{"id":35866,"date":"2014-05-08T10:13:17","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T08:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/05\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-may-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-05-08T10:13:17","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T08:13:17","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-may-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-may-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 8 May 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/91891\/south-africa-ruling-party-leads-in-election-tally\/\">South Africa Ruling Party Leads in Election Tally &#8211; TIME<\/a> &#8211; <em>time.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/08\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Aljazeera.comSouth Africa Ruling Party Leads in Election TallyTIME(JOHANNESBURG) \u2014 South Africa&#39;s ruling party led its rivals in early election results on Thursday after a campaign in which the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/91891\/south-africa-ruling-party-leads-in-election-tally\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/national\/politics\/2014\/05\/08\/voter-turnout-win-for-south-africa\">Voter turnout win for South Africa &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/08\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsVoter turnout win for South AfricaBDliveSOUTH Africa&#39;s 20-year-old democracy has reason to celebrate as early indications last night showed an impressive voter turnout in what is considere <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/national\/politics\/2014\/05\/08\/voter-turnout-win-for-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:\/\/news.ninemsn.com.au\/world\/2014\/05\/08\/01\/45\/anger-determination-as-south-africa-votes\">South Africa voters turn out in force &#8211; Ninemsn<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.ninemsn.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/07\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa voters turn out in forceNinemsnHis African National Congress is widely expected to claim a fifth consecutive term in power, but strong turnout in South Africa&#39;s cities could prove a b <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.ninemsn.com.au\/world\/2014\/05\/08\/01\/45\/anger-determination-as-south-africa-votes\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/africa\/2014\/05\/polls-close-south-africa-201457185450328366.html\">Polls close in South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>aljazeera.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/07\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Polls close in South AfricaAljazeera.comPolls have closed in South Africa in a general election that is expected to see the African National Congress (ANC) party retain power, despite a vigorous chall <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/africa\/2014\/05\/polls-close-south-africa-201457185450328366.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.washingtonpost.com\/world\/africa\/south-africans-vote-ruling-party-favored\/2014\/05\/07\/908ec62e-d5a9-11e3-8f7d-7786660fff7c_story.html\">South Africa&#039;s voting ends, counting starts &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/07\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s voting ends, counting startsWashington PostJOHANNESBURG \u2014 Polling stations closed Wednesday evening in elections in South Africa that are expected to see the ruling African Nation <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/africa\/south-africans-vote-ruling-party-favored\/2014\/05\/07\/908ec62e-d5a9-11e3-8f7d-7786660fff7c_story.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.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2014\/05\/07\/south-africans-vote-ruling-party-favored\">South African voting ends, counting starts with ruling party front-runner &#8230; &#8211; U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/a> &#8211; <em>usnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/07\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African voting ends, counting starts with ruling party front-runner &#8230;U.S. News &#038; World ReportSouth Africans queue to cast their votes at sunset at a polling station in the Alexandra township o <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2014\/05\/07\/south-africans-vote-ruling-party-favored\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/1316885\/south-africa-votes-despite-fierce-opposition-ruling-party-is-front-runner\/\">South Africa votes: Despite fierce opposition, ruling party is front-runner <\/a> &#8211; <em>globalnews.ca<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/07\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Globalnews.caSouth Africa votes: Despite fierce opposition, ruling party is front-runnerGlobalnews.caVoters wait in long lines at the Pine Road Voting Station in Greenpoint district of Khayelitsha Tow <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/1316885\/south-africa-votes-despite-fierce-opposition-ruling-party-is-front-runner\/\"> 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\/05\/07\/310417182\/south-africas-born-frees-look-beyond-mandelas-party\">South Africa&#039;s &#039;Born-Frees&#039; Look Beyond Mandela&#039;s Party &#8211; NPR<\/a> &#8211; <em>npr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/07\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s &#39;Born-Frees&#39; Look Beyond Mandela&#39;s PartyNPRSouth Africa&#39;s &#39;Born-Frees&#39; Look Beyond Mandela&#39;s Party. May 07, 201412:18 PM ET. Listen to the Story. Tell Me <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/05\/07\/310417182\/south-africas-born-frees-look-beyond-mandelas-party\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/gulfnews.com\/opinions\/columnists\/can-south-africa-s-revolution-move-beyond-anc-1.1329558\">Can South Africa&#039;s revolution move beyond ANC? <\/a> &#8211; <em>gulfnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/07\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">gulfnews.comCan South Africa&#39;s revolution move beyond ANC?gulfnews.comIt is a reflection, and not necessarily a negative one, on the state of South Africa that tomorrow&#39;s general election has <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/gulfnews.com\/opinions\/columnists\/can-south-africa-s-revolution-move-beyond-anc-1.1329558\"> 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\/south-africa-election-african-national-congress-favoured-to-win-1.2634430\">South Africa election: African National Congress favoured to win <\/a> &#8211; <em>cbc.ca<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/07\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Deseret NewsSouth Africa election: African National Congress favoured to winCBC.caMany people lined up before polling stations opened at 7 a.m. local time for the fifth all-race elections in South Afr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/south-africa-election-african-national-congress-favoured-to-win-1.2634430\"> 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>South Africa Ruling Party Leads in Election Tally &#8211; TIME &#8211; time.com 05\/08\/2014 Aljazeera.comSouth Africa Ruling Party Leads in Election TallyTIME(JOHANNESBURG) \u2014 South Africa&#39;s ruling party led its rivals in early election results on Thursday after a campaign in which the more&#8230; Voter turnout win for South Africa &#8211; BDlive &#8211; bdlive.co.za 05\/08\/2014 BBC NewsVoter [&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-35866","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\/35866","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=35866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35866\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}