{"id":22030,"date":"2013-08-21T10:13:36","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T08:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-august-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-08-21T10:13:36","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T08:13:36","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-21-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 21 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.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-08-21-five-minutes-south-africa2108\/\">FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Seatrade GlobalFIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickA cargo ship carrying 147,650 tonnes of coal has broken apart a few hundred metres off the port at Richards Bay with large parts of the vessel un <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-08-21-five-minutes-south-africa2108\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.zacks.com\/stock\/news\/107160\/south-africa-labor-strike-hits-automakers\">South Africa Labor Strike Hits Automakers <\/a> &#8211; <em>zacks.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Labor Strike Hits AutomakersZacks.comThe strike was called by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) to demand an increase in wages, better medical benefits and increa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.zacks.com\/stock\/news\/107160\/south-africa-labor-strike-hits-automakers\"> 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\/201308201493.html\">South Africa: 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture &#8211; Transcript of Dr Mo &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Hollywood TakeSouth Africa: 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture &#8211; Transcript of Dr Mo &#8230;AllAfrica.comWe measure the 88 indicators of performance of each government in all aspects of their activities. <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308201493.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.autonews.com\/article\/20130820\/OEM01\/130829990\/south-africa-carmakers-strike-continues-amid-talks-with-union\">South Africa carmakers&#039; strike continues amid talks with union &#8211; Automotive News<\/a> &#8211; <em>autonews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">International Business TimesSouth Africa carmakers&#39; strike continues amid talks with unionAutomotive NewsJOHANNESBURG (Bloomberg) &#8212; A strike at carmakers in South Africa &#8212; including Toyota Motor <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.autonews.com\/article\/20130820\/OEM01\/130829990\/south-africa-carmakers-strike-continues-amid-talks-with-union\"> 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-23770021\">South Africa&#039;s cycling medicine men &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa&#39;s cycling medicine menBBC NewsCollecting medicine from a hospital or clinic-based dispensary in some of South Africa&#39;s townships is no mean feat. There is the cost of tran <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-23770021\"> 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\/more-20-rescued-coal-ship-runs-aground-off-075853740.html\">Coal ship breaks apart off South Africa&#039;s east coast &#8211; Yahoo! News<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineCoal ship breaks apart off South Africa&#39;s east coastYahoo! NewsJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; A cargo ship carrying 47,650 tonnes of coal has broken apart a few hundred metres off of S <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/more-20-rescued-coal-ship-runs-aground-off-075853740.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.ndtv.com\/cricket\/news\/212676-india-a-vs-south-africa-a\">Ishwar Pandey took seven wickets in the match as India A earned a memorable &#8230; &#8211; NDTVSports.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.ndtv.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NDTVSports.comIshwar Pandey took seven wickets in the match as India A earned a memorable &#8230;NDTVSports.comRustenburg: India A crushed hosts South Africa A by an innings and 13 runs on the fourth and <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/news\/212676-india-a-vs-south-africa-a\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ibnlive.in.com\/news\/cricketnext\/as-it-happened-live-updates-south-africa-a-vs-india-a-day-4\/415742-78.html\">As it happened: Live updates: South Africa A vs India A, Day 4 &#8211; IBNLive<\/a> &#8211; <em>ibnlive.in.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">IBNLiveAs it happened: Live updates: South Africa A vs India A, Day 4IBNLiveIndia A comprehensively beat South Africa A by an innings and 13 runs in the first unofficial Test at Rustenburg to go 1-0 u <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ibnlive.in.com\/news\/cricketnext\/as-it-happened-live-updates-south-africa-a-vs-india-a-day-4\/415742-78.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.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/08\/20\/safrica-shoprite-idUSL6N0GL0W420130820\">UPDATE 2-Shoprite ramps up Africa expansion as home market slows &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">UPDATE 2-Shoprite ramps up Africa expansion as home market slowsReutersCape Town-based Shoprite, which reported an 11 percent rise in full-year profit that fell slightly short of market expectations, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/08\/20\/safrica-shoprite-idUSL6N0GL0W420130820\"> 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\/sports\/cricket\/top-stories\/India-A-crush-South-Africa-A-by-an-innings-and-13-runs\/articleshow\/21938378.cms\">India A crush South Africa A by an innings and 13 runs &#8211; Times of India<\/a> &#8211; <em>timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times of IndiaIndia A crush South Africa A by an innings and 13 runsTimes of IndiaSOUTH AFRICA: India A crushed hosts South Africa A by an innings and 13 runs on the fourth and final day of the openin <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/top-stories\/India-A-crush-South-Africa-A-by-an-innings-and-13-runs\/articleshow\/21938378.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\/201308201246.html\">African Infrastructure Invite for Brics <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveAfrican Infrastructure Invite for BricsAllAfrica.comAddressing the first meeting of the BRICS Business Council in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Zuma noted that South Africa, as part of its push for i <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308201246.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\/201308201228.html\">Reading for Change &#8211; Organisation Addresses Social Issues Through Cellphone &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Reading for Change &#8211; Organisation Addresses Social Issues Through Cellphone &#8230;AllAfrica.comBy providing material that young South Africans want to read, and indirectly addressing issues that exist in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308201228.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.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/08\/20\/us-safrica-ship-idUSBRE97J0I220130820\">Coal ship breaks apart off South Africa&#039;s east coast &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineCoal ship breaks apart off South Africa&#39;s east coastReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; A cargo ship carrying 47,650 metric tons (52,525 tons) of coal has broken apart a few h <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/08\/20\/us-safrica-ship-idUSBRE97J0I220130820\"> 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\/2013-08-20\/south-africa-exports-the-most-yellow-corn-in-more-than-3-weeks.html\">South Africa Exports the Most Yellow Corn in More Than 3 Weeks &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Exports the Most Yellow Corn in More Than 3 WeeksBloombergSouth Africa, the continent&#39;s largest producer of corn, made its biggest shipment of the yellow variety in more than three we <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-08-20\/south-africa-exports-the-most-yellow-corn-in-more-than-3-weeks.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.espncricinfo.com\/southafrica\/content\/current\/story\/663705.html\">Kallis commits to more ODIs <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BoxscoreKallis commits to more ODIsESPNcricinfo.comJacques Kallis has committed to playing ODIs for South Africa on a more regular basis, as he looks to stay in the team&#39;s plans in the build-up to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/southafrica\/content\/current\/story\/663705.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\/services\/government\/development-200813.htm\">South Africa on the right track: report &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa on the right track: reportSouth Africa.infoWhile South Africa still faces significant developmental challenges &#8211; including continued high levels of poverty, unemployment and inequality &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/services\/government\/development-200813.htm\"> 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\/201308200696.html\">Western Cape Launches R5.8 Million Artisan Plan <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Western Cape Launches R5.8 Million Artisan PlanAllAfrica.comSouth Africa&#39;s Western Cape has launched an artisan development programme to tackle the shortage of skills in the province and create em <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308200696.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\/business\/trade\/2013\/08\/20\/south-africa-has-done-well-under-difficult-conditions-says-zuma\">South Africa has done well under difficult conditions, says Zuma &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveSouth Africa has done well under difficult conditions, says ZumaBDlivePresident Zuma addresses the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) business council at the first meeting of <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/business\/trade\/2013\/08\/20\/south-africa-has-done-well-under-difficult-conditions-says-zuma\"> 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\/2013-08-20\/shoprite-says-price-growth-pressures-south-africa-buyers.html\">Shoprite Says Price Growth Pressures South Africa Buyers &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Shoprite Says Price Growth Pressures South Africa BuyersBloombergShoprite Holdings Ltd. (SHP), South Africa&#39;s largest retailer, said it would achieve \u201cencouraging\u201d profit growth this year even <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-08-20\/shoprite-says-price-growth-pressures-south-africa-buyers.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\/201308200584.html\">How to Address Unemployment, Land and Wealth Inequality? <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/20\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">How to Address Unemployment, Land and Wealth Inequality?AllAfrica.comStructural poverty, exacerbated by falling employment, has dogged South Africa since 1994. Subsequently unemployment has officially <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308200584.html\"> 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>FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick &#8211; dailymaverick.co.za 08\/20\/2013 Seatrade GlobalFIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickA cargo ship carrying 147,650 tonnes of coal has broken apart a few hundred metres off the port at Richards Bay with large parts of the vessel un more&#8230; South Africa Labor Strike Hits Automakers &#8211; zacks.com 08\/20\/2013 South Africa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[830,953,1649,183],"class_list":{"0":"post-22030","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-news","8":"tag-newspaper","9":"tag-online","10":"tag-south-africa-2","11":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22030\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}