{"id":30416,"date":"2014-04-17T10:13:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T08:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/04\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-april-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-04-17T10:13:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T08:13:15","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-april-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-april-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 17 April 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sowetanlive.co.za\/news\/2014\/04\/17\/diepsloot-where-south-africa-s-problems-meet\">Diepsloot: Where South Africa&#039;s problems meet &#8211; Sowetan<\/a> &#8211; <em>sowetanlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/17\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SowetanDiepsloot: Where South Africa&#39;s problems meetSowetansays unemployed 29-year-old Elias, summarising the dashed hopes of many tens of thousands who flock to South Africa&#39;s economic hub fr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sowetanlive.co.za\/news\/2014\/04\/17\/diepsloot-where-south-africa-s-problems-meet\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.com\/news\/2014\/apr\/16\/south-africa-st-francis-links-jeff-clause-american\/\">American pro becomes South African pitchman <\/a> &#8211; <em>golfweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">American pro becomes South African pitchmanGolfweek.comAlong with two dozen Golfweek course raters, I met Clause at St. Francis Links during a recent two-week tour of South Africa. The course, located <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.com\/news\/2014\/apr\/16\/south-africa-st-francis-links-jeff-clause-american\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/sport\/rugby\/opinion\/9942858\/Mehrtens-Is-it-time-to-get-out-of-South-Africa\">Mehrtens: Is it time to get out of South Africa? <\/a> &#8211; <em>stuff.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Mehrtens: Is it time to get out of South Africa?Stuff.co.nzOPINION: As Super Rugby nears its 20th year, I wonder if it&#39;s time to shake things up and maybe take a step back from South Africa. I got <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/sport\/rugby\/opinion\/9942858\/Mehrtens-Is-it-time-to-get-out-of-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.economist.com\/news\/middle-east-and-africa\/21601024-celebrity-murder-case-may-teach-south-africans-bit-about-themselves-justice\">South Africa&#039;s trial &#8211; The Economist<\/a> &#8211; <em>economist.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">MiamiHerald.comSouth Africa&#39;s trialThe EconomistCampaigners highlight what they see as South Africa&#39;s dangerous proliferation of firearms. The trial has brought to light several incidents when <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/middle-east-and-africa\/21601024-celebrity-murder-case-may-teach-south-africans-bit-about-themselves-justice\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Commentary\/Global-Viewpoint\/2014\/0416\/Nadine-Gordimer-The-disillusion-and-corruption-of-post-Mandela-South-Africa\">Nadine Gordimer: The disillusion and corruption of post-Mandela South Africa &#8211; Christian Science Monitor<\/a> &#8211; <em>csmonitor.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Christian Science MonitorNadine Gordimer: The disillusion and corruption of post-Mandela South AfricaChristian Science MonitorNadine Gordimer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1991, i <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Commentary\/Global-Viewpoint\/2014\/0416\/Nadine-Gordimer-The-disillusion-and-corruption-of-post-Mandela-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.espncricinfo.com\/southafrica\/content\/story\/737463.html\">England and South Africa ink reciprocal A team tours <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BoxscoreEngland and South Africa ink reciprocal A team toursESPNcricinfo.comThe England and South African A teams will participate in reciprocal tours over the next three years. England Lions are penc <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/southafrica\/content\/story\/737463.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.timeslive.co.za\/politics\/2014\/04\/16\/south-africa-going-backwards-under-the-leadership-of-president-zuma\">South Africa going backwards under the leadership of President Zuma &#8211; Times LIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>timeslive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Guardian Liberty VoiceSouth Africa going backwards under the leadership of President ZumaTimes LIVESouth Africa is going backwards under President Jacob Zuma&#39;s leadership, Democratic Alliance lead <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/politics\/2014\/04\/16\/south-africa-going-backwards-under-the-leadership-of-president-zuma\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espnscrum.com\/southafrica\/rugby\/story\/221981.html\">South Africa delay controversial quota system <\/a> &#8211; <em>espnscrum.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNScrum.comSouth Africa delay controversial quota systemESPNScrum.comControversial proposals in South Africa to re-introduce quotas into a number of sports, including rugby, have been delayed, accor <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espnscrum.com\/southafrica\/rugby\/story\/221981.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\/in-pictures-27032336\">Your pictures: South Africa &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Your pictures: South AfricaBBC NewsSurfer Each week, we publish a gallery of readers&#39; pictures on a set theme. This week it is South Africa, and we begin with this picture by Tom Paton of a kite s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/in-pictures-27032336\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/04\/16\/303363995\/before-india-a-young-gandhi-found-his-calling-in-south-africa\">&#039;Before India,&#039; A Young Gandhi Found His Calling In South Africa &#8211; NPR<\/a> &#8211; <em>npr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/16\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NPR&#39;Before India,&#39; A Young Gandhi Found His Calling In South AfricaNPRIn 1893, in the bustling seaside city of Durban, South Africa \u2014 then under British colonial rule \u2014 a young lawyer step <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/04\/16\/303363995\/before-india-a-young-gandhi-found-his-calling-in-south-africa\"> 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>Diepsloot: Where South Africa&#039;s problems meet &#8211; Sowetan &#8211; sowetanlive.co.za 04\/17\/2014 SowetanDiepsloot: Where South Africa&#39;s problems meetSowetansays unemployed 29-year-old Elias, summarising the dashed hopes of many tens of thousands who flock to South Africa&#39;s economic hub fr more&#8230; American pro becomes South African pitchman &#8211; golfweek.com 04\/16\/2014 American pro becomes South African pitchmanGolfweek.comAlong with two [&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-30416","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\/30416","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=30416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}