{"id":39781,"date":"2014-08-01T10:13:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/08\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-1-august-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-08-01T10:13:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:13:08","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-1-august-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-1-august-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 1 August 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/faraigundan\/2014\/07\/31\/brand-africa-announces-south-africas-top-50-most-valuable-brands\/\">Brand Africa Announces South Africa&#039;s Top 50 Most Valuable Brands &#8211; Forbes<\/a> &#8211; <em>forbes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/01\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ForbesBrand Africa Announces South Africa&#39;s Top 50 Most Valuable BrandsForbesSouth Africa&#39;s Top 50 Most Valuable Brands were revealed from a survey conducted by leading independent brand valua <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/faraigundan\/2014\/07\/31\/brand-africa-announces-south-africas-top-50-most-valuable-brands\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.channel24.co.za\/Viral\/A-quickie-with-one-of-South-Africas-best-urban-artists-20140731\">A quickie with one of South Africa&#039;s best urban artists &#8211; Channel 24<\/a> &#8211; <em>channel24.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/01\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">A quickie with one of South Africa&#39;s best urban artistsChannel 24He was kind enough to answer a few questions we had about his craft and more. Here is our quickie with the dreadlocked urban virtuo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.channel24.co.za\/Viral\/A-quickie-with-one-of-South-Africas-best-urban-artists-20140731\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/moneyweb-economic-trends\/south-africa-lobbies-to-retain-us-trade-access-as-\">South Africa lobbies to retain US trade access as risks grow <\/a> &#8211; <em>moneyweb.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/31\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">How we made it in AfricaSouth Africa lobbies to retain US trade access as risks growMoneyweb.co.zaSouth Africa is pushing the U.S. to keep open preferential access for exports ranging from cars to ora <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/moneyweb-economic-trends\/south-africa-lobbies-to-retain-us-trade-access-as-\"> 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\/2014-07-31\/south-africa-s-tito-mboweni-says-criticism-of-oil-law-is-unfair.html\">South Africa&#039;s Tito Mboweni Says Criticism of Oil Law Is Unfair &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/31\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa&#39;s Tito Mboweni Says Criticism of Oil Law Is UnfairBloombergSouth Africa&#39;s proposal that the state be given a free stake in energy projects is being unfairly crit <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-07-31\/south-africa-s-tito-mboweni-says-criticism-of-oil-law-is-unfair.html\"> 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\/south-africas-life-expectancy-jumps-61-2-years-191311921.html\">South Africa&#039;s life expectancy jumps to 61.2 years &#8211; Yahoo News<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/31\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo NewsSouth Africa&#39;s life expectancy jumps to 61.2 yearsYahoo News&quot;For 2014 life expectancy at birth is estimated at 59.1 years for males and 63.1 years for females,&quot; said Statistics <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/south-africas-life-expectancy-jumps-61-2-years-191311921.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/myfox8.com\/2014\/07\/31\/giraffe-dies-after-smashing-head-on-low-highway-bridge-in-south-africa\/\">Giraffe dies after smashing head on low highway bridge in South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>myfox8.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/31\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsGiraffe dies after smashing head on low highway bridge in South Africamyfox8.comSOUTH AFRICA \u2014 A giraffe was killed after smashing its head on a low bridge while being transported on a highw <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/myfox8.com\/2014\/07\/31\/giraffe-dies-after-smashing-head-on-low-highway-bridge-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:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/south-africa-land-reforms-still-contentious-twnty-years-later-\/1968908.html\">South Africa Land Reforms Still Contentious 20 Years Later &#8211; Voice of America<\/a> &#8211; <em>voanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/31\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Jacaranda FMSouth Africa Land Reforms Still Contentious 20 Years LaterVoice of AmericaJOHANNESBURG \u2014. In 2014, 20 years after the end of apartheid, land issues remain as contentious in South Africa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/south-africa-land-reforms-still-contentious-twnty-years-later-\/1968908.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\/world-africa-28586702\">South African giraffe dies after &#039;hitting bridge&#039; &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/31\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth African giraffe dies after &#39;hitting bridge&#39;BBC NewsSouth Africa&#39;s animal rights body is probing the death of a giraffe that was reportedly injured as it was being transported <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-28586702\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/MyNews24\/Dear-South-Africa-being-black-does-not-make-you-incompetent-20140731\">Dear South Africa, being black does not make you incompetent. &#8211; News24<\/a> &#8211; <em>news24.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/31\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Dear South Africa, being black does not make you incompetent.News24These comments, mostly derogatory by nature, serves only to remind us that in the minds of some being black renders you incompetent. <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/MyNews24\/Dear-South-Africa-being-black-does-not-make-you-incompetent-20140731\"> 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\/australia\/content\/story\/765903.html\">Shezi six-for gives South Africa A comfortable win <\/a> &#8211; <em>espncricinfo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">07\/31\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comShezi six-for gives South Africa A comfortable winESPNcricinfo.comA six-wicket haul from Mthokozisi Shezi helped South Africa A to their second win of the tournament after a 100-ball 1 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/australia\/content\/story\/765903.html\"> more&#8230; 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