{"id":18952,"date":"2013-03-27T10:13:13","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T08:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-march-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-03-27T10:13:13","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T08:13:13","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-march-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-march-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 27 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.timeslive.co.za\/scitech\/2013\/03\/26\/south-africa-conducting-tv-spectrum-internet-trials\">South Africa conducting TV spectrum Internet trials &#8211; Times LIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>timeslive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times LIVESouth Africa conducting TV spectrum Internet trialsTimes LIVE&#8230; seen displaying the Google search page. File picture. Image by: BRENDAN MCDERMID \/ REUTERS. South Africa is conducting trials <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/scitech\/2013\/03\/26\/south-africa-conducting-tv-spectrum-internet-trials\"> 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\/2013\/03\/27\/south-africas-involvement-in-a-foreign-war-demands-an-explanation\">South Africa&#039;s involvement in a foreign war demands an explanation &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveSouth Africa&#39;s involvement in a foreign war demands an explanationBDliveSince it is clear that our intention has always been to militarily shore up Boziz\u00e9&#39;s weak government, it appears <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/opinion\/2013\/03\/27\/south-africas-involvement-in-a-foreign-war-demands-an-explanation\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/cndy\/2013-03\/27\/content_16347714.htm\">Mandarin makes its voice heard in South Africa &#8211; China Daily<\/a> &#8211; <em>chinadaily.com.cn<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">China DailyMandarin makes its voice heard in South AfricaChina DailyProfessor Wu Qianlong, Confucius Institute director at the University of Cape Town, says the institute isn&#39;t new in South Africa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/cndy\/2013-03\/27\/content_16347714.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.nytimes.com\/2013\/03\/27\/world\/africa\/south-africa-24-year-term-in-nigerian-car-bombings.html\">South Africa: 24-Year Term in Nigerian Car Bombings &#8211; New York Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/27\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo! News (blog)South Africa: 24-Year Term in Nigerian Car BombingsNew York TimesHe moved to South Africa after Nigeria, acting to end the uprising, issued an amnesty for members of the guerrilla gr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/03\/27\/world\/africa\/south-africa-24-year-term-in-nigerian-car-bombings.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\/2013-03-27-5152304f7296c\/\">FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineFIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickThe death of 13 South African soldiers \u2013 all parabats from One Parachute Battalion in Bloemfontein \u2013 in the Central African Republic has s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-03-27-5152304f7296c\/\"> 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\/opinions\/south-africas-sweatshops-should-be-closed\/2013\/03\/26\/01ef155e-9563-11e2-95ca-dd43e7ffee9c_story.html\">South Africa&#039;s sweatshops should be closed &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s sweatshops should be closedWashington PostMs. Applebaum lamented policies that aim to shut down \u201clow-cost, labor-intensive factories\u201d in South Africa, but these factories are kn <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/south-africas-sweatshops-should-be-closed\/2013\/03\/26\/01ef155e-9563-11e2-95ca-dd43e7ffee9c_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.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-03-26\/russia-south-africa-seek-to-create-opec-style-platinum-bloc.html\">Russia, South Africa Seek to Create OPEC-Style Platinum Bloc &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Russia, South Africa Seek to Create OPEC-Style Platinum BlocBloombergRussia and South Africa, which together control about 80 percent of the world&#39;s reserves of platinum group metals, plan to crea <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-03-26\/russia-south-africa-seek-to-create-opec-style-platinum-bloc.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.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-03-26\/south-africa-must-cut-power-use-by-15-percent-minister.html\">South Africa Must Cut Power Use By 15 Percent: Minister &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa Must Cut Power Use By 15 Percent: MinisterBloombergSouth Africa must cut power consumption by 10 percent to 15 percent to avoid a repeat of rolling blackouts that crippl <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-03-26\/south-africa-must-cut-power-use-by-15-percent-minister.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/media.brisbanetimes.com.au\/national\/selections\/chinas-xi-arrives-in-south-africa-4143221.html\">China&#039;s Xi arrives in South Africa &#8211; Brisbane Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>media.brisbanetimes.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Brisbane TimesChina&#39;s Xi arrives in South AfricaBrisbane TimesChina&#39;s Xi arrives in South Africa (00:39). RAW VISION: Chinese President Xi welcomed by South African President Jacob Zuma ahead <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/media.brisbanetimes.com.au\/national\/selections\/chinas-xi-arrives-in-south-africa-4143221.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\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=175335878\">South Africa Signs Deals With Russia, China &#8211; NPR<\/a> &#8211; <em>npr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Voice of AmericaSouth Africa Signs Deals With Russia, ChinaNPRDURBAN, South Africa (AP) \u2014 South Africa signed a raft of agreements with Russia and China on Tuesday, from maintenance for Russian heli <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=175335878\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/frontpagemag.com\/2013\/dgreenfield\/7-year-old-girl-raped-to-death-in-south-africa\/\">7-Year-Old Girl Raped to Death in South Africa &#8211; FrontPage Magazine<\/a> &#8211; <em>frontpagemag.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">7-Year-Old Girl Raped to Death in South AfricaFrontPage MagazineSouth Africa has the most rapes per capita of anywhere in the world. 3,600 rapes happen in South Africa every day. 40% percent of South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/frontpagemag.com\/2013\/dgreenfield\/7-year-old-girl-raped-to-death-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.washingtonpost.com\/business\/china-and-brazil-to-sign-trade-deal-for-local-currency-at-summit-of-brics-nations\/2013\/03\/26\/76573ce2-95f8-11e2-8764-d42c128a01ef_story.html\">South Africa signs deals with Russia, China ahead of BRICS summit to reduce &#8230; &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Voice of AmericaSouth Africa signs deals with Russia, China ahead of BRICS summit to reduce &#8230;Washington PostDURBAN, South Africa \u2014 South Africa signed a raft of agreements with Russia and China on <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/china-and-brazil-to-sign-trade-deal-for-local-currency-at-summit-of-brics-nations\/2013\/03\/26\/76573ce2-95f8-11e2-8764-d42c128a01ef_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:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/south-africa-signs-deals-russia-china-200231013--finance.html\">South Africa signs deals with Russia, China &#8211; Yahoo! News (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo! News (blog)South Africa signs deals with Russia, ChinaYahoo! News (blog)Associated Press\/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service,Pool &#8211; Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/south-africa-signs-deals-russia-china-200231013--finance.html\"> 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\/life-style\/travel\/Jonty-Rhodes-takes-you-to-South-Africa\/articleshow\/19218486.cms\">Jonty Rhodes takes you to South Africa &#8211; Times of India<\/a> &#8211; <em>timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times of IndiaJonty Rhodes takes you to South AfricaTimes of IndiaSays Jonty, &quot;I am delighted and thrilled to promote my beautiful country in India. I am looking forward to encouraging more India <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/travel\/Jonty-Rhodes-takes-you-to-South-Africa\/articleshow\/19218486.cms\"> 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\/205432-our-performance-was-disappointing-in-south-africa-misbah-ul-haq\">Our performance was disappointing in South Africa: Misbah-ul-Haq &#8211; NDTV<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.ndtv.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NDTVOur performance was disappointing in South Africa: Misbah-ul-HaqNDTVLahore: Pakistan&#39; Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that it was an alarming situation for Pakistan cricket the way the tea <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/news\/205432-our-performance-was-disappointing-in-south-africa-misbah-ul-haq\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/brics-summit-opens-in-south-africa\/1628899.html\">BRICS Summit Opens in South Africa &#8211; Voice of America<\/a> &#8211; <em>voanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Voice of AmericaBRICS Summit Opens in South AfricaVoice of AmericaLeaders from Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa are meeting in the South African port city of Durban for a summit of the fi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/brics-summit-opens-in-south-africa\/1628899.html\"> 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\/03\/26\/south-africa-ascendant-african-growth-engine\/\">South Africa: Ascendant African Growth Engine? &#8211; Council on Foreign Relations (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.cfr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Ascendant African Growth Engine?Council on Foreign Relations (blog)John Kane-Berman, Chief Executive of the South African Institute of Race Relations and South Africa&#39;s ambassador to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/campbell\/2013\/03\/26\/south-africa-ascendant-african-growth-engine\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/news\/morsy-meet-putin-south-africa\">Morsy to meet Putin in South Africa &#8211; Egypt Independent<\/a> &#8211; <em>egyptindependent.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Egypt IndependentMorsy to meet Putin in South AfricaEgypt IndependentPresident Mohamed Morsy will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during the BRICS summit in Durban, South Africa, according <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/news\/morsy-meet-putin-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.sportlive.co.za\/soccer\/sa\/2013\/03\/26\/car-players-marooned-in-south-africa-after-coup\">CAR players marooned in South Africa after coup &#8211; Sport LIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>sportlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveCAR players marooned in South Africa after coupSport LIVETHREATS by Central African Republic coach Herve Loungoundji to crush Bafana in the return leg might still be ringing in Gordon Igesund&#038;#3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sportlive.co.za\/soccer\/sa\/2013\/03\/26\/car-players-marooned-in-south-africa-after-coup\"> 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\/international\/china-260313.htm\">South Africa, China strengthen ties &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa, China strengthen tiesSouth Africa.infoThe signing of agreements in various fields would serve to strengthen the already cordial ties between South Africa and China, President Jacob Zuma <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/international\/china-260313.htm\"> 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>South Africa conducting TV spectrum Internet trials &#8211; Times LIVE &#8211; timeslive.co.za 03\/27\/2013 Times LIVESouth Africa conducting TV spectrum Internet trialsTimes LIVE&#8230; seen displaying the Google search page. 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