{"id":39886,"date":"2014-08-06T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T08:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/08\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-6-august-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-08-06T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T08:13:11","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-6-august-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-6-august-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 6 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.iol.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/gauteng\/quake-shakes-south-africa-1.1731118\">Quake shakes South Africa &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/06\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineQuake shakes South AfricaIndependent Online\u201cFor South Africa, a 5.5 magnitude quake is quite big, but it&#39;s not uncommon,\u201d said Herman van Niekerk, a structural geologist from <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/gauteng\/quake-shakes-south-africa-1.1731118\"> 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\/opinion\/columnists\/2014\/08\/06\/south-africas-many-killing-seasons--our-way-of-life\">South Africa&#039;s many killing seasons \u2014 our way of life &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/06\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s many killing seasons \u2014 our way of lifeBDliveBY HIS own account, President Jacob Zuma owes South Africa a book. Read the various interviews with him over the years and it is remark <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/opinion\/columnists\/2014\/08\/06\/south-africas-many-killing-seasons--our-way-of-life\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.com\/news\/south-africa-earthquake-orkney-20140805\">Earthquake Kills at Least 1 &#8211; The Weather Channel<\/a> &#8211; <em>weather.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/05\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Earthquake Kills at Least 1The Weather ChannelMining is a traditional pillar of industry in South Africa. Lindy Sirayi, a guesthouse owner in Orkney, said the tremor broke glass lampshades and cracked <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.com\/news\/south-africa-earthquake-orkney-20140805\"> 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\/2014\/08\/05\/south-africa-earthquake-kills-one-17-miners-injured\">earthquake kills one, 17 miners injured &#8211; BDlive<\/a> &#8211; <em>bdlive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/05\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Citizenearthquake kills one, 17 miners injuredBDliveONE person was killed and 17 injured when a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit South Africa on Tuesday, causing scares in North West mining operations and <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bdlive.co.za\/national\/2014\/08\/05\/south-africa-earthquake-kills-one-17-miners-injured\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/o.canada.com\/sports\/basketball\/nba-plans-to-play-exhibition-game-in-south-africa-in-summer-of-2015\">NBA plans to play exhibition game in South Africa in summer of 2015 &#8211; Canada.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>o.canada.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/05\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Canada.comNBA plans to play exhibition game in South Africa in summer of 2015Canada.comThe NBA first held one of its camps in South Africa in 2003 and has returned nearly every year. Players and coach <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/o.canada.com\/sports\/basketball\/nba-plans-to-play-exhibition-game-in-south-africa-in-summer-of-2015\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/citizen.co.za\/224580\/earthquakes-uncommon-event-south-africa\/\">Earthquakes are not an uncommon event in South Africa &#8211; Citizen<\/a> &#8211; <em>citizen.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/05\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">CitizenEarthquakes are not an uncommon event in South AfricaCitizenThe quake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale and was felt across the country. \u201cThe quake of 1969 was also felt throughout South Afri <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/citizen.co.za\/224580\/earthquakes-uncommon-event-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.timeslive.co.za\/local\/2014\/08\/05\/council-for-geosciences-in-south-africa-puts-quake-magnitude-at-5.5\">Council for Geosciences in South Africa puts quake magnitude at 5.5 &#8211; Times LIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>timeslive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/05\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Council for Geosciences in South Africa puts quake magnitude at 5.5Times LIVESapa | 2014-08-05 15:11:35.0. File photo. Image by: Gallo Images\/Thinkstock. The earthquake that struck the North West regi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/local\/2014\/08\/05\/council-for-geosciences-in-south-africa-puts-quake-magnitude-at-5.5\"> 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\/2014-08-05\/earthquake-with-5-3-magnitude-hits-south-africa-gold-mining-town.html\">South African Quake Kills Man as Tremors Hit Biggest Cities &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/05\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Quake Kills Man as Tremors Hit Biggest CitiesBloombergSouth Africa&#39;s biggest cities were rocked by an earthquake that sent tremors through the country, killing one person near a mini <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-08-05\/earthquake-with-5-3-magnitude-hits-south-africa-gold-mining-town.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\/local\/2014\/08\/05\/5.3-earthquake-shakes-south-africa-one-dead\">5.3 earthquake shakes South Africa, one dead &#8211; Times LIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>timeslive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/05\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent Online5.3 earthquake shakes South Africa, one deadTimes LIVEOne person has been reported dead in a 5.3 magnitude earthquake which struck six kilometres east of Orkney in the North West on <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/local\/2014\/08\/05\/5.3-earthquake-shakes-south-africa-one-dead\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/quake-hits-south-africa-24843481\">Quake Hits South Africa, 1 Killed &#8211; ABC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>abcnews.go.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">08\/05\/2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">htxt.africaQuake Hits South Africa, 1 KilledABC NewsAn earthquake shook buildings in Johannesburg and surrounding areas in South Africa&#39;s most populous province on Tuesday. 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