{"id":38481,"date":"2014-06-24T10:13:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T08:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/06\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-june-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-06-24T10:13:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T08:13:37","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-june-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-june-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 24 June 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/international-business\/african-and-mideast-business\/canada-stands-by-south-africa\/article19301859\/\">Canada targets South Africa as priority market in Africa &#8211; The Globe and Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>theglobeandmail.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/24\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Canada targets South Africa as priority market in AfricaThe Globe and MailSouth Africa might be strike-plagued, on the brink of recession and refusing to sign any foreign investment treaties these day <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/international-business\/african-and-mideast-business\/canada-stands-by-south-africa\/article19301859\/\"> 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\/business\/retail\/south-africas-woolworths-makes-country-road-bid-20140624-3aotw.html\">South Africa&#039;s Woolworths makes Country Road bid &#8211; Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>smh.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/24\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Sydney Morning HeraldSouth Africa&#39;s Woolworths makes Country Road bidSydney Morning HeraldSouth African retail giant Woolworths is planning an all cash takeover over for Country Road, in a bid tha <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/retail\/south-africas-woolworths-makes-country-road-bid-20140624-3aotw.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/southAfricaNews\/idAFL6N0P420A20140623\">UPDATE 4-Platinum union declares end to South Africa&#039;s longest strike &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>af.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/23\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsUPDATE 4-Platinum union declares end to South Africa&#39;s longest strikeReuters AfricaRUSTENBURG, South Africa, June 23 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s AMCU union declared a five-month platinu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/southAfricaNews\/idAFL6N0P420A20140623\"> 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\/business-27981977\">South Africa platinum strike &#039;over&#039; &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/23\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa platinum strike &#39;over&#39;BBC NewsA five-month platinum strike in South Africa is &quot;officially over&quot;, says the leader of the union behind the strike. Joseph Mathunjwa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-27981977\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/business\/investing\/opportunities\/hospitality-230614.htm\">South Africa&#039;s hospitality sector &#039;poised for growth&#039; &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/23\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s hospitality sector &#39;poised for growth&#39;South Africa.infoSouth Africa&#39;s hospitality sector is poised for further growth in the next five years on the back of rising room r <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/business\/investing\/opportunities\/hospitality-230614.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/investingNews\/idAFKBN0EY0K120140623\">Hopes for end to South Africa platinum strike as mining union meets &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>af.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/23\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ReutersHopes for end to South Africa platinum strike as mining union meetsReuters AfricaRUSTENBURG South Africa (Reuters) &#8211; Thousands of miners at a mass rally by South Africa&#39;s striking AMCU mini <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/investingNews\/idAFKBN0EY0K120140623\"> 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\/blogs\/monkeysee\/2014\/06\/23\/324809076\/building-the-issue-documentary-on-surveillance-and-south-africa\">Building The &#039;Issue&#039; Documentary: On Surveillance And South Africa &#8211; NPR (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>npr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/23\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NPR (blog)Building The &#39;Issue&#39; Documentary: On Surveillance And South AfricaNPR (blog)What used to be Silverdocs, the week-long documentary festival in downtown Silver Spring, Md., is now AFI <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/monkeysee\/2014\/06\/23\/324809076\/building-the-issue-documentary-on-surveillance-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:\/\/businessdayonline.com\/2014\/06\/south-africas-alexander-forbes-says-marsh-mclennan-to-take-stake-at-listing\/\">South Africa&#039;s Alexander Forbes says Marsh &amp; McLennan to take stake at listing &#8211; BusinessDay<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessdayonline.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/23\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessDaySouth Africa&#39;s Alexander Forbes says Marsh &amp; McLennan to take stake at listingBusinessDayEuropean stocks South Africa&#39;s Alexander Forbes confirmed on Monday it intended to float <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/businessdayonline.com\/2014\/06\/south-africas-alexander-forbes-says-marsh-mclennan-to-take-stake-at-listing\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2014\/06\/22\/332619.htm\">Marsh Buying Stake in Alexander Forbes of South Africa &#8211; Insurance Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>insurancejournal.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/23\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Marsh Buying Stake in Alexander Forbes of South AfricaInsurance JournalWhile South Africa&#39;s gross domestic product shrunk in the first quarter as a record- long mining strike hurt production, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2014\/06\/22\/332619.htm\"> 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-27975015\">South Africa woman denies being given as a &#039;wife gift&#039; &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">06\/23\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa woman denies being given as a &#39;wife gift&#39;BBC NewsSouth Africa&#39;s Commission for Gender Equality launched an investigation last week into the reports that the SABC&#39;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-27975015\"> more&#8230; 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