{"id":21967,"date":"2013-08-17T10:13:31","date_gmt":"2013-08-17T08:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-august-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-08-17T10:13:31","modified_gmt":"2013-08-17T08:13:31","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 17 August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/08\/17\/world\/africa\/south-africa-pistorius-to-face-new-gun-charges.html\">South Africa: Pistorius to Face New Gun Charges &#8211; New York Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Otago Daily TimesSouth Africa: Pistorius to Face New Gun ChargesNew York TimesParalympian Oscar Pistorius will face new charges of recklessly firing a weapon in public when he appears in court next we <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/08\/17\/world\/africa\/south-africa-pistorius-to-face-new-gun-charges.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.gulf-times.com\/africa\/243\/details\/362933\/south-africa-remembers-marikana-bloodbath\">South Africa remembers Marikana bloodbath &#8211; Gulf Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>gulf-times.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Gulf TimesSouth Africa remembers Marikana bloodbathGulf TimesLonmin Mine workers gather at the hill nearby the Marikana Platinum Mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, yesterday. They gathered to pay their <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.gulf-times.com\/africa\/243\/details\/362933\/south-africa-remembers-marikana-bloodbath\"> 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\/08\/17\/world\/africa\/killing-of-striking-workers-alters-south-africa-politics.html\">Killing of Striking Workers Alters South Africa Politics &#8211; New York Times (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>nytimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York Times (blog)Killing of Striking Workers Alters South Africa PoliticsNew York Times (blog)By LYDIA POLGREEN. Published: August 16, 2013. MARIKANA, South Africa \u2014 Had the memorial held on an <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/08\/17\/world\/africa\/killing-of-striking-workers-alters-south-africa-politics.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.huffingtonpost.com\/james-w-mccarty-iii\/from-egypt-to-south-afric_b_3769627.html\">From Egypt to South Africa, We are Each Other&#039;s Keepers &#8211; Huffington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>huffingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">From Egypt to South Africa, We are Each Other&#39;s KeepersHuffington PostNelson Mandela, the first democratically elected president of South Africa, has been in the hospital for over two months. Near <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/james-w-mccarty-iii\/from-egypt-to-south-afric_b_3769627.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.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/africa\/south-africa\/130816\/south-africa-marikana-mine-massacre-tensions\">A year after South Africa&#039;s miner massacre, union killings haven&#039;t stopped &#8211; GlobalPost<\/a> &#8211; <em>globalpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">A year after South Africa&#39;s miner massacre, union killings haven&#39;t stoppedGlobalPostMeanwhile, a year after the police shootings, there is still turmoil in South Africa&#39;s troubled platinum <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/africa\/south-africa\/130816\/south-africa-marikana-mine-massacre-tensions\"> 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\/08\/16\/safrica-marikana-idUSL6N0GH0OK20130816\">UPDATE 2-Zuma draws fire on South Africa mine killings anniversary &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">UPDATE 2-Zuma draws fire on South Africa mine killings anniversaryReutersMARIKANA, South Africa, Aug 16 (Reuters) &#8211; Opponents of President Jacob Zuma turned the anniversary of South Africa&#39;s blood <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/08\/16\/safrica-marikana-idUSL6N0GH0OK20130816\"> 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-23724032\">Zuma painting vandal convicted &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsZuma painting vandal convictedBBC NewsOne of the men accused of vandalising a painting showing South Africa&#39;s President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed has been convicted of malicious <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-23724032\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.ninemsn.com.au\/world\/2013\/08\/17\/00\/26\/south-africa-marks-marikana-bloodbath\">South Africa marks Marikana bloodbath &#8211; Ninemsn<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.ninemsn.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa marks Marikana bloodbathNinemsnSouth Africa marks Marikana bloodbath. 12:22am August 17, 2013. Comrades and families of 34 striking miners shot dead by police have marked the anniversary <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.ninemsn.com.au\/world\/2013\/08\/17\/00\/26\/south-africa-marks-marikana-bloodbath\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Africa\/2013\/0816\/South-Africa-government-a-no-show-at-Marikana-massacre-anniversary\">South Africa government a no-show at Marikana massacre anniversary &#8211; Christian Science Monitor<\/a> &#8211; <em>csmonitor.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Christian Science MonitorSouth Africa government a no-show at Marikana massacre anniversaryChristian Science MonitorSouth African miners returned to a rocky outcrop outside the town of Marikana today <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Africa\/2013\/0816\/South-Africa-government-a-no-show-at-Marikana-massacre-anniversary\"> 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-marks-anniversary-of-killing-of-miners\/1731093.html\">South Africa Marks Anniversary of Killing of Miners &#8211; Voice of America<\/a> &#8211; <em>voanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Marks Anniversary of Killing of MinersVoice of AmericaIt was South Africa&#39;s bloodiest labor incident since the end of apartheid nearly 20 years ago. Lonmin eventually relented, promis <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/south-africa-marks-anniversary-of-killing-of-miners\/1731093.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-unique-double-bill-may-expose-south-africas-152501377.html\">Soccer-Unique double bill may expose South Africa&#039;s fault lines &#8211; Yahoo! Sports<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSoccer-Unique double bill may expose South Africa&#39;s fault linesYahoo! SportsJOHANNESBURG, Aug 15 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa host back-to-back rugby and soccer internationals in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/news\/soccer-unique-double-bill-may-expose-south-africas-152501377.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/hereandnow.wbur.org\/2013\/08\/16\/south-africa-miners\">South Africa Miners Mark Grim Anniversary &#8211; Here And Now<\/a> &#8211; <em>hereandnow.wbur.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Here And NowSouth Africa Miners Mark Grim AnniversaryHere And NowMine workers sit on a hill where a year ago, police opened fire on fellow workers killing 34 and injuring 78, during a memorial service <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/hereandnow.wbur.org\/2013\/08\/16\/south-africa-miners\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2013\/08\/16\/distro-issue-103-cape-town-white-spaces\/\">Distro Issue 103: Inside South Africa&#039;s TV white spaces experiment &#8211; Engadget<\/a> &#8211; <em>engadget.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Distro Issue 103: Inside South Africa&#39;s TV white spaces experimentEngadgetDarren Murph made the trek to South Africa get a behind-the-scenes look at the project and his account nabs top billing in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2013\/08\/16\/distro-issue-103-cape-town-white-spaces\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/08\/16\/world\/africa\/south-africa-apology\">Families of slain South Africa miners get apology &#8211; CNN<\/a> &#8211; <em>cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Families of slain South Africa miners get apologyCNNJohannesburg, South Africa (CNN) &#8212; The head of the Lonmin mining company apologized Friday to the families of the striking miners killed in South A <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/08\/16\/world\/africa\/south-africa-apology\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/sports\/2013\/08\/16\/bob-hewitt-formally-charged-with-rape-south-africa\/LRTKdqqxoBCfpCxH1fdQZN\/story.html\">Bob Hewitt formally charged with rape in South Africa &#8211; Boston Globe<\/a> &#8211; <em>bostonglobe.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Anchorage Daily NewsBob Hewitt formally charged with rape in South AfricaBoston GlobeBOKSBURG, South Africa \u2014 Former Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt was charged in a South African court Frida <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/sports\/2013\/08\/16\/bob-hewitt-formally-charged-with-rape-south-africa\/LRTKdqqxoBCfpCxH1fdQZN\/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.cbsnews.com\/8301-202_162-57598821\/year-after-marikana-massacre-rattled-south-africas-young-democracy-wounds-still-fresh\/\">Year after &quot;Marikana Massacre&quot; rattled South Africa&#039;s young democracy, wounds &#8230; &#8211; CBS News<\/a> &#8211; <em>cbsnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Year after &quot;Marikana Massacre&quot; rattled South Africa&#39;s young democracy, wounds &#8230;CBS NewsMy danger reflex had not been exercised for a while in South Africa &#8212; my mind was unaccustomed t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-202_162-57598821\/year-after-marikana-massacre-rattled-south-africas-young-democracy-wounds-still-fresh\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2013\/08\/16\/south-africa-remembers-tje-marikana-massacre\/\">South Africa remembers the Marikana massacre &#8211; euronews<\/a> &#8211; <em>euronews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">euronewsSouth Africa remembers the Marikana massacreeuronewsOne year ago, this was the site of what became known as the Marikana massacre. People are here to commemorate the victims of South Africa&#038;#3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2013\/08\/16\/south-africa-remembers-tje-marikana-massacre\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2013\/08\/16\/south-africa-mining-disputes-continue-a-year-after-marikana-massacre\/\">South Africa: Mining disputes continue a year after &#039;Marikana massacre&#039; &#8211; euronews<\/a> &#8211; <em>euronews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">euronewsSouth Africa: Mining disputes continue a year after &#39;Marikana massacre&#39;euronewsIt is a year since 34 striking miners \u2013 demanding higher wages \u2013 were gunned down by South African po <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2013\/08\/16\/south-africa-mining-disputes-continue-a-year-after-marikana-massacre\/\"> 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\/south-africa-justice-marikana-deaths-hangs-balance-2013-08-15\">South Africa: Justice for Marikana deaths hangs in the balance &#8211; Amnesty International<\/a> &#8211; <em>amnesty.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/16\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Justice for Marikana deaths hangs in the balanceAmnesty InternationalThe Government of South Africa must ensure that the Commission of Inquiry into the killings at Marikana does not fail <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/news\/south-africa-justice-marikana-deaths-hangs-balance-2013-08-15\"> 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\/201308160520.html\">First Meerkat Telescope Foundation Laid <\/a> &#8211; 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