{"id":37159,"date":"2014-05-31T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2014-05-31T08:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/05\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-31-may-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-05-31T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2014-05-31T08:13:12","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-31-may-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-31-may-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 31 May 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/world\/2014\/05\/30\/south-africa-gets-its-first-openly-gay-parliamentarian\">South Africa Gets Its First Openly Gay Parliamentarian <\/a> &#8211; <em>advocate.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/31\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Advocate.comSouth Africa Gets Its First Openly Gay ParliamentarianAdvocate.comOn Wednesday, South African member of parliament Zakhele Mbhele made history when he was sworn in, becoming the first open <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/world\/2014\/05\/30\/south-africa-gets-its-first-openly-gay-parliamentarian\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.supersport.com\/rugby\/international\/news\/140531\/Jones_leads_Wales_in_South_Africa\">Jones leads Wales in South Africa &#8211; SuperSport<\/a> &#8211; <em>supersport.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/30\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SuperSportJones leads Wales in South AfricaSuperSportOspreys lock Alun Wyn Jones will captain Wales in South Africa after coach Warren Gatland named a 32-man squad for next month&#39;s two-test series <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.supersport.com\/rugby\/international\/news\/140531\/Jones_leads_Wales_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:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/jones-leads-wales-south-africa-225021220.html\">Jones leads Wales in South Africa &#8211; Yahoo News<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/30\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo NewsJones leads Wales in South AfricaYahoo NewsLondon (AFP) &#8211; Ospreys lock Alun Wyn Jones will captain Wales in South Africa after coach Warren Gatland named a 32-man squad for next month&#39;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/jones-leads-wales-south-africa-225021220.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.brookings.edu\/blogs\/africa-in-focus\/posts\/2014\/05\/29-south-africa-economy-ethiopia-mali-lee\">Africa in the News: South Africa&#039;s Economy Shrinks; Ethiopia To Possibly Delay &#8230; &#8211; Brookings Institution (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>brookings.edu<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/30\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Africa in the News: South Africa&#39;s Economy Shrinks; Ethiopia To Possibly Delay &#8230;Brookings Institution (blog)South Africa&#39;s gross domestic product (GDP) decreased for the first time since the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blogs\/africa-in-focus\/posts\/2014\/05\/29-south-africa-economy-ethiopia-mali-lee\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/thewest\/world\/a\/24002239\/draw-for-new-zealand-and-south-africa\/\">Draw for New Zealand and South Africa &#8211; The West Australian<\/a> &#8211; <em>au.news.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/30\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The West AustralianDraw for New Zealand and South AfricaThe West AustralianAuckland (AFP) &#8211; New Zealand and South Africa played out a scoreless draw on Friday, with the visitors dominating possession <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/thewest\/world\/a\/24002239\/draw-for-new-zealand-and-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:\/\/online.wsj.com\/articles\/south-africas-gold-fields-in-talks-with-union-to-cut-500-jobs-1401466556\">South Africa&#039;s Gold Fields in Talks With Union to Cut 500 Jobs &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/30\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s Gold Fields in Talks With Union to Cut 500 JobsWall Street JournalJOHANNESBURG\u2014South African gold producer Gold Fields Ltd. GFI.JO +0.68% Gold Fields Ltd. South Africa ZAc3715 +25 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/articles\/south-africas-gold-fields-in-talks-with-union-to-cut-500-jobs-1401466556\"> 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\/economy\/2014\/05\/30\/strikes-compound-south-africas-trade-deficit\">Strikes compound South Africa&#039;s trade deficit &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/30\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BDliveStrikes compound South Africa&#39;s trade deficitBDliveSOUTH Africa&#39;s trade deficit widened to R13.026bn in April as strike activity in the platinum sector and a marked slowdown in vehicle e <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/economy\/2014\/05\/30\/strikes-compound-south-africas-trade-deficit\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/05\/29\/travel\/bathurst-south-africa\/?hpt=wo_t2\">5 reasons Bathurst may be South Africa&#039;s most eccentric town &#8211; CNN<\/a> &#8211; <em>cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/30\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">CNN5 reasons Bathurst may be South Africa&#39;s most eccentric townCNN(CNN) &#8212; It&#39;s a village not a town. So say residents of Bathurst, a magnet for the creative and curious located in the Eastern <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/05\/29\/travel\/bathurst-south-africa\/?hpt=wo_t2\"> 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\/2014-05-30\/south-africa-trade-deficit-widens-in-april-as-exports-decline.html\">S. Africa Trade Gap Widens in April as Exports Decline &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/30\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Business RecorderS. 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