{"id":26547,"date":"2013-12-23T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T08:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/12\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-23-december-2013\/"},"modified":"2013-12-23T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T08:13:11","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-23-december-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-23-december-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 23 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.telegraph.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/international\/southafrica\/10533606\/South-Africa-v-India-day-five-match-report.html\">South Africa v India, day five: match report <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukSouth Africa v India, day five: match reportTelegraph.co.ukSouth Africa gave up on the chance to set a world record in chasing down 458 for victory against India on the final day of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/international\/southafrica\/10533606\/South-Africa-v-India-day-five-match-report.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\/south-africa-v-india-2013-14\/content\/story\/703233.html\">Smith defends safety-first tactics <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comSmith defends safety-first tacticsESPNcricinfo.comThey&#39;ve made great decisions over a period of time which have won cricket games for South Africa. I think that&#39;s how we have g <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/south-africa-v-india-2013-14\/content\/story\/703233.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.nydailynews.com\/news\/world\/plane-wing-slices-building-south-africa-article-1.1556017\">Plane wing slices through building in South Africa &#8211; New York Daily News<\/a> &#8211; <em>nydailynews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/23\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York Daily NewsPlane wing slices through building in South AfricaNew York Daily NewsA passenger jet&#39;s wing sliced through a building in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the middle of Sunday nigh <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/world\/plane-wing-slices-building-south-africa-article-1.1556017\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/south-africa-close-world-record-2954162\">South Africa get close to world record run chase against India &#8211; then choose &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>mirror.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Mirror.co.ukSouth Africa get close to world record run chase against India &#8211; then choose &#8230;Mirror.co.ukSkipper Graeme Smith defended his team after they gave up on world record run chase in Johannesb <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/south-africa-close-world-record-2954162\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tvnz.co.nz\/cricket-news\/south-africa-throw-away-chance-history-5785239\">South Africa throw away chance at history &#8211; TVNZ<\/a> &#8211; <em>tvnz.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa throw away chance at historyTVNZSouth Africa gave up on the chance to set a new world record in chasing down 458 for victory against India on day five of the first Test at the Wanderers t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tvnz.co.nz\/cricket-news\/south-africa-throw-away-chance-history-5785239\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2013-12-23\/south-africa-falls-just-short-of-record-run-chase-against-india\/5171900\">South Africa falls eight runs short of world record Test run chase against India &#8211; ABC Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>abc.net.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa falls eight runs short of world record Test run chase against IndiaABC OnlineFaf du Plessis and AB de Villiers hit centuries as South Africa and India fought out an epic draw in the first <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2013-12-23\/south-africa-falls-just-short-of-record-run-chase-against-india\/5171900\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/cricket\/south-africa-stops-just-short-of-india-in-epic-run-chase-20131223-2ztfr.html\">South Africa stops just short of India in epic run chase &#8211; Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>smh.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Sydney Morning HeraldSouth Africa stops just short of India in epic run chaseSydney Morning HeraldSouth Africa skipper Graeme Smith defended the controversial decision to abandon his team&#39;s epic p <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/cricket\/south-africa-stops-just-short-of-india-in-epic-run-chase-20131223-2ztfr.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.smh.com.au\/sport\/cricket\/south-africa-abandon-run-chase-against-india-20131223-2zti0.html\">South Africa abandon run chase against India &#8211; Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>smh.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Sydney Morning HeraldSouth Africa abandon run chase against IndiaSydney Morning HeraldDespite having three wickets in hand, South Africa skipper Graeme Smith defended the controversial decision to pur <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/cricket\/south-africa-abandon-run-chase-against-india-20131223-2zti0.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.theguardian.com\/sport\/2013\/dec\/22\/south-africa-india-first-test\">South Africa fall eight runs short in Test-record run chase against India &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>theguardian.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/22\/2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianSouth Africa fall eight runs short in Test-record run chase against IndiaThe GuardianSouth Africa drew a gripping first of the two-Test series against India at The Wanderers, having raised <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2013\/dec\/22\/south-africa-india-first-test\"> 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\/cricket\/article-2527905\/South-Africa-miss-world-record-fall-short-against-India.html\">South Africa drew a gripping first Test against India at the Wanderers &#8230; 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