{"id":20839,"date":"2013-07-02T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T08:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-july-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-07-02T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T08:13:12","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-july-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-july-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 2 July 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.neontommy.com\/news\/2013\/07\/obama-s-diplomatic-visit-south-africa\">Obama&#039;s Diplomatic Visit To South Africa &#8211; Neon Tommy<\/a> &#8211; <em>neontommy.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/02\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">MiamiHerald.comObama&#39;s Diplomatic Visit To South AfricaNeon TommySouth Africa is the second of three African nations President Barack Obama visited in his tour of the continent. Just off the coast <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.neontommy.com\/news\/2013\/07\/obama-s-diplomatic-visit-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.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/honeymoon-murder-accused-shrien-dewani-2017309\">Shrien Dewani &quot;fit to travel&quot; to South Africa to face trial, court told <\/a> &#8211; <em>mirror.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Shrien Dewani &quot;fit to travel&quot; to South Africa to face trial, court toldMirror.co.ukHoneymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani is fit to be released from a mental hospital and extradited to South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/honeymoon-murder-accused-shrien-dewani-2017309\"> 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\/07\/01\/obama-south-africa-rapper_n_3530338.html\">President Obama May Have Discovered South Africa&#039;s Next Big Rapper On &#8230; &#8211; Huffington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>huffingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">President Obama May Have Discovered South Africa&#39;s Next Big Rapper On &#8230;Huffington PostIn between making speeches and meeting the family of Nelson Mandela, President Obama may have discovered hip <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/07\/01\/obama-south-africa-rapper_n_3530338.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.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/02\/world\/africa\/obama-tanzania-visit.html?pagewanted=all\">Obama Calls for New Partnership With Africa &#8211; New York Times (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York Times (blog)Obama Calls for New Partnership With AfricaNew York Times (blog)Mr. Obama, who arrived in Tanzania on Monday to cheering throngs much larger and louder than those he saw on his fi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/02\/world\/africa\/obama-tanzania-visit.html?pagewanted=all\"> 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\/south-africa-asks-us-to-ease-zimbabwe-sanctions\/1692856.html\">South Africa Asks US to Ease Zimbabwe Sanctions &#8211; Voice of America<\/a> &#8211; <em>voanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Voice of AmericaSouth Africa Asks US to Ease Zimbabwe SanctionsVoice of AmericaIf Zimbabwe can transform itself back into a country which sticks to the rule of law, to democratic processes, it&#39;s v <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/south-africa-asks-us-to-ease-zimbabwe-sanctions\/1692856.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.miamiherald.com\/2013\/07\/01\/3480061\/obama-walks-in-george-w-bushs.html\">Obama walks in George W. Bush&#039;s footsteps in Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>miamiherald.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">MiamiHerald.comObama walks in George W. Bush&#39;s footsteps in AfricaMiamiHerald.comCAPE TOWN, South Africa &#8212; President Barack Obama often notes that he inherited a world full of problems from prede <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/2013\/07\/01\/3480061\/obama-walks-in-george-w-bushs.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\/news\/world-africa-23137128\">Mandela birthday celebrations planned in South Africa &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York Daily NewsMandela birthday celebrations planned in South AfricaBBC NewsSouth Africa&#39;s President Jacob Zuma has told the nation to begin planning for Nelson Mandela&#39;s birthday on 18 Ju <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-23137128\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/newsone.com\/2622137\/michelle-obama-south-africa\/\">First Lady Takes Her Message Of Hard Work To Students In South Africa &#8211; News One<\/a> &#8211; <em>newsone.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">First Lady Takes Her Message Of Hard Work To Students In South AfricaNews OneAnd even though school enrollment is no longer an issue, with 97 percent of school-age children currently attending school <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/newsone.com\/2622137\/michelle-obama-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:\/\/blog.al.com\/wire\/2013\/07\/nelson_mandela_in_critical_but.html\">Nelson Mandela in &#039;critical but stable&#039; condition in South Africa hospital &#8211; al.com (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blog.al.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Nelson Mandela in &#39;critical but stable&#39; condition in South Africa hospitalal.com (blog)U.S. President Barack Obama visited South Africa over the weekend, but did not visit Mandela in the hospi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blog.al.com\/wire\/2013\/07\/nelson_mandela_in_critical_but.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\/news\/uk-england-bristol-23134421\">Shrien Dewani &#039;wishes&#039; to fight South Africa murder charges &#8211; BBC Bristol website<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Shrien Dewani &#39;wishes&#39; to fight South Africa murder chargesBBC Bristol websiteA honeymoon murder suspect who has mental health issues has talked about returning to South Africa to fight the ch <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-bristol-23134421\"> 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\/07\/01\/us-mandela-idUSBRE9600RP20130701\">South Africa&#039;s Mandela still &#039;critical but stable&#039; &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York TimesSouth Africa&#39;s Mandela still &#39;critical but stable&#39;ReutersThe faltering health of the 94-year-old, a figure admired globally as a symbol of struggle against injustice and raci <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/07\/01\/us-mandela-idUSBRE9600RP20130701\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/thegrio.com\/2013\/06\/30\/obamas-south-africa-speech-mandelas-values-are-africas-future\/\">Obama&#039;s South Africa speech: Mandela&#039;s values are Africa&#039;s future &#8211; The Grio<\/a> &#8211; <em>thegrio.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Obama&#39;s South Africa speech: Mandela&#39;s values are Africa&#39;s futureThe GrioU.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Cape Town Sunday, June 30, 2013, in Cape Town, South Africa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/thegrio.com\/2013\/06\/30\/obamas-south-africa-speech-mandelas-values-are-africas-future\/\"> 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\/201307011999.html\">Honeymoon Murder Accused Dewani Extradition Hearing to Start <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BreakingNews.ieHoneymoon Murder Accused Dewani Extradition Hearing to StartAllAfrica.comLondon \u2014 The full extradition hearing for UK-based Shrien Dewani, accused of the honeymoon murder of his wife <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201307011999.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.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/02\/world\/africa\/obama-tanzania-visit.html\">Obama Heads for Tanzania After South Africa Visit &#8211; New York Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">CBC.caObama Heads for Tanzania After South Africa VisitNew York TimesJOHANNESBURG \u2014 President Obama arrived on Monday in the Tanzanian capital of Dar es Salaam on the final leg of a three-nation tou <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/02\/world\/africa\/obama-tanzania-visit.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/news\/soccer-hope-south-africa-ethiopia-lose-three-points-113726402.html\">Soccer-Hope for South Africa after Ethiopia lose three points &#8211; Yahoo! Sports<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Victoria Times ColonistSoccer-Hope for South Africa after Ethiopia lose three pointsYahoo! SportsBERNE, July 1 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa were thrown a World Cup qualifying lifeline on Monday after riva <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/news\/soccer-hope-south-africa-ethiopia-lose-three-points-113726402.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.ctvnews.ca\/world\/mandela-s-condition-unchanged-as-obama-concludes-visit-to-south-africa-1.1348508\">Mandela&#039;s condition unchanged as Obama concludes visit to South Africa &#8211; CTV News<\/a> &#8211; <em>ctvnews.ca<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">CTV NewsMandela&#39;s condition unchanged as Obama concludes visit to South AfricaCTV NewsJOHANNESBURG, South Africa &#8212; Former South African President Nelson Mandela has now been in critical condition <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/mandela-s-condition-unchanged-as-obama-concludes-visit-to-south-africa-1.1348508\"> 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\/2013-07-01\/south-africa-releases-first-ever-grain-supply-demand-estimates.html\">S. Africa Releases First Grain Supply-Demand Estimates &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">S. Africa Releases First Grain Supply-Demand EstimatesBloombergSouth Africa, the continent&#39;s largest corn producer, released its first grain supply and demand estimates to help smooth price swings <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-07-01\/south-africa-releases-first-ever-grain-supply-demand-estimates.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.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/01\/world\/africa\/obama-visits-prison-where-mandela-was-jailed.html\">Obama Visits Prison Cell That Helped Shape Modern South Africa &#8211; New York Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York TimesObama Visits Prison Cell That Helped Shape Modern South AfricaNew York TimesOn Sunday, Mr. Obama stood in that same tiny prison cell \u2014 now a monument to Mr. Mandela, South Africa&#39;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/01\/world\/africa\/obama-visits-prison-where-mandela-was-jailed.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.miamiherald.com\/2013\/07\/01\/3479370\/obama-sends-condolences-for-firefighters.html\">Obama sends condolences for firefighters who died <\/a> &#8211; <em>miamiherald.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">MiamiHerald.comObama sends condolences for firefighters who diedMiamiHerald.comCAPE TOWN, South Africa &#8212; President Barack Obama is expressing his condolences to the families of the 19 firefighters wh <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/2013\/07\/01\/3479370\/obama-sends-condolences-for-firefighters.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\/incoming\/2013\/07\/01\/in-pictures-the-us-first-family-visits-south-africa\">IN PICTURES: The US first family visits South Africa &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/01\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">IN PICTURES: The US first family visits South AfricaBDliveUS President Barack Obama and his family visited South Africa this weekend on a trip aimed at strengthening ties between the South Africa and <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/incoming\/2013\/07\/01\/in-pictures-the-us-first-family-visits-south-africa\"> 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>Obama&#039;s Diplomatic Visit To South Africa &#8211; Neon Tommy &#8211; neontommy.com 07\/02\/2013 MiamiHerald.comObama&#39;s Diplomatic Visit To South AfricaNeon TommySouth Africa is the second of three African nations President Barack Obama visited in his tour of the continent. 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