{"id":19434,"date":"2013-04-26T10:13:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T08:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-26-april-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-04-26T10:13:42","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T08:13:42","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-26-april-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-26-april-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 26 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.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/tennis-soweto-260413.htm\">Draw made for Women&#039;s Soweto Open &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Draw made for Women&#39;s Soweto OpenSouth Africa.infoTwenty countries will be represented in the main draw of the Women&#39;s Soweto Open, which was announced on Thursday. The tournament will be play <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/tennis-soweto-260413.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.namibian.com.na\/sport\/local\/full-story\/archive\/2013\/april\/article\/south-africa-win-zone-6-golf-title\/\">South Africa win Zone 6 golf title &#8211; Namibian<\/a> &#8211; <em>namibian.com.na<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa win Zone 6 golf titleNamibianSOUTH Africa comfortably won the Zone 6 Amateur Golf Tournament which finished at the Windhoek Country Club yesterday. South Africa took the honours with a to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.namibian.com.na\/sport\/local\/full-story\/archive\/2013\/april\/article\/south-africa-win-zone-6-golf-title\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/themediaonline.co.za\/2013\/04\/campaign-johnny-walker-keeps-south-africa-walking\/\">Campaign: Johnny Walker keeps South Africa walking &#8211; The Media Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>themediaonline.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Nehanda RadioCampaign: Johnny Walker keeps South Africa walkingThe Media OnlineSouth Africa celebrates 19 years of freedom tomorrow. It has been 22 years since former president Nelson Mandela took his <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/themediaonline.co.za\/2013\/04\/campaign-johnny-walker-keeps-south-africa-walking\/\"> 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\/04\/26\/world\/africa\/south-africa-lawmakers-pass-contentious-secrecy-bill.html\">South Africa: Lawmakers Pass Contentious Secrecy Bill &#8211; New York Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa: Lawmakers Pass Contentious Secrecy BillNew York TimesDespite pleas from press freedom groups and stalwarts of the struggle against apartheid, South Africa&#39;s Parliament on Thu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/04\/26\/world\/africa\/south-africa-lawmakers-pass-contentious-secrecy-bill.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\/2013-04-25-5179a6cd4df01\/\">FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickThe National Assembly in Parliament has voted in favour of the controversial Protection of State Information Bill, with 189 votes in favour, 74 against and one <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-04-25-5179a6cd4df01\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2013-04-26-00-south-africas-future-today\">South Africa&#039;s future, today &#8211; Mail &amp; Guardian Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>mg.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s future, todayMail &#038; Guardian OnlineSouth Africa is not the only developing country that has a &quot;youth bulge&quot; to contend with. Countries that can turn this demographic pheno <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2013-04-26-00-south-africas-future-today\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/04\/25\/oppikoppi-beer-drone_n_3157561.html\">OppiKoppi Beer Drone To Deliver Booze To South Africa Festival-Goers (VIDEO) &#8211; Huffington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>huffingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">OppiKoppi Beer Drone To Deliver Booze To South Africa Festival-Goers (VIDEO)Huffington PostStill bummed that the tacocopter probably isn&#39;t making deliveries anytime soon? Haven&#39;t quite built y <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/04\/25\/oppikoppi-beer-drone_n_3157561.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.rawstory.com\/rs\/2013\/04\/25\/south-africa-sees-record-tourism\/\">South Africa sees record tourism &#8211; Raw Story<\/a> &#8211; <em>rawstory.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Raw StorySouth Africa sees record tourismRaw StoryA record 9.2 million tourists visited South Africa last year, President Jacob Zuma said Thursday, revealing a surge in visitors from China. The number <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/rs\/2013\/04\/25\/south-africa-sees-record-tourism\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-22298825\">South Africa &#039;secrecy bill&#039; approved &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa &#39;secrecy bill&#39; approvedBBC NewsSouth African MPs have approved a controversial media bill after a three-year battle over the legislation. Dubbed the &quot;secrecy bill&#038;quo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-22298825\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2036390\/google-microsoft-pilot-tv-white-space-projects-in-kenya-and-south-africa.html\">Google, Microsoft pilot TV white space projects in Kenya and South Africa &#8211; PCWorld<\/a> &#8211; <em>pcworld.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Google, Microsoft pilot TV white space projects in Kenya and South AfricaPCWorldGoogle is piloting a test in Cape Town, South Africa, in conjunction with the Independent Communications Authority of So <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2036390\/google-microsoft-pilot-tv-white-space-projects-in-kenya-and-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.iol.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/big-media-not-stifling-little-press-caxton-1.1506556\">Big media not stifling little press: Caxton &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Big media not stifling little press: CaxtonIndependent OnlineThe hearings are part of a facts submission phase by key players in South Africa&#39;s newspaper industry: Media 24, Independent Newspapers <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/big-media-not-stifling-little-press-caxton-1.1506556\"> 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\/201304251498.html\">South Africa: 6-Year-Old Gang Raped in Limpopo <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: 6-Year-Old Gang Raped in LimpopoAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: 6-Year-Old Gang Raped in Limpopo. By Suprise Nemalale, 25 April 2013. VHEMBE. &#8211; \u2014 With news about the gruesome rape and murde <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201304251498.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\/briefing\/21576655-black-economic-empowerment-has-not-worked-well-nor-will-it-end-soon-fools-gold\">South Africa &#8211; The Economist<\/a> &#8211; <em>economist.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The EconomistSouth AfricaThe EconomistFEW people are more aware of the horrors of apartheid than Mamphela Ramphele. Her boyfriend, Steve Biko, the founder of the Black Consciousness movement, was beat <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/briefing\/21576655-black-economic-empowerment-has-not-worked-well-nor-will-it-end-soon-fools-gold\"> 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-african-pilot-who-flew-over-stadium-during-final-of-1995-rugby-world-cup-dies\/2013\/04\/25\/584f2c4a-ad9b-11e2-b240-9ef3a72c67cc_story.html\">South African pilot who flew over stadium during final of 1995 Rugby World Cup &#8230; &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ABC NewsSouth African pilot who flew over stadium during final of 1995 Rugby World Cup &#8230;Washington PostKay had a suspected heart attack on Wednesday at the offices of the anti-rhinoceros poaching un <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/africa\/south-african-pilot-who-flew-over-stadium-during-final-of-1995-rugby-world-cup-dies\/2013\/04\/25\/584f2c4a-ad9b-11e2-b240-9ef3a72c67cc_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.taipeitimes.com\/News\/sport\/archives\/2013\/04\/26\/2003560739\">Early birdie barrage lifts South Africa&#039;s Oosthuizen in Seoul &#8211; Taipei Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>taipeitimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Early birdie barrage lifts South Africa&#39;s Oosthuizen in SeoulTaipei TimesWorld No. 7 Louis Oosthuizen was tucked in one stroke behind the leaders with two holes to go when bad light ended play pre <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/sport\/archives\/2013\/04\/26\/2003560739\"> 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\/International\/wireStory\/south-africa-passes-secrecy-bill-19041545\">South Africa Passes Secrecy Bill &#8211; ABC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>abcnews.go.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo! NewsSouth Africa Passes Secrecy BillABC NewsSouth Africa&#39;s parliament has passed a bill designed to protect state secrets despite the concerns of some activists who fear it could undermine <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/south-africa-passes-secrecy-bill-19041545\"> 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\/201304251312.html\">Corruption Corroding SA &#8211; Ramphele <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SowetanCorruption Corroding SA &#8211; RampheleAllAfrica.comQuoting former president Nelson Mandela, she said &quot;never, never, never again&quot; should the oppression of one by another in South Africa be <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201304251312.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\/2013-04-25\/south-africa-cuts-corn-output-forecast-1-6-on-drought.html\">South Africa Cuts Corn-Output Forecast 1.6% on Drought &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Cuts Corn-Output Forecast 1.6% on DroughtBloombergSouth Africa, the continent&#39;s biggest corn producer, cut its forecast for output of the grain by 1.6 percent because of drought in so <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-04-25\/south-africa-cuts-corn-output-forecast-1-6-on-drought.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\/BT-CO-20130425-711042.html\">South Africa Monitoring Strong Bond Inflows -Finance Minister &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa Monitoring Strong Bond Inflows -Finance MinisterWall Street Journal&quot;We in South Africa&#8230;have the concern that funds that have been coming in to purchase South Afri <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/BT-CO-20130425-711042.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.nasdaq.com\/article\/south-africa-monitoring-strong-bond-inflows--finance-minister-20130425-00729\">South Africa Monitoring Strong Bond Inflows -Finance Minister  &#8211; NASDAQ<\/a> &#8211; <em>nasdaq.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa Monitoring Strong Bond Inflows -Finance Minister &#8211; NASDAQ.comNASDAQ&quot;We in South Africa&#8230;have the concern that funds that have been coming in to purchase South Afri <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/article\/south-africa-monitoring-strong-bond-inflows--finance-minister-20130425-00729\"> 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>Draw made for Women&#039;s Soweto Open &#8211; South Africa.info &#8211; southafrica.info 04\/26\/2013 Draw made for Women&#39;s Soweto OpenSouth Africa.infoTwenty countries will be represented in the main draw of the Women&#39;s Soweto Open, which was announced on Thursday. 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