{"id":19275,"date":"2013-04-17T10:14:14","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T08:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-april-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-04-17T10:14:14","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T08:14:14","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-april-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-april-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 17 April 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newstrackindia.com\/newsdetails\/2013\/04\/17\/74--South-Africa-s-tourism-growth-outstrips-world-average-.html\">South Africa&#039;s tourism growth outstrips world average &#8211; News Track India &#8211; Newstrack India<\/a> &#8211; <em>newstrackindia.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">iAfrica.comSouth Africa&#39;s tourism growth outstrips world average &#8211; News Track IndiaNewstrack IndiaCape Town, April 17 (IANS) South Africa&#39;s tourism growth outstripped the world average last ye <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newstrackindia.com\/newsdetails\/2013\/04\/17\/74--South-Africa-s-tourism-growth-outstrips-world-average-.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.bizcommunity.com\/Article\/196\/357\/92137.html\">AIG appoints new MD of South Africa  <\/a> &#8211; <em>bizcommunity.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AIG appoints new MD of South Africa &#8211; Bizcommunity.comBizcommunity.comAbraham joined AIG in 2002 as CFO for Africa and in 2007 he was appointed as COO for Africa. Most recently he has been based in Du <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bizcommunity.com\/Article\/196\/357\/92137.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\/trends\/newbusiness\/fnb-170413.htm\">FNB launches banking app for tablets &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">MarkLives.comFNB launches banking app for tabletsSouth Africa.infoWith tablet devices growing in popularity in South Africa, First National Bank (FNB) has become the first of the country&#39;s retail <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/business\/trends\/newbusiness\/fnb-170413.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\/africa\/mining-170413.htm\">Time for SA miners &#039;to look to Africa&#039; &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Time for SA miners &#39;to look to Africa&#39;South Africa.infoEmerging South African mining companies should heed the call to expand northwards into Africa, offsetting low earnings in certain commodi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/africa\/mining-170413.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/swimswam.com\/day-two-of-2013-swimming-south-africa-day-2-trials-delayed-because-of-green-pool\/\">Day Two Of 2013 Swimming South Africa Day 2 Trials Delayed Because of &#8230; &#8211; SwimSwam<\/a> &#8211; <em>swimswam.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SwimSwamDay Two Of 2013 Swimming South Africa Day 2 Trials Delayed Because of &#8230;SwimSwamThis photo, taken on Sunday, shows the pool that swimmers arrived to in Port Elizabeth; the situation has not i <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/swimswam.com\/day-two-of-2013-swimming-south-africa-day-2-trials-delayed-because-of-green-pool\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/news-by-industry\/et-cetera\/banker-to-the-street-south-africas-firstrand-bank-sets-up-atm-in-dharavi-slum\/articleshow\/19588652.cms\">Banker to the street: South Africa&#039;s FirstRand Bank sets up ATM in Dharavi slum &#8211; Economic Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>economictimes.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Economic TimesBanker to the street: South Africa&#39;s FirstRand Bank sets up ATM in Dharavi slumEconomic TimesEssentially an investment bank, FirstRand has opened about 13,000 accounts. It has taken <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/news-by-industry\/et-cetera\/banker-to-the-street-south-africas-firstrand-bank-sets-up-atm-in-dharavi-slum\/articleshow\/19588652.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.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-04-17-516dccb52459c\/\">FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineFIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickThe ANC has condemned the Boston bomb blasts that killed three and injured more than 130 people as a \u201csenseless and dastardly act of terrori <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-04-17-516dccb52459c\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.finalcall.com\/artman\/publish\/World_News_3\/article_9765.shtml\">South Africa signs deals with Russia, China  News<\/a> &#8211; <em>finalcall.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FinalCall.com NewsSouth Africa signs deals with Russia, ChinaFinalCall.com NewsDURBAN, South Africa &#8211; South Africa signed a raft of agreements with Russia and China recently, from maintenance for Russ <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.finalcall.com\/artman\/publish\/World_News_3\/article_9765.shtml\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/news\/2013\/04\/16\/south-africa-amcu-wont-participate-in-miners-collective-wage-talks\/\">South Africa&#039;s AMCU Won&#039;t Participate in Miners&#039; Collective Wage Talks &#8211; Fox Business<\/a> &#8211; <em>foxbusiness.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s AMCU Won&#39;t Participate in Miners&#39; Collective Wage TalksFox BusinessSouth Africa&#39;s newest mining union, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, or AMCU, sa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/news\/2013\/04\/16\/south-africa-amcu-wont-participate-in-miners-collective-wage-talks\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/2013\/04\/16\/heritage-meets-culture-at-the-indaba-2013-durban-south-africa-from-the-11th-to-14th-of-may-2013\/\">Heritage Meets Culture at INDABA 2013 \u2013 Durban, South Africa from the 11th to &#8230; &#8211; Bella Naija<\/a> &#8211; <em>bellanaija.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Bella NaijaHeritage Meets Culture at INDABA 2013 \u2013 Durban, South Africa from the 11th to &#8230;Bella NaijaThe South African Tourism INDABA 2013, is Africa&#39;s top travel show. It is set to offer oppo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/2013\/04\/16\/heritage-meets-culture-at-the-indaba-2013-durban-south-africa-from-the-11th-to-14th-of-may-2013\/\"> 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\/201304161771.html\">The National Development Plan Can Improve Policing in South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The National Development Plan Can Improve Policing in South AfricaAllAfrica.comThis took place during a popular television programme called &#39;The Big Debate&#39; screened on one of South Africa&#038;#39 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201304161771.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.bdlive.co.za\/opinion\/2013\/04\/16\/why-south-africa-owes-a-huge-debt-to-the-iron-lady\">Why SA owes a huge debt to the Iron Lady &#8211; BusinessLIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineWhy SA owes a huge debt to the Iron LadyBusinessLIVEWhen considering Britain&#39;s increasingly controversial relationship with South Africa, she brought to bear all the qualities th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/opinion\/2013\/04\/16\/why-south-africa-owes-a-huge-debt-to-the-iron-lady\"> 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\/jse-stocks-recover-1.1501316\">JSE stocks recover &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineJSE stocks recoverIndependent OnlineInvestors were now wagering that mining houses in resource-rich South Africa, already under pressure before the commodities sell-off, have fallen <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/markets\/south-africa\/jse-stocks-recover-1.1501316\"> 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\/apr\/16\/oscar-pistorius-police-mobile-phones-confiscated\">Oscar Pistorius: South Africa police mobile phones confiscated &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianOscar Pistorius: South Africa police mobile phones confiscatedThe GuardianPolice in South Africa have been forced to surrender 49 mobile phones that they used to snatch photos of Paralympi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/apr\/16\/oscar-pistorius-police-mobile-phones-confiscated\"> 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\/environment\/2013\/apr\/16\/south-africa-lion-bones-trade\">Demand for lion bones offers South African breeders a lucrative return &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianDemand for lion bones offers South African breeders a lucrative returnThe Guardian&quot;In the past three months we have issued as many export licences as in a whole year,&quot; says an of <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2013\/apr\/16\/south-africa-lion-bones-trade\"> 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\/201304161495.html\">The Khoi, San People Agree to Work With Govt in Restoring Their Land Rights <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Khoi, San People Agree to Work With Govt in Restoring Their Land RightsAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: The Khoi, San People Agree to Work With Govt in Restoring Their Land Rights. 16 April 2013. press <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201304161495.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.freshplaza.com\/news_detail.asp?id=108085\">First avocados from South Africa are arriving &#8211; FreshPlaza &#8211; FreshPlaza<\/a> &#8211; <em>freshplaza.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FreshPlazaFirst avocados from South Africa are arriving &#8211; FreshPlazaFreshPlaza&quot;In a few weeks&#39; time the situation should normalise: regular deliveries should arrive from South Africa and pric <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.freshplaza.com\/news_detail.asp?id=108085\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldonline.com\/2013\/04\/16\/4777152\/frost-sullivan-lauds-genpact-south.html\">Frost &amp; Sullivan Lauds Genpact South Africa for its Commitment to Enhancing &#8230; 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