{"id":22109,"date":"2013-08-24T10:13:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T08:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-august-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-08-24T10:13:44","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T08:13:44","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 24 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.3news.co.nz\/Kiwi-killed-in-South-Africa-lovely-guy\/tabid\/423\/articleID\/310440\/Default.aspx\">Kiwi killed in South Africa &#039;lovely guy&#039; &#8211; 3News NZ<\/a> &#8211; <em>3news.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/24\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Newstalk ZBKiwi killed in South Africa &#39;lovely guy&#39;3News NZA New Zealand pilot killed in a crash in South Africa was a community man and all round lovely guy, a friend and fellow pilot says. R <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.3news.co.nz\/Kiwi-killed-in-South-Africa-lovely-guy\/tabid\/423\/articleID\/310440\/Default.aspx\"> 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\/08\/22\/brandy-south-africa-concert_n_3794476.html\">Brandy&#039;s South Africa Concert Sees Audience Of 40 In 90000-Seat Stadium &#8211; Huffington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>huffingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/24\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Brandy&#39;s South Africa Concert Sees Audience Of 40 In 90000-Seat StadiumHuffington PostBrandy tried to bring her act to South Africa last weekend, but it almost didn&#39;t count. The &quot;Boy is M <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/08\/22\/brandy-south-africa-concert_n_3794476.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.theprovince.com\/2013\/08\/23\/brandy-concert-in-south-africa-draws-forty-fans-in-90000-seat-stadium\/\">Brandy concert in South Africa draws forty fans in 90000-seat stadium &#8211; The Province (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.theprovince.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Latinos PostBrandy concert in South Africa draws forty fans in 90000-seat stadiumThe Province (blog)Somebody forget to tell fans at the Mandela Sports and Culture Day in Soweto, South Africa that ther <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.theprovince.com\/2013\/08\/23\/brandy-concert-in-south-africa-draws-forty-fans-in-90000-seat-stadium\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/international-business\/african-and-mideast-business\/live-or-die-dilemma-for-south-africas-gold-mines-workers\/article13938565\/\">Live-or-die dilemma for South Africa&#039;s gold mines and workers &#8211; Globe and Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>theglobeandmail.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Voice of AmericaLive-or-die dilemma for South Africa&#39;s gold mines and workersGlobe and MailIf South Africa&#39;s gold miners strike over wages next week, the loss of output will drag down companie <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/international-business\/african-and-mideast-business\/live-or-die-dilemma-for-south-africas-gold-mines-workers\/article13938565\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.3news.co.nz\/Flying-community-shocked-after-South-Africa-death\/tabid\/423\/articleID\/310389\/Default.aspx\">Flying community shocked after South Africa death &#8211; 3News NZ<\/a> &#8211; <em>3news.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Flying community shocked after South Africa death3News NZFlying community shocked after South Africa death. The bodies of two New Zealand men are being recovered from the wreckage of their light plane <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.3news.co.nz\/Flying-community-shocked-after-South-Africa-death\/tabid\/423\/articleID\/310389\/Default.aspx\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/cricket-articles\/Confident-India-A-aim-for-clean-sweep-against-South-Africa\/30249\">Confident India A aim for clean sweep against South Africa &#8211; Cricket Country<\/a> &#8211; <em>cricketcountry.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Confident India A aim for clean sweep against South AfricaCricket CountryAfter a morale boosting victory in the first &#39;Test&#39;, a confident India A will be aiming for a clean sweep against hosts <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/cricket-articles\/Confident-India-A-aim-for-clean-sweep-against-South-Africa\/30249\"> 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\/more-coloured-people-die-from-smoking-1.1567441\">More coloured people die from smoking &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineMore coloured people die from smokingIndependent OnlineJohannesburg &#8211; The highest number of smoking-related deaths in South Africa by race are in the coloured community, a new study <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/more-coloured-people-die-from-smoking-1.1567441\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/music-arts\/brandy-performs-empty-stadium-south-africa-article-1.1433734\">Brandy performs to just 40 people in 90000-seat stadium in South Africa, walks &#8230; &#8211; New York Daily News<\/a> &#8211; <em>nydailynews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York Daily NewsBrandy performs to just 40 people in 90000-seat stadium in South Africa, walks &#8230;New York Daily NewsThe 34-year- old singer was set to be the surprise grand finale act for Mandela <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/music-arts\/brandy-performs-empty-stadium-south-africa-article-1.1433734\"> 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\/08\/23\/pregnant-girls-banned-from-class-in-south-africa-turn-to-one-school-that-wont-turn-them-away\/\">Pregnant girls banned from class in South Africa turn to one school that won&#039;t &#8230; &#8211; Raw Story<\/a> &#8211; <em>rawstory.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Raw StoryPregnant girls banned from class in South Africa turn to one school that won&#39;t &#8230;Raw StoryOutcasts elsewhere, the schoolgirls chatter, compare homework and shuffle to class just like oth <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/rs\/2013\/08\/23\/pregnant-girls-banned-from-class-in-south-africa-turn-to-one-school-that-wont-turn-them-away\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheredcarpet.com\/Brandy-performs-for-almost-empty-stadium-in-South-Africa-\/9215612\">Brandy performs for almost empty stadium in South Africa? <\/a> &#8211; <em>ontheredcarpet.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">OnTheRedCarpet.comBrandy performs for almost empty stadium in South Africa?OnTheRedCarpet.comAccording to the UK newspaper The Guardian, the 34-year-old R&amp;B singer was a surprise guest at the Nels <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheredcarpet.com\/Brandy-performs-for-almost-empty-stadium-in-South-Africa-\/9215612\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.workers.org\/articles\/2013\/06\/02\/south-africa-mineworkers-union-asks-60-percent-pay-raise\/\">South Africa mineworkers union asks 60 percent pay raise &#8211; Workers World<\/a> &#8211; <em>workers.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Voice of AmericaSouth Africa mineworkers union asks 60 percent pay raiseWorkers WorldSouth Africa&#39;s miners have been forced to threaten strikes following an announcement that thousands of workers <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.workers.org\/articles\/2013\/06\/02\/south-africa-mineworkers-union-asks-60-percent-pay-raise\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/breaking-news\/world\/south-africa-to-send-troops-to-congo\/story-e6frfkui-1226703188770\">South Africa to send troops to Congo <\/a> &#8211; <em>news.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">defenceWebSouth Africa to send troops to CongoNEWS.com.auSOUTH Africa says it is contributing 1345 troops to a United Nations military mission with a mandate to fight rebel groups in eastern Congo in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/breaking-news\/world\/south-africa-to-send-troops-to-congo\/story-e6frfkui-1226703188770\"> 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\/national\/2013\/08\/23\/south-africa-sends-soldiers-to-democratic-republic-of-congo\">South Africa sends soldiers to Democratic Republic of Congo &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">defenceWebSouth Africa sends soldiers to Democratic Republic of CongoBDliveHe said the intervention brigade comprising of soldiers from South Africa, Tanzania, and Malawi was mandated to engage &quot; <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/national\/2013\/08\/23\/south-africa-sends-soldiers-to-democratic-republic-of-congo\"> 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\/201308231171.html\">South Africa: New Report Finds Green Investments in South Africa Could Spur &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: New Report Finds Green Investments in South Africa Could Spur &#8230;AllAfrica.comImproving the management of natural resources and investing in the environment could increase South Africa&#038;# <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308231171.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\/201308231132.html\">SA Unveils Modernised Customs System <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">HumanIPOSA Unveils Modernised Customs SystemAllAfrica.comFinance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Thursday unveiled a modernised customs management system that will reduce the cost of doing business with So <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308231132.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\/201308231161.html\">South Africa in &#039;World First for Brewing&#039; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa in &#39;World First for Brewing&#39;AllAfrica.comSouth Africa in &#39;World First for Brewing&#39;. 23 August 2013. Brewing giant SABMiller has begun using South African firm SurePure&#038;#39 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308231161.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.miningweekly.com\/article\/struggling-south-africa-now-smallest-piece-of-new-australia-heavy-gold-fields-2013-08-22\">South Africa now smallest piece of new Australia-heavy Gold Fields &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Mining Weekly<\/a> &#8211; <em>miningweekly.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa now smallest piece of new Australia-heavy Gold FieldsCreamer Media&#8217;s Mining WeeklyJOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) \u2013 Gold Fields \u2013 once South Africa&#39;s second-largest gold producer <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/struggling-south-africa-now-smallest-piece-of-new-australia-heavy-gold-fields-2013-08-22\"> 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-details-military-deployment-congo-20044442\">South Africa Details Military Deployment in Congo &#8211; ABC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>abcnews.go.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Details Military Deployment in CongoABC NewsSouth Africa says it is contributing 1,345 troops to a United Nations military mission with a mandate to fight rebel groups in eastern Congo in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/south-africa-details-military-deployment-congo-20044442\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/aug\/23\/south-africa-fracking-karoo\">Proposed fracking in South Africa beauty spot blasted &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>theguardian.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianProposed fracking in South Africa beauty spot blastedThe GuardianBut this week Kgalema Motlanthe, South Africa&#39;s deputy president, announced in parliament that scientists had advised t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/aug\/23\/south-africa-fracking-karoo\"> 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\/south-africa-details-military-deployment-congo-112625677.html\">South Africa details military deployment in Congo &#8211; Yahoo! 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