{"id":22277,"date":"2013-08-31T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T08:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-31-august-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-08-31T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2013-08-31T08:13:11","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-31-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-31-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 31 August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308301462.html\">As Qwelane Challenges Equality Act, Government Gets Serious On Hate Crimes <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">As Qwelane Challenges Equality Act, Government Gets Serious On Hate CrimesAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: As Qwelane Challenges Equality Act, Government Gets Serious On Hate Crimes. By Rebecca Davis, 30 Au <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308301462.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\/201308301461.html\">Money-Kana Commission? <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Money-Kana Commission?AllAfrica.comSouth Africa: Money-Kana Commission? By Greg Nicolson, 30 August 2013. analysis. North West Deputy Police Commissioner William Mpembe made startling revelations this <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308301461.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.nola.com\/pelicans\/index.ssf\/2013\/08\/new_orleans_pelicans_coach_mon_6.html\">New Orleans Pelicans coach Monty Williams returns to South Africa to &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>nola.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New Orleans Pelicans coach Monty Williams returns to South Africa to &#8230;NOLA.comPelicans Head Coach Monty Williams says a prayer with residents at the Salvation Army&#39;s Center of Hope on June 20, 2 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nola.com\/pelicans\/index.ssf\/2013\/08\/new_orleans_pelicans_coach_mon_6.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.bna.com\/south-africa-data-n17179876642\/\">South Africa Data Protection Measure Clears Parliament, Heads to President &#8211; Bloomberg BNA<\/a> &#8211; <em>bna.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Data Protection Measure Clears Parliament, Heads to PresidentBloomberg BNAIt remains to be seen whether South Africa&#39;s Protection of Personal Information Bill(PoPI) &#8211;which recently c <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bna.com\/south-africa-data-n17179876642\/\"> 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\/afp\/130830\/south-africa-warns-congo-rebels-hands-goma\">South Africa warns Congo rebels &#039;hands off Goma&#039; &#8211; GlobalPost<\/a> &#8211; <em>globalpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa warns Congo rebels &#39;hands off Goma&#39;GlobalPostSouth Africa has warned rebels fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo not to try and retake the battleground city of Goma Friday <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/afp\/130830\/south-africa-warns-congo-rebels-hands-goma\"> 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\/2013-08-30\/anglogold-spills-toxic-waste-near-south-africa-s-vaal-river.html\">AngloGold Spills Toxic Waste Near South Africa&#039;s Vaal River &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AngloGold Spills Toxic Waste Near South Africa&#39;s Vaal RiverBloombergAngloGold Ashanti Ltd., Africa&#39;s largest producer of the metal, said it spilled toxic waste from a gold-dump treatment unit <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-08-30\/anglogold-spills-toxic-waste-near-south-africa-s-vaal-river.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.zacks.com\/stock\/news\/108070\/south-africa-auto-labor-strike-continues\">South Africa Auto Labor Strike Continues <\/a> &#8211; <em>zacks.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Auto Labor Strike ContinuesZacks.comThe labor strike in South Africa entered its 12th day today after the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) rejected the 10% wage hike <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.zacks.com\/stock\/news\/108070\/south-africa-auto-labor-strike-continues\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887323324904579044693039006858.html\">South Africa Finance Minister: Rand&#039;s Fall &#039;Gone Too Far&#039; &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveSouth Africa Finance Minister: Rand&#39;s Fall &#39;Gone Too Far&#39;Wall Street JournalPRETORIA\u2014The South African rand&#39;s plunge against the U.S. dollar &quot;has gone too far,&quot; Finan <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887323324904579044693039006858.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.theafricareport.com\/Southern-Africa\/south-africas-platinum-group-metals-can-be-a-game-changer.html\">South Africa&#039;s platinum group metals can be a game changer &#8211; The Africa Report<\/a> &#8211; <em>theafricareport.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s platinum group metals can be a game changerThe Africa ReportAccording to the report by the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) released on Friday, titled The stra <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/Southern-Africa\/south-africas-platinum-group-metals-can-be-a-game-changer.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\/2013\/08\/29\/pieter-hugo_n_3823907.html\">Pieter Hugo&#039;s Devastating Photos Depict Fractured Realities Of South Africa &#8230; &#8211; Huffington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>huffingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Huffington PostPieter Hugo&#39;s Devastating Photos Depict Fractured Realities Of South Africa &#8230;Huffington Post&quot;South Africa is such a fractured, schizophrenic, wounded and problematic place,&#038;q <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/08\/29\/pieter-hugo_n_3823907.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-23900264\">South Africa gold miners call strike &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa gold miners call strikeBBC NewsGold miners in South Africa have called a strike over their wage demands, to start on Tuesday, mine-owners say. The National Union of Mineworkers (N <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-23900264\"> 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\/201308300529.html\">The Sex Regulators <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Sex RegulatorsAllAfrica.comSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanSwazilandS\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipeTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaWestern SaharaZambiaZimbabwe &middot; Africa-Wide &middot; Central Africa &#038;m <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201308300529.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.cricketcountry.com\/cricket-articles\/Indian-Test-team-has-opportunity-to-improve-during-South-Africa-tour-Sourav-Ganguly\/30453\">Indian Test team has opportunity to improve during South Africa tour: Sourav &#8230; &#8211; Cricket Country<\/a> &#8211; <em>cricketcountry.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Indian ExpressIndian Test team has opportunity to improve during South Africa tour: Sourav &#8230;Cricket CountryFormer captain Sourav Ganguly reckons the upcoming foreign tours, starting with the one in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/cricket-articles\/Indian-Test-team-has-opportunity-to-improve-during-South-Africa-tour-Sourav-Ganguly\/30453\"> 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\/30\/walk-in-vagina-kindles-anger-and-approval-in-south-africa\/\">&#039;Walk-in vagina&#039; kindles anger and approval in South Africa &#8211; Raw Story<\/a> &#8211; <em>rawstory.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Sowetan&#39;Walk-in vagina&#39; kindles anger and approval in South AfricaRaw StoryIt lets out a high-pitched scream as you enter, then a sneering laugh. It&#39;s a walk-in vagina, a conceptual art in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/rs\/2013\/08\/30\/walk-in-vagina-kindles-anger-and-approval-in-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.iol.co.za\/business\/markets\/south-africa\/state-will-not-intervene-in-gold-strike-talks-1.1570187\">State &#039;will not intervene in gold strike talks&#039; &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineState &#39;will not intervene in gold strike talks&#39;Independent OnlineA complete shutdown of the gold sector could cost South Africa more than $35 million a day in lost output, ac <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/markets\/south-africa\/state-will-not-intervene-in-gold-strike-talks-1.1570187\"> 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\/30\/us-amplats-jobs-idUSBRE97T07820130830\">South Africa&#039;s Amplats says to shed 4800 jobs &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s Amplats says to shed 4800 jobsReutersJob cuts are a sensitive issue in South Africa, where the unemployment rate is over 25 percent and after dozens of people were killed in violent <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/08\/30\/us-amplats-jobs-idUSBRE97T07820130830\"> 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\/PCB-wants-broadcasters-to-bear-DRS-costs-for-South-Africa-Sri-Lanka-series\/30449\">PCB wants broadcasters to bear DRS costs for South Africa, Sri Lanka series &#8211; Cricket Country<\/a> &#8211; <em>cricketcountry.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">PCB wants broadcasters to bear DRS costs for South Africa, Sri Lanka seriesCricket CountryThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made it mandatory for broadcasters interested in buying rights for the fo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/cricket-articles\/PCB-wants-broadcasters-to-bear-DRS-costs-for-South-Africa-Sri-Lanka-series\/30449\"> 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\/29\/pieter-hugo_n_3823907.html?ir=Arts\">Striking Photos Of Contemporary South Africa (NSFW) &#8211; Huffington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>huffingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/30\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Striking Photos Of Contemporary South Africa (NSFW)Huffington Post&quot;South Africa is such a fractured, schizophrenic, wounded and problematic place,&quot; photographer Pieter Hugo said of his most <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/08\/29\/pieter-hugo_n_3823907.html?ir=Arts\"> 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\/2013-08-29\/gold-mine-ceos-hoard-cash-as-strikes-loom-in-south-africa.html\">Gold Mine CEOs Hoard Cash as Strikes Loom in South Africa &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/29\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Star OnlineGold Mine CEOs Hoard Cash as Strikes Loom in South AfricaBloombergSouth Africa&#39;s four biggest gold producers are hoarding cash and lining up access to more as the companies prepare <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-08-29\/gold-mine-ceos-hoard-cash-as-strikes-loom-in-south-africa.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.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-08-29\/syria-led-oil-jump-hits-worst-bond-market-south-africa-credit.html\">Syria-Led Oil Jump Hits Worst Bond Market: South Africa Credit &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/29\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Reuters India (blog)Syria-Led Oil Jump Hits Worst Bond Market: South Africa CreditBloombergSouth African bonds lost the most this month of 26 developed and emerging-market sovereign issuers on concern <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-08-29\/syria-led-oil-jump-hits-worst-bond-market-south-africa-credit.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>As Qwelane Challenges Equality Act, Government Gets Serious On Hate Crimes &#8211; allafrica.com 08\/30\/2013 As Qwelane Challenges Equality Act, Government Gets Serious On Hate CrimesAllAfrica.comSouth Africa: As Qwelane Challenges Equality Act, Government Gets Serious On Hate Crimes. 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