{"id":18291,"date":"2013-02-27T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T08:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-february-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-02-27T10:14:13","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T08:14:13","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-february-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-february-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 27 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.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/golf-lugg-270213.htm\">Special Olympics ace makes golf history &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Special Olympics ace makes golf historySouth Africa.infoSouth Africa Special Olympics gold medallist Thomas Lugg set a new benchmark for Special Olympians worldwide when he made a historic debut at th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/golf-lugg-270213.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/motorsport-270213.htm\">De Villiers Motor Sportsman of the Year &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">De Villiers Motor Sportsman of the YearSouth Africa.infoGiniel de Villiers, who finished third overall and first in the class for petrol-engined 4&#215;4 vehicles in the 2012 Dakar Rally, received the Brid <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/motorsport-270213.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/nz.sports.yahoo.com\/news\/article\/-\/16255834\/black-sox-beat-south-africa-9-0\/\">Black Sox beat South Africa 9-0 &#8211; Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>nz.sports.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Black Sox beat South Africa 9-0Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog)Outfielder Daniel Milne hit a three-run homer as New Zealand beat South Africa 9-0 in five innings in Auckland in their final hit-out before the w <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/nz.sports.yahoo.com\/news\/article\/-\/16255834\/black-sox-beat-south-africa-9-0\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/130227\/news-current-affairs\/article\/ap-workers-stranded-south-africa\">AP workers stranded in South Africa &#8211; Deccan Chronicle<\/a> &#8211; <em>deccanchronicle.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AP workers stranded in South AfricaDeccan ChronicleNizamabad: As many as 200 Indian workers, many of them from Andhra Pradesh, have been stranded in Gaban of South Africa for the past couple of days. <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/130227\/news-current-affairs\/article\/ap-workers-stranded-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.scotsman.com\/sport\/golf\/scots-quartet-into-second-round-in-south-africa-1-2811288\">Scots quartet into second round in South Africa &#8211; Scotsman<\/a> &#8211; <em>scotsman.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Scots quartet into second round in South AfricaScotsmanScots quartet into second round in South Africa. By MARTIN DEMPSTER Published on Wednesday 27 February 2013 01:20. ON-FORM Ewan Scott was one of <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/sport\/golf\/scots-quartet-into-second-round-in-south-africa-1-2811288\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.caradvice.com.au\/217050\/datsun-to-expand-into-south-africa\/\">Datsun to expand into South Africa &#8211; CarAdvice<\/a> &#8211; <em>caradvice.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Datsun to expand into South AfricaCarAdviceDatsun, a derivative of the Nissan Motor Co., will return to South Africa \u2013 where it was phased out in 1981 as Datsun was integrated with Nissan \u2013 as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.caradvice.com.au\/217050\/datsun-to-expand-into-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.iol.co.za\/business\/markets\/south-africa\/sa-stocks-track-global-markets-1.1477491\">SA stocks track global markets &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSA stocks track global marketsIndependent OnlineImperial Holdings, South Africa&#39;s biggest auto dealer, topped the gainers&#39; list ahead of its results on Wednesday, which are e <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/markets\/south-africa\/sa-stocks-track-global-markets-1.1477491\"> 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\/2013-02-27-512d4a57a73ea\/\">FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickOscar Pistorius will hold a private memorial service for Reeva Steenkamp at his uncle&#39;s home on Tuesday night. A statement issued by his reputation manageme <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-02-27-512d4a57a73ea\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theworld.org\/2013\/02\/south-africa-zimbabwe-rape\/\">South Africa to Investigate Mass Rapes in Neighboring Zimbabwe &#8211; PRI&#039;s The World<\/a> &#8211; <em>theworld.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">PRI&#8217;s The WorldSouth Africa to Investigate Mass Rapes in Neighboring ZimbabwePRI&#8217;s The WorldThe government of South Africa is invoking \u201cuniversal jursidiction\u201d to investigate allegations of a syst <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theworld.org\/2013\/02\/south-africa-zimbabwe-rape\/\"> 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\/2013-02-26\/budget-quandary-spooks-dollar-bondholders-south-africa-credit.html\">Budget Quandary Spooks Dollar Bondholders: South Africa Credit &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AllAfrica.comBudget Quandary Spooks Dollar Bondholders: South Africa CreditBloombergStandard &amp; Poor&#39;s, Moody&#39;s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings have all cut South Africa&#39;s credit ra <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-02-26\/budget-quandary-spooks-dollar-bondholders-south-africa-credit.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.insidetoronto.com\/news-story\/2080557-bedford-park-resident-helping-sierra-leone-south-africa-and-uganda-teens-go-to-school\/\">Bedford Park resident helping Sierra Leone, South Africa and Uganda teens go &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>insidetoronto.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Bedford Park resident helping Sierra Leone, South Africa and Uganda teens go &#8230;insideTORONTO.comBeautiful World Canada offers scholarships for high school and college or university in Sierra Leone, S <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.insidetoronto.com\/news-story\/2080557-bedford-park-resident-helping-sierra-leone-south-africa-and-uganda-teens-go-to-school\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2013\/02\/26\/leader-of-south-africas-agang-party-says-being-gay-is-how-god-created-us\/\">Leader of South Africa&#039;s Agang Party says being gay is &#039;how God created us&#039; <\/a> &#8211; <em>pinknews.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">PinkNews.co.ukLeader of South Africa&#39;s Agang Party says being gay is &#39;how God created us&#39;PinkNews.co.ukMamphela Ramphele, leader of South Africa&#39;s new Agang Party, has made comments in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2013\/02\/26\/leader-of-south-africas-agang-party-says-being-gay-is-how-god-created-us\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-202_162-57571350\/south-africa-buffalo-and-donkey-found-in-beef-products\/\">South Africa: Buffalo and donkey found in beef products &#8211; CBS News<\/a> &#8211; <em>cbsnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa: Buffalo and donkey found in beef productsCBS News&quot;This study confirms that the mislabeling of processed meats is commonplace in South Africa and not only violates food label <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-202_162-57571350\/south-africa-buffalo-and-donkey-found-in-beef-products\/\"> 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\/Sports\/wireStory\/south-africa-gun-instruction-manual-extracts-18599526\">South Africa Gun Instruction Manual Extracts &#8211; ABC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>abcnews.go.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Gun Instruction Manual ExtractsABC NewsExtracts from a widely used firearms instruction manual in South Africa, produced by the International Training Academy, which explains to prospecti <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Sports\/wireStory\/south-africa-gun-instruction-manual-extracts-18599526\"> 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\/26\/south-african-guns-are-us\">&#039;In South Africa the truth is this: guns are us&#039; &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Guardian&#39;In South Africa the truth is this: guns are us&#39;The GuardianWhat strikes the newcomer to South Africa is the ubiquity of violence; just beneath the surface of life run rivers of ra <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/feb\/26\/south-african-guns-are-us\"> 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\/business\/breaking-news\/south-africa-posts-25-growth-in-2012\/story-e6frg90f-1226586454281\">South Africa posts 2.5% growth in 2012 &#8211; The Australian<\/a> &#8211; <em>theaustralian.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BloombergSouth Africa posts 2.5% growth in 2012The AustralianThe annual figure was in line with government forecasts, but was down from 3.5 per cent in 2011. As many countries in Africa enjoy unpreced <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/business\/breaking-news\/south-africa-posts-25-growth-in-2012\/story-e6frg90f-1226586454281\"> 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\/south-africa-must-instil-new-confidence-in-global-investors-patrice-motsepe-2013-02-26\">South Africa must instil new confidence in global investors \u2013 Patrice Motsepe &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Mining Weekly<\/a> &#8211; <em>miningweekly.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa must instil new confidence in global investors \u2013 Patrice MotsepeCreamer Media&#8217;s Mining WeeklyJOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) \u2013 South Africa would benefit greatly if it succeeded in in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/south-africa-must-instil-new-confidence-in-global-investors-patrice-motsepe-2013-02-26\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/world\/2013\/02\/26\/south_africa_police_probing_zimbabwe_election_rapes.html\">South Africa police probing Zimbabwe election rapes &#8211; Toronto Star<\/a> &#8211; <em>thestar.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Toronto StarSouth Africa police probing Zimbabwe election rapesToronto StarSouth Africa is able to prosecute foreign citizens because it is a signatory to the Rome Statute, which established the Hague <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/world\/2013\/02\/26\/south_africa_police_probing_zimbabwe_election_rapes.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.southafrica.info\/business\/economy\/gdp-260213.htm\">South Africa posts 2.5% growth in 2012 &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BloombergSouth Africa posts 2.5% growth in 2012South Africa.infoSouth Africa&#39;s economy posted moderate growth of 2.5% in 2012, down from 3.5% in 2011, Statistics SA reported on Tuesday, with gross <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/business\/economy\/gdp-260213.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/lisaloverro\/2013\/02\/26\/delaire-graff-estate-a-sparkling-gem-in-south-africas-wine-country\/\">Delaire Graff Estate: A Sparkling Gem In South Africa&#039;s Wine Country &#8211; Forbes<\/a> &#8211; <em>forbes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ForbesDelaire Graff Estate: A Sparkling Gem In South Africa&#39;s Wine CountryForbesStellenbosch, South Africa, home to one of the most beautiful wine regions in the world is located just outside the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/lisaloverro\/2013\/02\/26\/delaire-graff-estate-a-sparkling-gem-in-south-africas-wine-country\/\"> more&#8230; 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