{"id":18182,"date":"2013-02-21T10:14:59","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T08:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-february-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-02-21T10:14:59","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T08:14:59","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-february-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-february-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 21 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.euronews.com\/sport\/1830674-chiefs-get-underway-as-new-zealand-south-africa-join-fray\/\">Chiefs get underway as New Zealand, South Africa join fray &#8211; euronews<\/a> &#8211; <em>euronews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/21\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">euronewsChiefs get underway as New Zealand, South Africa join frayeuronewsSYDNEY (Reuters) \u2013 Waikato Chiefs get their title defence underway this weekend without the departed Sonny Bill Williams and <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/sport\/1830674-chiefs-get-underway-as-new-zealand-south-africa-join-fray\/\"> 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\/Cricket\/CricketNews\/South-Africa-press-for-clean-sweep-against-Pakistan\/Article1-1014777.aspx\">South Africa press for clean sweep against Pakistan &#8211; Hindustan Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>hindustantimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/21\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa press for clean sweep against PakistanHindustan TimesSouth Africa will press for a clean sweep when they meet Pakistan in the third and final Test starting at SuperSport Park on Friday. A <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/Cricket\/CricketNews\/South-Africa-press-for-clean-sweep-against-Pakistan\/Article1-1014777.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.namibian.com.na\/sport\/local\/full-story\/archive\/2013\/february\/article\/south-africa-zambia-set-for-final\/\">South Africa, Zambia set for final &#8211; Namibian<\/a> &#8211; <em>namibian.com.na<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/21\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa, Zambia set for finalNamibianDEFENDING champions South Africa and Zambia were on course for a place in the Team finals of the All Africa Senior Squash Championships which will take place <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.namibian.com.na\/sport\/local\/full-story\/archive\/2013\/february\/article\/south-africa-zambia-set-for-final\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Africa\/2013\/0220\/Oscar-Pistorius-trial-Is-it-South-Africa-s-version-of-the-OJ-Simpson-trial-video\">Oscar Pistorius trial: Is it South Africa&#039;s version of the OJ Simpson trial &#8230; &#8211; Christian Science Monitor<\/a> &#8211; <em>csmonitor.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/21\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Christian Science MonitorOscar Pistorius trial: Is it South Africa&#39;s version of the OJ Simpson trial &#8230;Christian Science MonitorThe court case of Olympian and double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, accu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Africa\/2013\/0220\/Oscar-Pistorius-trial-Is-it-South-Africa-s-version-of-the-OJ-Simpson-trial-video\"> 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\/South-Africa-press-for-clean-sweep-against-Pakistan\/articleshow\/18602770.cms\">South Africa press for clean sweep against Pakistan &#8211; Times of India<\/a> &#8211; <em>timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa press for clean sweep against PakistanTimes of IndiaWith greater batting depth and the world&#39;s two leading fast bowlers in Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, South Afric <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/top-stories\/South-Africa-press-for-clean-sweep-against-Pakistan\/articleshow\/18602770.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.npr.org\/2013\/02\/20\/172519475\/tragic-accident-or-premeditated-murder-pistorius-case-transfixes-south-africa\">Tragic Accident Or Premeditated Murder? Pistorius Case Transfixes South Africa &#8211; NPR<\/a> &#8211; <em>npr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Tragic Accident Or Premeditated Murder? Pistorius Case Transfixes South AfricaNPRFebruary 20, 2013. A bail hearing in South Africa for Paralympic star and accused murderer Oscar Pistorius had members <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2013\/02\/20\/172519475\/tragic-accident-or-premeditated-murder-pistorius-case-transfixes-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.theglobeandmail.com\/arts\/books-and-media\/fiction-sheds-light-on-south-africas-corrosive-narrative-of-fear\/article8901020\/\">Fiction sheds light on South Africa&#039;s corrosive narrative of fear &#8211; Globe and Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>theglobeandmail.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Globe and MailFiction sheds light on South Africa&#39;s corrosive narrative of fearGlobe and MailNadine Gordimer&#39;s 1998 novel The House Gun describes a familiar post-apartheid South Africa scenari <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/arts\/books-and-media\/fiction-sheds-light-on-south-africas-corrosive-narrative-of-fear\/article8901020\/\"> 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\/2013-02-21-512549f7e027b\/\">FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickChris Griffith told parliament&#39;s committee on mineral resources persistent labour unrest is jeopardising investment in South Africa. &quot;If we keep having <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-02-21-512549f7e027b\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Africa\/2013\/0220\/Oscar-Pistorius-trial-Is-it-South-Africa-s-version-of-the-OJ-Simpson-trial\">Oscar Pistorius trial: Is it South Africa&#039;s version of the OJ Simpson trial? &#8211; Christian Science Monitor<\/a> &#8211; <em>csmonitor.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Christian Science MonitorOscar Pistorius trial: Is it South Africa&#39;s version of the OJ Simpson trial?Christian Science MonitorThe court case of Olympian and double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, accused <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Africa\/2013\/0220\/Oscar-Pistorius-trial-Is-it-South-Africa-s-version-of-the-OJ-Simpson-trial\"> 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\/Pakistan-recall-Shahid-Afridi-for-South-Africa-ODI-series\/articleshow\/18596199.cms\">Pakistan recall Shahid Afridi for South Africa ODI series &#8211; Times of India<\/a> &#8211; <em>timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times of IndiaPakistan recall Shahid Afridi for South Africa ODI seriesTimes of IndiaISLAMABAD: Shahid Afridi has been handed a last chance to perform at international level with his selection on Wedn <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/top-stories\/Pakistan-recall-Shahid-Afridi-for-South-Africa-ODI-series\/articleshow\/18596199.cms\"> 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\/20\/misconceptions-about-cross-border-migration-in-south-africa\/\">Misconceptions About Cross Border Migration in South Africa &#8211; Council on Foreign Relations (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.cfr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Misconceptions About Cross Border Migration in South AfricaCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)South Africans often assume that since the end of apartheid, and the coming of democracy in 1994, there ha <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/campbell\/2013\/02\/20\/misconceptions-about-cross-border-migration-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\/203920-du-plessis-retained-as-south-africa-t20-captain\">Du Plessis retained as South Africa T20 captain &#8211; NDTV<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.ndtv.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NDTVDu Plessis retained as South Africa T20 captainNDTVDu Plessis retained as South Africa T20 captain. De Villiers will remain ODI captain, meaning the Proteas will have different skippers in all thr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/news\/item\/203920-du-plessis-retained-as-south-africa-t20-captain\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/negative-sentiment-on-south-africa-significantly-overblown-cutifani-2013-02-20\">Negative sentiment on South Africa &#039;significantly overblown&#039; \u2013 Cutifani &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Mining Weekly<\/a> &#8211; <em>miningweekly.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveNegative sentiment on South Africa &#39;significantly overblown&#39; \u2013 CutifaniCreamer Media&#8217;s Mining WeeklyJOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) \u2013 The negative sentiment on South African had been <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/negative-sentiment-on-south-africa-significantly-overblown-cutifani-2013-02-20\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/world.time.com\/2013\/02\/20\/south-africas-own-o-j-simpson-case-do-police-claims-fit-the-pistorius-story\/\">South Africa&#039;s Own OJ Simpson Case: Do Police Claims Fit the Pistorius Story? &#8211; TIME<\/a> &#8211; <em>world.time.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">TIMESouth Africa&#39;s Own OJ Simpson Case: Do Police Claims Fit the Pistorius Story?TIMEKeenly aware of South Africa&#39;s epidemic violent crime, he said he reached for a 9mm pistol he kept under hi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/world.time.com\/2013\/02\/20\/south-africas-own-o-j-simpson-case-do-police-claims-fit-the-pistorius-story\/\"> 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\/2013-02-20\/rand-swings-from-losses-to-gains-amid-changes-to-inflation-data.html\">South Africa Yields Decline as Inflation Rate Falls; Rand Drops &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BloombergSouth Africa Yields Decline as Inflation Rate Falls; Rand DropsBloombergInflation slowed to 5.4 percent in January from 5.7 percent in December, Pretoria-based Statistics South Africa said on <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-02-20\/rand-swings-from-losses-to-gains-amid-changes-to-inflation-data.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\/south-africa-v-pakistan-2013\/content\/current\/story\/605654.html\">Shahid Afridi makes ODI comeback <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Shahid Afridi makes ODI comebackESPNcricinfo.comShahid Afridi has made a comeback to Pakistan&#39;s ODI squad for the series in South Africa, after being omitted for the tour of India in December last <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/south-africa-v-pakistan-2013\/content\/current\/story\/605654.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.telegraph.co.uk\/sponsored\/travel\/luxury-south-africa-holidays\/9847351\/animal-guide-south-africa.html\">An animal lover&#039;s guide to South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukAn animal lover&#39;s guide to South AfricaTelegraph.co.ukSouth Africa offers such a large array of spectacular animals to see on safari and in the sea that it can be hard to know where <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/sponsored\/travel\/luxury-south-africa-holidays\/9847351\/animal-guide-south-africa.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\/south-africa-v-pakistan-2013\/content\/current\/story\/605659.html\">Centurion will test Pakistan&#039;s learning <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comCenturion will test Pakistan&#39;s learningESPNcricinfo.comMost of their squad are on their first trip to South Africa and seem to be enjoying it despite defeat in the Test series. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/south-africa-v-pakistan-2013\/content\/current\/story\/605659.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.euronews.com\/sport\/1829754-amplats-says-south-africa-labour-unrest-hurting-investment\/\">Amplats says South Africa labour unrest hurting investment &#8211; euronews<\/a> &#8211; <em>euronews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">euronewsAmplats says South Africa labour unrest hurting investmenteuronews\u201cIf we keep having all these difficulties and we keep sending these difficult messages from South Africa \u2026 we are going to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/sport\/1829754-amplats-says-south-africa-labour-unrest-hurting-investment\/\"> 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-africa-retain-du-plessis-t20-captain-113221708--spt.html\">South Africa retain Du Plessis as T20 captain &#8211; Yahoo! 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