{"id":26332,"date":"2013-12-13T10:13:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T08:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/12\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-13-december-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-12-13T10:13:14","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T08:13:14","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-13-december-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-13-december-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 13 December 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/middle-east-and-africa\/21591643-nelson-mandela-set-standard-his-successors-have-struggled-match\">Nelson Mandela set a standard that his successors have struggled to match &#8211; The Economist<\/a> &#8211; <em>economist.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/13\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NPR (blog)Nelson Mandela set a standard that his successors have struggled to matchThe EconomistAS THE days passed and the news sunk in that Nelson Mandela, the country&#39;s first black president, ha <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/middle-east-and-africa\/21591643-nelson-mandela-set-standard-his-successors-have-struggled-match\"> 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\/specials\/insiders\/2013\/12\/11\/documenting-south-africa\/PLg4whkF8WjI8Zd8XPP4wJ\/picture.html\">Documenting South Africa &#8211; Boston Globe<\/a> &#8211; <em>bostonglobe.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/13\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Documenting South AfricaBoston GlobeAfter obtaining a hard-to-get journalist&#39;s visa, Globe staff photographer Joanne Rathe was sent to South Africa for several weeks in 1986 and in 1990. Here is a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/specials\/insiders\/2013\/12\/11\/documenting-south-africa\/PLg4whkF8WjI8Zd8XPP4wJ\/picture.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.policymic.com\/articles\/76375\/8-photos-you-didn-t-see-from-obama-s-trip-to-south-africa\">8 Photos You Didn&#039;t See From Obama&#039;s Trip to South Africa &#8211; PolicyMic<\/a> &#8211; <em>policymic.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/12\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">8 Photos You Didn&#39;t See From Obama&#39;s Trip to South AfricaPolicyMicOn Tuesday, conservative news outlets in the United States decided that the best way to commemorate the life of Nelson Mandela <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.policymic.com\/articles\/76375\/8-photos-you-didn-t-see-from-obama-s-trip-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.theglobeandmail.com\/globe-debate\/mandelas-final-journey-brings-long-lines-and-high-hopes-in-south-africa\/article15929196\/\">Mandela&#039;s final journey brings long lines and high hopes in South Africa &#8211; The Globe and Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>theglobeandmail.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/12\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Mandela&#39;s final journey brings long lines and high hopes in South AfricaThe Globe and MailIt&#39;s a wonder to see so many wait for so long to thank this man for liberating South Africa from apart <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/globe-debate\/mandelas-final-journey-brings-long-lines-and-high-hopes-in-south-africa\/article15929196\/\"> 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-25357944\">South Africa&#039;s grief drowned out by interpreter row &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/12\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa&#39;s grief drowned out by interpreter rowBBC NewsThamsanqa Jantjie, the man vilified around the world as a fake sign language interpreter, has said he feared for the safety of th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-25357944\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/nelson-mandela\/10514293\/BBC-Question-Time-in-South-Africa-Whos-Who.html\">BBC Question Time in South Africa: Who&#039;s Who <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/12\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukBBC Question Time in South Africa: Who&#39;s WhoTelegraph.co.ukHis parents campaigned against apartheid and were driven out of South Africa; in Britain, he led the sports boycott agains <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/nelson-mandela\/10514293\/BBC-Question-Time-in-South-Africa-Whos-Who.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.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/corruption-aids-inequality-the-south-africa-nelson-mandela-left-behind-1.2460390\">Will South Africa ever live up to Mandela&#039;s dreams? <\/a> &#8211; <em>cbc.ca<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/12\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Will South Africa ever live up to Mandela&#39;s dreams?CBC.caBut in the process, he largely ignored many of the New South Africa&#39;s other great challenges, including AIDS, poverty, inequality and t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/corruption-aids-inequality-the-south-africa-nelson-mandela-left-behind-1.2460390\"> 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\/environment\/2013\/dec\/12\/solar-wind-power-coal-south-africa\">Solar and wind power battle with coal in South Africa &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>theguardian.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/12\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Solar and wind power battle with coal in South AfricaThe GuardianBut South Africa is also blessed with abundant renewable energy resources, mainly in the form of plentiful wind and its famously bright <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2013\/dec\/12\/solar-wind-power-coal-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:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/12\/12\/uk-mandela-idUKBRE9B80GK20131212\">South Africa Pick n Pay to donate Sunday profits to charity in Mandela&#039;s honour &#8211; Reuters UK<\/a> &#8211; <em>uk.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/12\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Pick n Pay to donate Sunday profits to charity in Mandela&#39;s honourReuters UKJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s second biggest grocer Pick n Pay will donate all its takings co <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/12\/12\/uk-mandela-idUKBRE9B80GK20131212\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/nelson-mandela\/10513487\/South-Africa-admits-possible-mistake-over-deaf-signer-at-Nelson-Mandela-memorial.html\">South Africa admits possible &#039;mistake&#039; over deaf signer <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/12\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa admits possible &#39;mistake&#39; over deaf signerTelegraph.co.ukSouth Africa admits possible &#39;mistake&#39; over deaf signer at Nelson Mandela memorial. 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