{"id":18229,"date":"2013-02-23T10:13:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-23T08:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-23-february-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-02-23T10:13:46","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T08:13:46","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-23-february-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-23-february-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 23 February 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/english.peopledaily.com.cn\/90883\/8140590.html\">Chinese president&#039;s Russia, South Africa visits to boost partnerships: FM &#8211; People&#039;s Daily Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>english.peopledaily.com.cn<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Chinese president&#39;s Russia, South Africa visits to boost partnerships: FMPeople&#8217;s Daily OnlineWhen asked in the interview to comment on his South African visit, as well as China&#39;s relations wi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/english.peopledaily.com.cn\/90883\/8140590.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.csmonitor.com\/World\/Africa\/2013\/0222\/Pistorius-lived-in-elite-gated-alternate-South-Africa\">Pistorius lived in elite, gated, alternate South Africa &#8211; Christian Science Monitor<\/a> &#8211; <em>csmonitor.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Christian Science MonitorPistorius lived in elite, gated, alternate South AfricaChristian Science MonitorLife in urban South Africa is so synonymous with crime and fear that a 90-acre gated community <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Africa\/2013\/0222\/Pistorius-lived-in-elite-gated-alternate-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.globalnews.ca\/6442814693\/story.html\">South Africa&#039;s justice system <\/a> &#8211; <em>globalnews.ca<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s justice systemGlobalNews.caSouth African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius (C) appears on February 19;2013 at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria as he father Henke (3rd L);brother Carl <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalnews.ca\/6442814693\/story.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.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/22\/world\/africa\/pistorius-legal-q-and-a\/index.html\">Pistorius case: South Africa&#039;s legal system in the spotlight &#8211; CNN<\/a> &#8211; <em>cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Slate Magazine (blog)Pistorius case: South Africa&#39;s legal system in the spotlightCNNEditor&#39;s note: South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murdering his girlfriend, model <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/22\/world\/africa\/pistorius-legal-q-and-a\/index.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.businessinsider.com\/pistorius-case-and-south-africas-police-2013-2\">The Pistorius Case Casts A Lurid Light On South Africa&#039;s Corrupt Police Force &#8211; Business Insider<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessinsider.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Business InsiderThe Pistorius Case Casts A Lurid Light On South Africa&#39;s Corrupt Police ForceBusiness InsiderThe police in South Africa are notoriously incompetent, corrupt and poorly trained. Man <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/pistorius-case-and-south-africas-police-2013-2\"> 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\/02\/22\/world\/africa\/pistorius-legal-q-and-a\/?hpt=hp_c1\">Pistorius case: South Africa&#039;s legal system in the spotlight &#8211; CNN<\/a> &#8211; <em>cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Christian Science MonitorPistorius case: South Africa&#39;s legal system in the spotlightCNNEditor&#39;s note: South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murdering his girlfriend, mo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/02\/22\/world\/africa\/pistorius-legal-q-and-a\/?hpt=hp_c1\"> 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\/606044.html\">SA get taste of life without Kallis <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comSA get taste of life without KallisESPNcricinfo.comIf quality of depth is, as Graeme Smith insists, the key factor in South Africa&#39;s ability to play at a standard high enough to re <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/south-africa-v-pakistan-2013\/content\/current\/story\/606044.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\/story\/606041.html\">Mohammad Akram satisfied with raw attack&#039;s performance  (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.com (blog)Mohammad Akram satisfied with raw attack&#39;s performanceESPNcricinfo.com (blog)He was under no illusion that he was brought to South Africa to play Test cricket. According to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/south-africa-v-pakistan-2013\/content\/story\/606041.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/travel.nytimes.com\/2013\/02\/24\/travel\/hiking-biking-and-bubbly-in-south-africa.html?pagewanted=all\">Hiking, Biking and Bubbly in South Africa &#8211; New York Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>travel.nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York TimesHiking, Biking and Bubbly in South AfricaNew York Times&#8230; added by its late owner, Graham Beck, a local entrepreneur and winemaker; a Mercedes minivan ready to chauffeur you, gratis, an <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/travel.nytimes.com\/2013\/02\/24\/travel\/hiking-biking-and-bubbly-in-south-africa.html?pagewanted=all\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.gulf-times.com\/sport\/192\/details\/343097\/federer%E2%80%99s-heart-is-in-south-africa\">Federer&#039;s heart is in South Africa &#8211; Gulf Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>gulf-times.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Gulf TimesFederer&#39;s heart is in South AfricaGulf TimesRoger Federer was back in South Africa for the first time in eight years and it was not long before he was surrounded by a swarm of three-year <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.gulf-times.com\/sport\/192\/details\/343097\/federer%E2%80%99s-heart-is-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:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2013-02-22\/jd-group-warns-south-africa-consumer-spending-to-remain-weak\">JD Group Warns South Africa Consumer Spending to Remain Weak &#8211; Businessweek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">JD Group Warns South Africa Consumer Spending to Remain WeakBusinessweekShoprite Holdings Ltd. (SHP), Africa&#39;s largest food retailer, said on Feb. 19 that increases in the price of fuel and power <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2013-02-22\/jd-group-warns-south-africa-consumer-spending-to-remain-weak\"> 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\/22\/us-safrica-pistorius-idUSBRE91K0FN20130222\">South Africa&#039;s Pistorius goes free on $113000 bail &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NPRSouth Africa&#39;s Pistorius goes free on $113000 bailReutersBy local standards, the bail conditions are onerous but it remains to be seen if they appease opposition to the decision from groups cam <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/02\/22\/us-safrica-pistorius-idUSBRE91K0FN20130222\"> 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\/oscar-pistorius\/9888384\/Oscar-Pistorius-bail-decision-hugely-significant-for-South-Africa.html\">Oscar Pistorius bail decision &#039;hugely significant&#039; for South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Oscar Pistorius bail decision &#39;hugely significant&#39; for South AfricaTelegraph.co.ukThe Telegraph&#39;s Southern Africa correspondent called the decision &quot;hugely significant&quot; for South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/oscar-pistorius\/9888384\/Oscar-Pistorius-bail-decision-hugely-significant-for-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.baltimoresun.com\/news\/opinion\/oped\/bs-ed-pistorius-20130222,0,3193003.story\">Pistorius and South Africa&#039;s culture of fear &#8211; Baltimore Sun<\/a> &#8211; <em>baltimoresun.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Pistorius and South Africa&#39;s culture of fearBaltimore SunThus, it might appear that this will be an open-and-shut case when Mr. Pistorius goes before a judge in a trial that will inevitably become <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/opinion\/oped\/bs-ed-pistorius-20130222,0,3193003.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\/2013-02-22\/jd-group-warns-south-africa-consumer-spending-to-remain-weak.html\">JD Group Warns South Africa Consumer Spending to Remain Weak &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">JD Group Warns South Africa Consumer Spending to Remain WeakBloombergShoprite Holdings Ltd. (SHP), Africa&#39;s largest food retailer, said on Feb. 19 that increases in the price of fuel and power in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-02-22\/jd-group-warns-south-africa-consumer-spending-to-remain-weak.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.npr.org\/2013\/02\/22\/172636759\/in-south-africa-crime-and-violence-are-permanent-headlines\">Waldo Swiegers\/AP &#8211; NPR<\/a> &#8211; <em>npr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NPRWaldo Swiegers\/APNPRA women&#39;s group protests outside the courthouse in Pretoria, South Africa, on Tuesday, Feb 19, where Oscar Pistorius was attending his bail hearing. Violence against women i <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2013\/02\/22\/172636759\/in-south-africa-crime-and-violence-are-permanent-headlines\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ca.sports.yahoo.com\/news\/south-africas-anc-womens-league-dismayed-pistorius-bail-152559818--spt.html\">South Africa&#039;s ANC Women&#039;s League dismayed by Pistorius bail &#8211; Yahoo! Canada Sports<\/a> &#8211; <em>ca.sports.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s ANC Women&#39;s League dismayed by Pistorius bailYahoo! Canada SportsJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; The Women&#39;s League of South Africa&#39;s ruling ANC party said it was disappointed <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ca.sports.yahoo.com\/news\/south-africas-anc-womens-league-dismayed-pistorius-bail-152559818--spt.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.chicagotribune.com\/news\/sns-rt-us-safrica-pistorius-ancwomenbre91l0ph-20130222,0,6015482.story\">South Africa&#039;s ANC Women&#039;s League dismayed by Pistorius bail &#8211; Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8211; <em>chicagotribune.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s ANC Women&#39;s League dismayed by Pistorius bailChicago TribuneJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; The Women&#39;s League of South Africa&#39;s ruling ANC party said it was disappointed that <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/sns-rt-us-safrica-pistorius-ancwomenbre91l0ph-20130222,0,6015482.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.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/02\/22\/us-safrica-pistorius-ancwomen-idUSBRE91L0PH20130222\">South Africa&#039;s ANC Women&#039;s League dismayed by Pistorius bail &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s ANC Women&#39;s League dismayed by Pistorius bailReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; The Women&#39;s League of South Africa&#39;s ruling ANC party said it was disappointed that a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/02\/22\/us-safrica-pistorius-ancwomen-idUSBRE91L0PH20130222\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ibnlive.in.com\/news\/cricketnext\/3rd-test-pak-sting-sa-with-two-quick-wickets\/374466-78.html\">South Africa vs Pakistan, 3rd Test, Day 1: As it happened &#8211; 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