{"id":18632,"date":"2013-03-08T10:13:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T08:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-march-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-03-08T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T08:13:30","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-march-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-march-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 8 March 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/sport\/cricket\/2013\/03\/08\/five-chances-for-south-africa-to-sort-out-one-dayers\">Five chances for South Africa to sort out one-dayers &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/08\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveFive chances for South Africa to sort out one-dayersBDliveA 95-run thumping by Pakistan in a Twenty20 international in Centurion at the weekend emphasised how off the boil South Africa are in sh <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/sport\/cricket\/2013\/03\/08\/five-chances-for-south-africa-to-sort-out-one-dayers\"> 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\/mar\/08\/south-africa-disability-prison\">Help for South Africa&#039;s Prisoner A &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/08\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianHelp for South Africa&#39;s Prisoner AThe GuardianAfter members of South Africa&#39;s National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities read his story, Fakude&#39;s life took a turn <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/mar\/08\/south-africa-disability-prison\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/03\/08\/world\/africa\/south-africa-detective-who-erred-in-pistorius-investigation-resigns.html\">South Africa: Detective Who Erred in Pistorius Investigation Resigns &#8211; New York Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/08\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Straits TimesSouth Africa: Detective Who Erred in Pistorius Investigation ResignsNew York TimesThe former lead detective in the investigation into the death of the girlfriend of the Olympic athlete Os <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/03\/08\/world\/africa\/south-africa-detective-who-erred-in-pistorius-investigation-resigns.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.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-03-08-death-by-a-thousand-pinpricks-south-africas-ever-vanishing-right-to-protest\/\">Death by a thousand pinpricks &#8211; South Africa&#039;s ever-vanishing right to protest &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/08\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Death by a thousand pinpricks &#8211; South Africa&#39;s ever-vanishing right to protestDaily MaverickA great deal of media coverage has been given to &#39;violent&#39; protests. But it&#39;s a narrow view <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-03-08-death-by-a-thousand-pinpricks-south-africas-ever-vanishing-right-to-protest\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/entertainment\/arts-books\/from-south-africa-with-love-world-conquering-soweto-gospel-choir-returns-to-melbourne-in-anniversary-tour\/story-fn7euh6j-1226593035293\">From South Africa with love, world-conquering Soweto Gospel Choir returns to &#8230; &#8211; Herald Sun<\/a> &#8211; <em>heraldsun.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">From South Africa with love, world-conquering Soweto Gospel Choir returns to &#8230;Herald SunIN 2003, the Soweto Gospel Choir boarded a bus for Frankston. The then newly formed company from South Africa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/entertainment\/arts-books\/from-south-africa-with-love-world-conquering-soweto-gospel-choir-returns-to-melbourne-in-anniversary-tour\/story-fn7euh6j-1226593035293\"> 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\/0307\/RainbowNation-The-rise-of-South-Africa-s-black-Twitter\">#RainbowNation: The rise of South Africa&#039;s &#039;black Twitter&#039; &#8211; Christian Science Monitor<\/a> &#8211; <em>csmonitor.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">#RainbowNation: The rise of South Africa&#39;s &#39;black Twitter&#39;Christian Science Monitor19 years after the end of apartheid in South Africa, the country&#39;s formerly white-dominated media out <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Africa\/2013\/0307\/RainbowNation-The-rise-of-South-Africa-s-black-Twitter\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/atlantablackstar.com\/2013\/03\/07\/nigeria-to-eventually-overtake-south-africa-as-africas-largest-economy\/\">Nigeria Projected to Surpass South Africa as Continent&#039;s Largest Economy &#8211; Atlanta Black Star<\/a> &#8211; <em>atlantablackstar.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Nigeria Projected to Surpass South Africa as Continent&#39;s Largest EconomyAtlanta Black StarNearly every aspect of it will be privately run, from electricity supply to security. Economists expect Ni <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/atlantablackstar.com\/2013\/03\/07\/nigeria-to-eventually-overtake-south-africa-as-africas-largest-economy\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/70770-top-broadband-suburbs-in-south-africa-3.html\">Top broadband suburbs in South Africa &#8211; MyBroadband<\/a> &#8211; <em>mybroadband.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">MyBroadbandTop broadband suburbs in South AfricaMyBroadbandThe Net Index website, which uses data from millions of recent test results from Speedtest.net, shows that the average download speed in Sout <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/70770-top-broadband-suburbs-in-south-africa-3.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\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/southafrica\/9916310\/South-Africa-is-an-angry-nation-on-the-brink-warns-Nelson-Mandelas-wife.html\">South Africa is an angry nation on the brink, warns Nelson Mandela&#039;s wife <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukSouth Africa is an angry nation on the brink, warns Nelson Mandela&#39;s wifeTelegraph.co.uk\u201cSouth Africa is an angry nation,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are on the precipice of something very <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/southafrica\/9916310\/South-Africa-is-an-angry-nation-on-the-brink-warns-Nelson-Mandelas-wife.html\"> 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\/SB10001424127887324128504578346531991064550.html\">South Africa Rand Slips Despite Emerging-Market Currency Gains &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa Rand Slips Despite Emerging-Market Currency GainsWall Street Journal&quot;South Africa is plagued by poor economic releases and a preference from officials to see the ra <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887324128504578346531991064550.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.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2013\/03\/new-south-african-spider\/\">New Species of Cryptic Spider Discovered in South Africa &#8211; Wired (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>wired.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Wired (blog)New Species of Cryptic Spider Discovered in South AfricaWired (blog)Entomologist Charles Richard Haddad of South Africa&#39;s University of the Free State found the new spider while studyi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2013\/03\/new-south-african-spider\/\"> 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\/9916310\/South-Africa-is-bleeding-and-on-the-brink-warns-Nelson-Mandelas-wife.html\">South Africa is bleeding and on the brink, warns Nelson Mandela&#039;s wife <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukSouth Africa is bleeding and on the brink, warns Nelson Mandela&#39;s wifeTelegraph.co.ukWhile Mrs Machel did not lay the blame for such fury at any particular door, her comments will b <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/southafrica\/9916310\/South-Africa-is-bleeding-and-on-the-brink-warns-Nelson-Mandelas-wife.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.newser.com\/article\/da4scqhg2\/south-africa-former-investigator-in-oscar-pistorius-case-quits-police-force.html\">South Africa: former investigator in Oscar Pistorius case quits police force &#8211; Newser<\/a> &#8211; <em>newser.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Straits TimesSouth Africa: former investigator in Oscar Pistorius case quits police forceNewserBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Associated Press | 6 hours, 22 minutes ago in Sports. The former lead detective <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newser.com\/article\/da4scqhg2\/south-africa-former-investigator-in-oscar-pistorius-case-quits-police-force.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.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/south-africa-pr-firm-for-pistorius-says-it-is-handing-its-duties-to-the-olympians-family\/2013\/03\/07\/8fa36d3c-8708-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_story.html\">South Africa: former investigator in Oscar Pistorius case quits police force &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Washington PostSouth Africa: former investigator in Oscar Pistorius case quits police forceWashington PostJOHANNESBURG \u2014 The former lead detective in South Africa&#39;s investigation of the murder c <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/south-africa-pr-firm-for-pistorius-says-it-is-handing-its-duties-to-the-olympians-family\/2013\/03\/07\/8fa36d3c-8708-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_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.economist.com\/news\/middle-east-and-africa\/21573156-death-taxi-driver-highlights-failings-throughout-police-bad-cop-bad\">The death of a taxi driver highlights failings throughout the police &#8211; The Economist<\/a> &#8211; <em>economist.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The death of a taxi driver highlights failings throughout the policeThe EconomistThe police commissioner, Riah Phiyega, tried to play down the incident, saying, \u201cWhat is in the video is not how the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/middle-east-and-africa\/21573156-death-taxi-driver-highlights-failings-throughout-police-bad-cop-bad\"> 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\/transport\/2013\/03\/07\/south-africa-ranks-64th-in-travel-and-tourism-competitive-index\">South Africa ranks 64th in travel and tourism competitive index &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveSouth Africa ranks 64th in travel and tourism competitive indexBDliveSOUTH Africa has improved its ranking in this year&#39;s World Economic Forum Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index to 64t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/business\/transport\/2013\/03\/07\/south-africa-ranks-64th-in-travel-and-tourism-competitive-index\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/breaking-news\/world\/story\/south-africa-former-pistorius-detective-quits-force-20130308\">South Africa: former Pistorius detective quits force &#8211; Straits Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>straitstimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Straits TimesSouth Africa: former Pistorius detective quits forceStraits Times20, 2013 file photo, Investigating officer Hilton Botha, sits inside the court witness box during the Oscar Pistorius bail <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/breaking-news\/world\/story\/south-africa-former-pistorius-detective-quits-force-20130308\"> 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\/ci\/content\/story\/623986.html\">South Africa abandon one-day experiements <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa abandon one-day experiementsESPNcricinfo.comLike a scientist who has decided his analysis has run its course, Gary Kirsten declared the exploratory phase for South Africa&#038; <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/ci\/content\/story\/623986.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.washingtonpost.com\/world\/africa\/south-africa-former-leader-of-hit-squad-for-apartheid-government-dies-of-kidney-failure\/2013\/03\/07\/c929053e-8727-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_story.html\">South Africa: former leader of hit squad for apartheid government dies of &#8230; &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Washington PostSouth Africa: former leader of hit squad for apartheid government dies of &#8230;Washington PostJOHANNESBURG \u2014 Dirk Coetzee, a former commander of a covert police unit in apartheid-era So <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/africa\/south-africa-former-leader-of-hit-squad-for-apartheid-government-dies-of-kidney-failure\/2013\/03\/07\/c929053e-8727-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_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:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201303071218.html\">Towards a Political Economy of Rape <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Brisbane TimesTowards a Political Economy of RapeAllAfrica.comSouth Africa&#39;s pervasive culture of hyper-masculinity has been blamed for the problem, as has the patriarchal nature of its society, w <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201303071218.html\"> more&#8230; 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