{"id":22123,"date":"2013-08-26T10:13:45","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T08:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-26-august-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-08-26T10:13:45","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T08:13:45","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-26-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-26-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 26 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.bdlive.co.za\/opinion\/letters\/2013\/08\/26\/letter-south-africa-does-not-feature\">LETTER: South Africa does not feature &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">LETTER: South Africa does not featureBDliveIs it because nothing better is expected from our inept communist economic affairs ministers, and that their nonaction is not news in that it is expected, or <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/opinion\/letters\/2013\/08\/26\/letter-south-africa-does-not-feature\"> 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\/India-A-limp-to-154-6-against-South-Africa-A-on-Day-2-of-2nd-unofficial-Test\/30313\">India A limp to 145\/6 against South Africa A on Day 2 of 2nd unofficial Test &#8211; Cricket Country<\/a> &#8211; <em>cricketcountry.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/26\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times of IndiaIndia A limp to 145\/6 against South Africa A on Day 2 of 2nd unofficial TestCricket CountryThe decision to rest premier batsmen Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma backfired ba <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/cricket-articles\/India-A-limp-to-154-6-against-South-Africa-A-on-Day-2-of-2nd-unofficial-Test\/30313\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardgrant\/2013\/08\/25\/it-cost-mark-shuttleworth-more-to-leave-south-africa-than-it-did-to-leave-the-earth\/\">It Cost Mark Shuttleworth More To Leave South Africa Than It Did To Leave The &#8230; &#8211; Forbes<\/a> &#8211; <em>forbes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">It Cost Mark Shuttleworth More To Leave South Africa Than It Did To Leave The &#8230;ForbesMark Shuttleworth is a South Africa born tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist who is perhaps best known in th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardgrant\/2013\/08\/25\/it-cost-mark-shuttleworth-more-to-leave-south-africa-than-it-did-to-leave-the-earth\/\"> 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\/2013-08-26-five-minutes-south-africa2608\/\">FIVE MINUTES: South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Codewit World NewsFIVE MINUTES: South AfricaDaily MaverickZwelinzima Vavi&#39;s legal team have written to state security minister Siyabonga Cwele demanding he investigates the origins of a report all <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2013-08-26-five-minutes-south-africa2608\/\"> 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\/2013-08-25\/south-africa-grocers-at-cheapest-in-3-years-with-profit-stalling\">South Africa Grocers at Cheapest in 3 Years With Profit Stalling &#8211; Businessweek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Grocers at Cheapest in 3 Years With Profit StallingBusinessweekSouth African grocers are trading at the lowest premium to the nation&#39;s benchmark stocks index in three years as consume <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2013-08-25\/south-africa-grocers-at-cheapest-in-3-years-with-profit-stalling\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytech.com\/South+Africas+Biggest+City+Has+Serious+Hole+in+Its+Online+Information+System\/article33233.htm\">South Africa&#039;s Biggest City Has Serious Hole in Its Online Information System &#8211; DailyTech<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailytech.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">DailyTechSouth Africa&#39;s Biggest City Has Serious Hole in Its Online Information SystemDailyTechIt didn&#39;t take a rocket scientist to figure out this was a bad idea. Johannesburg, the largest ci <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytech.com\/South+Africas+Biggest+City+Has+Serious+Hole+in+Its+Online+Information+System\/article33233.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/blog\/weatherhistorian\/comment.html?entrynum=187\">New Cold Record for South Africa?  (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>wunderground.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New Cold Record for South Africa?Wunderground.com (blog)Although Buffelsfontein is known as having measured the coldest temperature in South Africa previously, this occurred during an exceptional cold <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/blog\/weatherhistorian\/comment.html?entrynum=187\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.earthtechling.com\/2013\/08\/pre-fab-pod-house-brings-modern-off-grid-living-to-south-africa\/\">Pre-Fab Pod House Brings Modern Off-Grid Living To South Africa &#8211; EarthTechling<\/a> &#8211; <em>earthtechling.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Pre-Fab Pod House Brings Modern Off-Grid Living To South AfricaEarthTechling\u201cSouth Africa has 2,700 informal settlements with millions of inhabitants living in substandard conditions,\u201d Dirk Coetse <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.earthtechling.com\/2013\/08\/pre-fab-pod-house-brings-modern-off-grid-living-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.mmegi.bw\/index.php?sid=8&#038;aid=884&#038;dir=2013\/june\/thursday20\">South Africa has no case against Ethiopia &#8211; Mmegi Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>mmegi.bw<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa has no case against EthiopiaMmegi OnlineSouth Africa argues Beyene had not served his suspension and therefore was still ineligible for their clash. If FIFA, as expected, docks three poin <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.mmegi.bw\/index.php?sid=8&#038;aid=884&#038;dir=2013\/june\/thursday20\"> 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\/212964-unofficial-test-india-a-reach-95-2-at-tea-after-south-africa-end-1st-innings-on-341\">Unofficial Test: India A in trouble at 145\/6 after South Africa score 341 in &#8230; &#8211; NDTV<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.ndtv.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NDTVUnofficial Test: India A in trouble at 145\/6 after South Africa score 341 in &#8230;NDTVPretoria, South Africa: The decision to rest premier batsmen Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma backf <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/news\/212964-unofficial-test-india-a-reach-95-2-at-tea-after-south-africa-end-1st-innings-on-341\"> 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\/2013-08-25\/south-africa-construction-airline-workers-add-to-strike-woes.html\">South Africa Construction, Airline Workers Add to Strike Woes &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianSouth Africa Construction, Airline Workers Add to Strike WoesBloombergWorkers at South Africa&#39;s largest construction companies and its state-owned airline will go on strike starting to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-08-25\/south-africa-construction-airline-workers-add-to-strike-woes.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www1.skysports.com\/rugby-union\/news\/12040\/8888809\/rugby-championship-experts-praise-argentinas-effort-against-south-africa\">Rugby Championship: Experts praise Argentina&#039;s effort against South Africa &#8211; SkySports<\/a> &#8211; <em>www1.skysports.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Rugby Championship: Experts praise Argentina&#39;s effort against South AfricaSkySportsSambucetti was delighted with the way the Pumas bounced back from their 73-13 hammering by the Springboks in Joha <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www1.skysports.com\/rugby-union\/news\/12040\/8888809\/rugby-championship-experts-praise-argentinas-effort-against-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.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/105ddf90-0d85-11e3-9fbb-00144feabdc0.html\">South Africa stops short of rand intervention as EM crisis builds &#8211; Financial Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>ft.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa stops short of rand intervention as EM crisis buildsFinancial TimesThe rand has been one of the worst-performing emerging market currencies this year, but Pravin Gordhan <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/105ddf90-0d85-11e3-9fbb-00144feabdc0.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\/201308250223.html\">Bafana, Warriors Friendly for Polokwane <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Bafana, Warriors Friendly for PolokwaneAllAfrica.comThe September 10 international friendly match between Zimbabwe and South Africa could be played at Polokwane&#39;s Peter Mokaba Stadium. South Afric <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308250223.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.portalangop.co.ao\/angola\/en_us\/noticias\/africa\/2013\/7\/34\/South-Africa-says-Mandela-showing-great-resilience-still-critical,e7579c68-dbd7-4ed0-ac72-bdf7b8b893cb.html\">South Africa says Mandela showing &#039;great resilience&#039;, still critical &#8211; AngolaPress<\/a> &#8211; <em>portalangop.co.ao<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AngolaPressSouth Africa says Mandela showing &#39;great resilience&#39;, still criticalAngolaPressSouth Africa says Mandela showing &#39;great resilience&#39;, still critical. Former South African Pre <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.portalangop.co.ao\/angola\/en_us\/noticias\/africa\/2013\/7\/34\/South-Africa-says-Mandela-showing-great-resilience-still-critical,e7579c68-dbd7-4ed0-ac72-bdf7b8b893cb.html\"> 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\/india-a-vs-south-africa-a-live-score-2nd-unofficial-test-day-2\/417057-78.html\">India A vs South Africa A Live Score: 2nd unofficial Test, Day 2 &#8211; IBNLive<\/a> &#8211; <em>ibnlive.in.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">IBNLiveIndia A vs South Africa A Live Score: 2nd unofficial Test, Day 2IBNLiveEnd of over No. 3: First wicket goes down for India A. Murali Vijay has been trapped right in front for 4 as Bruen Hendric <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ibnlive.in.com\/news\/cricketnext\/india-a-vs-south-africa-a-live-score-2nd-unofficial-test-day-2\/417057-78.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.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-2401698\/Argentinas-Leonardo-Senatore-cited-alleged-bite-South-Africas-Eben-Etzebeth.html?ito=feeds-newsxml\">Argentina&#039;s Leonardo Senatore cited for alleged bite on South Africa&#039;s Eben &#8230; &#8211; Daily Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymail.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MailArgentina&#39;s Leonardo Senatore cited for alleged bite on South Africa&#39;s Eben &#8230;Daily Mail8 Leonardo Senatore has been cited for allegedly biting South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth in th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-2401698\/Argentinas-Leonardo-Senatore-cited-alleged-bite-South-Africas-Eben-Etzebeth.html?ito=feeds-newsxml\"> 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\/201308250174.html\">Safa Extraordinary Meeting a Success <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Safa Extraordinary Meeting a SuccessAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Safa Extraordinary Meeting a Success. 24 August 2013. SAFA Extraordinary Meeting a Success The SAFA Extraordinary Congress on Saturday, 2 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308250174.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.iol.co.za\/business\/markets\/south-africa\/rand-pummelled-by-perfect-storm-1.1567661\">Rand pummelled by &#039;perfect storm&#039; &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/25\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineRand pummelled by &#39;perfect storm&#39;Independent OnlineSouth Africa&#39;s currency has been caught in a brutal pincer of dependence on weak European markets, exposure to slowing <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/markets\/south-africa\/rand-pummelled-by-perfect-storm-1.1567661\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/rugbyunion\/match_report\/0,,11069_59383_1,00.html\">12 months free Broadband Unlimited with Sky Sports &#8211; SkySports<\/a> &#8211; <em>skysports.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/24\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">12 months free Broadband Unlimited with Sky SportsSkySportsThe hosts general attitude though was outstanding, taking the game to a South Africa side whose execution was far from the excellent level pr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/rugbyunion\/match_report\/0,,11069_59383_1,00.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>LETTER: South Africa does not feature &#8211; BDlive &#8211; bdlive.co.za 08\/26\/2013 LETTER: South Africa does not featureBDliveIs it because nothing better is expected from our inept communist economic affairs ministers, and that their nonaction is not news in that it is expected, or more&#8230; India A limp to 145\/6 against South Africa A on Day [&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-22123","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\/22123","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=22123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}