{"id":19829,"date":"2013-05-17T10:14:46","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T08:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-may-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-05-17T10:14:46","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T08:14:46","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-may-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-may-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 17 May 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201305170232.html\">IFP Supports Initiative to Fight Child Sex Tourism <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">IFP Supports Initiative to Fight Child Sex TourismAllAfrica.compress release. The IFP supports the initiative by Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa to mobilise South African hotels to help protect chi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201305170232.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/magicvalley.com\/news\/local\/wendell-teacher-receives-grant-to-study-in-south-africa\/article_68faff6a-bea8-11e2-bb4a-0019bb2963f4.html\">Wendell Teacher Receives Grant to Study in South Africa &#8211; Times-News &#8211; Twin Falls Times-News<\/a> &#8211; <em>magicvalley.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Wendell Teacher Receives Grant to Study in South Africa &#8211; Times-NewsTwin Falls Times-NewsThe program is part of the University of Arkansas at Monticello&#39;s 2013 NEH-funded Summer Institute, \u201cSout <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/magicvalley.com\/news\/local\/wendell-teacher-receives-grant-to-study-in-south-africa\/article_68faff6a-bea8-11e2-bb4a-0019bb2963f4.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\/201305170224.html\">Safa Congratulates Chiefs for Winning the League <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC SportSafa Congratulates Chiefs for Winning the LeagueAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Safa Congratulates Chiefs for Winning the League. 16 May 2013. SAFA congratulates Chiefs for winning the league Sout <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201305170224.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.timeslive.co.za\/local\/2013\/05\/17\/karabus-flying-back-to-south-africa\">Karabus flying back to South Africa &#8211; Times LIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>timeslive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times LIVEKarabus flying back to South AfricaTimes LIVEHis return to South Africa was delayed because he was on the UAE&#39;s database as a fugitive from justice. Karabus then needed to get his passpo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/local\/2013\/05\/17\/karabus-flying-back-to-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.frostillustrated.com\/2013\/south-africas-best-kept-secret\/\">South Africa&#039;s best kept secret &#8211; Frost Illustrated<\/a> &#8211; <em>frostillustrated.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s best kept secretFrost IllustratedJOHANNESBURG, South Africa\u2014When Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress comrades were plotting to overthrow the white minority-rule apart <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.frostillustrated.com\/2013\/south-africas-best-kept-secret\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/05\/17\/us-safrica-strikes-amplats-idUSBRE94G04G20130517\">Amplats says South Africa miners report for morning shift &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo! NewsAmplats says South Africa miners report for morning shiftReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; Miners at South Africa&#39;s Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) (AMSJ.J) reported for work on Friday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/05\/17\/us-safrica-strikes-amplats-idUSBRE94G04G20130517\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/onlineathens.com\/local-news\/2013-05-16\/us-former-ambassador-south-africa-speaks-uga\">US Former Ambassador to South Africa speaks at UGA &#8211; Online Athens<\/a> &#8211; <em>onlineathens.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">US Former Ambassador to South Africa speaks at UGAOnline Athens\u201cI saw around me a leadership deficit. &#8230; That is what caused me, after completing my tour of duty in South Africa to say, &#39;What I <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/onlineathens.com\/local-news\/2013-05-16\/us-former-ambassador-south-africa-speaks-uga\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/news\/activists-worldwide-target-homophobia-jamaica-ukraine-and-south-africa-2013-05-16\">Activists worldwide target homophobia in Jamaica, Ukraine and South Africa &#8211; Amnesty International<\/a> &#8211; <em>amnesty.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/17\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Activists worldwide target homophobia in Jamaica, Ukraine and South AfricaAmnesty InternationalSimply because of who they are, LGBTI people in many countries face discrimination, violence and fear as <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/news\/activists-worldwide-target-homophobia-jamaica-ukraine-and-south-africa-2013-05-16\"> 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\/2013-05-17-51955dc3897d3\/\">FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SowetanFIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickMiners at Anglo American Platinum have called a temporary halt to a planned strike, saying they will wait and see how the company responds to the issue o <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-05-17-51955dc3897d3\/\"> 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\/2013-05-16\/transnet-cuts-cord-with-state-on-bond-sales-south-africa-credit.html\">Transnet Cuts Cord With State on Bond Sales: South Africa Credit &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Financial Times (blog)Transnet Cuts Cord With State on Bond Sales: South Africa CreditBloombergTransnet SOC Ltd., South Africa&#39;s state-owned ports and rail operator, is giving up a state guarantee <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-05-16\/transnet-cuts-cord-with-state-on-bond-sales-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.nyasatimes.com\/2013\/05\/16\/malawi-queens-to-miss-south-africa-netball-tri-nations-financial-problems\/\">Malawi Queens to miss South Africa netball Tri-Nations: Financial problems &#8211; Nyasa Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>nyasatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Nyasa TimesMalawi Queens to miss South Africa netball Tri-Nations: Financial problemsNyasa TimesMalawi has lost a golden opportunity to tune up for Africa Netball championship it will host next month <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nyasatimes.com\/2013\/05\/16\/malawi-queens-to-miss-south-africa-netball-tri-nations-financial-problems\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thezimbabwemail.com\/zimbabwe\/17365-zanu-pf-threatens-review-of-south-africa%E2%80%99s-mediation-role.html\">Zanu PF Threatens Review Of South Africa&#039;s Mediation Role &#8211; The Zimbabwe Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>thezimbabwemail.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Zanu PF Threatens Review Of South Africa&#39;s Mediation RoleThe Zimbabwe MailHARARE &#8211; President Robert Mugabe&#39;s party loyalist have called on the SADC bloc to revisit President Jacob Zuma&#39;s f <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thezimbabwemail.com\/zimbabwe\/17365-zanu-pf-threatens-review-of-south-africa%E2%80%99s-mediation-role.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.guardian.co.uk\/sport\/blog\/2013\/may\/16\/john-smit-true-legend-south-africa\">John Smit has proved himself a true legend for South Africa &#8211; The Guardian (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Guardian (blog)John Smit has proved himself a true legend for South AfricaThe Guardian (blog)His 111 appearances for South Africa, starting in 2000, make him the most-capped Springbok, and during <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/sport\/blog\/2013\/may\/16\/john-smit-true-legend-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.guardian.co.uk\/sport\/2013\/may\/16\/matt-stevens-lions-saracens\">Matt Stevens ready to fight for Lions Test place in Australia &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianMatt Stevens ready to fight for Lions Test place in AustraliaThe GuardianStevens missed the Lions tour in 2009 because he was serving a two-year ban after testing positive for cocaine. He <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/sport\/2013\/may\/16\/matt-stevens-lions-saracens\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newstrackindia.com\/newsdetails\/2013\/05\/16\/384--India-South-Africa-trade-to-cross-20-bn-soon-.html\">&#039;India-South Africa trade to cross $20 bn soon&#039; &#8211; News Track India &#8211; Newstrack India<\/a> &#8211; <em>newstrackindia.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">&#39;India-South Africa trade to cross $20 bn soon&#39; &#8211; News Track IndiaNewstrack IndiaKolkata, May 16 (IANS) Trade between India and South Africa is expected to rise to more than $20 billion in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newstrackindia.com\/newsdetails\/2013\/05\/16\/384--India-South-Africa-trade-to-cross-20-bn-soon-.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.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/football\/22555836\">Baxter proves to be the chief in South Africa &#8211; BBC Sport<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC SportBaxter proves to be the chief in South AfricaBBC SportBreaking an eight-year title drought that has plagued South Africa&#39;s most popular football team in your first season at the helm is e <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/football\/22555836\"> 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\/union-threatens-south-africas-amplats-wildcat-stoppage-092912358.html\">Miners union threatens strike at South Africa&#039;s Amplats &#8211; Yahoo! News<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo! NewsMiners union threatens strike at South Africa&#39;s AmplatsYahoo! NewsJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; Miners at South Africa&#39;s Anglo American Platinum will down tools late Thursday or Friday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/union-threatens-south-africas-amplats-wildcat-stoppage-092912358.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.businessweek.com\/news\/2013-05-16\/south-africa-may-cut-corn-output-estimate-by-1-dot-7-percent-survey-shows\">South Africa May Cut Corn-Output Estimate by 1.7%, Survey Shows &#8211; Businessweek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa May Cut Corn-Output Estimate by 1.7%, Survey ShowsBusinessweekSouth Africa, the biggest corn producer on the continent, will probably decrease its forecast for output of the grain by 1.7 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2013-05-16\/south-africa-may-cut-corn-output-estimate-by-1-dot-7-percent-survey-shows\"> 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\/india\/India-Brazil-and-South-Africa-sign-resolution-for-women-empowerment\/articleshow\/20090565.cms\">India, Brazil and South Africa sign resolution for women empowerment &#8211; Times of India<\/a> &#8211; <em>timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ANINEWSIndia, Brazil and South Africa sign resolution for women empowermentTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Pledging to work together for women empowerment, India, Brazil and South Africa today signed the fif <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/India-Brazil-and-South-Africa-sign-resolution-for-women-empowerment\/articleshow\/20090565.cms\"> 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\/201305161302.html\">SA Minister Peters Fails to Grasp the Moment <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SA Minister Peters Fails to Grasp the MomentAllAfrica.comThis shows both a lack of imagination but also a casual disregard for the facts and the financial strain it will place on South Africa. 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