political insecurity affects business environment in South Africa: report &#8211; Global Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>globaltimes.cn<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/19\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDlivePolitical insecurity affects business environment in South Africa: reportGlobal TimesPolitical insecurity, nationwide strikes in the mining sector, regulatory concerns and public policy issues a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/content\/762502.shtml\"> 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\/media\/inm-sells-south-africa-arm-for-222m\/story-e6frg996-1226580779964\">INM sells South Africa arm for $222m &#8211; The Australian<\/a> &#8211; <em>theaustralian.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/18\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Ventures AfricaINM sells South Africa arm for $222mThe AustralianINM said it had \u201cagreed detailed heads of terms with Sekunjalo Independent Media Consortium for the sale of INM South Africa for a co <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/media\/inm-sells-south-africa-arm-for-222m\/story-e6frg996-1226580779964\"> 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\/media-too-focused-on-pistorius-cge-1.1472554\">Media too focused on Pistorius &#8211; CGE &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/18\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineMedia too focused on Pistorius &#8211; CGEIndependent Online\u201cThe consequence of this style of reporting is to present Ms Steenkamp&#39;s death as an unfortunate aberration, rather than p <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/media-too-focused-on-pistorius-cge-1.1472554\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/more\/news\/20130218\/oscar-pistorius\/\">A country remains in shock as hero Pistorius charged with murder &#8211; Fortune<\/a> &#8211; <em>sportsillustrated.cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/18\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianA country remains in shock as hero Pistorius charged with murderFortuneJOHANNESBURG, South Africa &#8212; As a 130,000-ton asteroid hurtled silently through the dark sea of space last week, tea <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/more\/news\/20130218\/oscar-pistorius\/\"> 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\/police-13-injured-south-africa-platinum-mine-18531209\">Police: 13 Injured at South Africa Platinum Mine &#8211; ABC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>abcnews.go.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/18\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Aljazeera.comPolice: 13 Injured at South Africa Platinum MineABC NewsNine miners were injured Monday when a machete-wielding mob attacked union stewards and security guards opened fire with rubber bul <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/police-13-injured-south-africa-platinum-mine-18531209\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/feb\/18\/steve-biko-south-africa-struggle\">Steve Biko: a giant of South Africa&#039;s struggle &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/18\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianSteve Biko: a giant of South Africa&#39;s struggleThe GuardianSteve Bantu Biko was a giant of the struggle against South Africa&#39;s white minority rule and arguably its most famous marty <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/feb\/18\/steve-biko-south-africa-struggle\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newser.com\/story\/163005\/13-shot-hacked-in-south-africa-mine.html\">13 Shot, Hacked in South Africa Mine &#8211; Newser<\/a> &#8211; <em>newser.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/18\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">13 Shot, Hacked in South Africa MineNewser(Newser) \u2013 A labor dispute at a South African mine saw at least 13 workers and security guards shot with rubber bullets or hacked with machetes, according t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newser.com\/story\/163005\/13-shot-hacked-in-south-africa-mine.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/509053\/tour-of-south-africa-pcb-selectors-mull-odi-twenty20-squads\/\">Tour of South Africa: PCB selectors mull ODI, Twenty20 squads &#8211; The Express Tribune<\/a> &#8211; <em>tribune.com.pk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/18\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Tour of South Africa: PCB selectors mull ODI, Twenty20 squadsThe Express TribuneKARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board&#39;s (PCB) selection committee will assemble in a couple of days to finalise squads <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/509053\/tour-of-south-africa-pcb-selectors-mull-odi-twenty20-squads\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/feb\/18\/mamphela-ramphele-challenge-anc\">Mamphela Ramphele launches challenge to South Africa&#039;s ANC &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/18\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianMamphela Ramphele launches challenge to South Africa&#39;s ANCThe GuardianWhat Biko would think about today&#39;s South Africa if he had lived, and how he would respond, is a perennial sub <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/feb\/18\/mamphela-ramphele-challenge-anc\"> 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\/18\/us-safrica-mine-idUSBRE91H0CX20130218\">At least 13 workers injured at Amplats South Africa mine fight: police &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/18\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo! News UKAt least 13 workers injured at Amplats South Africa mine fight: policeReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; At least 13 workers were injured at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/02\/18\/us-safrica-mine-idUSBRE91H0CX20130218\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/southafrica\/9877753\/Oscar-Pistorius-murder-charge-legal-heavyweights-line-up-for-South-Africas-O-J-Simpson-trial.html\">Oscar Pistorius murder charge: legal heavyweights line up for &#039;South Africa&#039;s &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/18\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukOscar Pistorius murder charge: legal heavyweights line up for &#39;South Africa&#39;s &#8230;Telegraph.co.ukPistorius&#39;s trial for the Valentine&#39;s Day killing of his model girlfriend <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/southafrica\/9877753\/Oscar-Pistorius-murder-charge-legal-heavyweights-line-up-for-South-Africas-O-J-Simpson-trial.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>When will lightning strike South Africa&#039;s president? &#8211; News24 &#8211; news24.com 02\/19\/2013 When will lightning strike South Africa&#39;s president?News24In an aside, I&#39;m firmly of the view that one of the greatest contributors to the thin genetic pool giving rise to South Africa&#39;s v more&#8230; South Africa set for ranking windfall after Pakistan win &#8211; The [&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-18137","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\/18137","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=18137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}