{"id":47400,"date":"2015-03-20T10:13:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T08:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2015\/03\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-20-march-2015\/"},"modified":"2015-03-20T10:13:09","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T08:13:09","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-20-march-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-20-march-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 20 March 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/03\/20\/us-peermont-m-a-suninternational-idUSKBN0MG0JH20150320\">South Africa&#039;s Sun International to buy Peermont in $775 million deal &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/20\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s Sun International to buy Peermont in $775 million dealReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South African hotel chain Sun International (SUIJ.J) on Friday announced plans to take over cas <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/03\/20\/us-peermont-m-a-suninternational-idUSKBN0MG0JH20150320\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/mar\/20\/students-attack-cecil-john-rhodes-statue-south-africa-university-cape-down-questions-race\">Students&#039; attack on Cecil Rhodes statue leads to soul searching in South Africa &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>theguardian.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/20\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianStudents&#39; attack on Cecil Rhodes statue leads to soul searching in South AfricaThe GuardianBorn in 1853, the son of a Bishop&#39;s Stortford clergyman, Rhodes went to South Africa beca <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/mar\/20\/students-attack-cecil-john-rhodes-statue-south-africa-university-cape-down-questions-race\"> 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\/articles\/2015-03-20\/south-africa-s-worst-drought-since-1992-kick-starts-corn-imports\">South Africa&#039;s Worst Drought Since 1992 Kick-Starts Corn Imports &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/20\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s Worst Drought Since 1992 Kick-Starts Corn ImportsBloombergWhite corn grain drops into a trailer during a harvest on a farm in Grootvlei, South Africa, in July, last year. The local <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2015-03-20\/south-africa-s-worst-drought-since-1992-kick-starts-corn-imports\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www2.kusports.com\/news\/2015\/mar\/19\/new-mexico-states-chil-plays-represent-south-afric\/\">New Mexico State&#039;s &#039;Chili&#039; plays to represent South Africa &#8211; KUsports<\/a> &#8211; <em>www2.kusports.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/20\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New Mexico State&#39;s &#39;Chili&#39; plays to represent South AfricaKUsports\u201cVenda, my language, is the hardest language to pronounce in South Africa,\u201d Nephawe said in front of his locker at Cen <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www2.kusports.com\/news\/2015\/mar\/19\/new-mexico-states-chil-plays-represent-south-afric\/\"> 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-celebrates-50-years-nuclear-energy-power-zuma\/2687350.html\">South Africa Celebrates 50 Years of Nuclear Power &#8211; Voice of America<\/a> &#8211; <em>voanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/19\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Voice of AmericaSouth Africa Celebrates 50 Years of Nuclear PowerVoice of AmericaSouth Africa&#39;s government has since pledged to build a fleet of nuclear power plants to meet a growing demand for e <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/south-africa-celebrates-50-years-nuclear-energy-power-zuma\/2687350.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.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/03\/19\/us-safrica-land-idUSKBN0MF1EM20150319\">New farmers take root in South Africa&#039;s old tribal lands &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/19\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New farmers take root in South Africa&#39;s old tribal landsReutersLand is an emotive issue in South Africa, with most remaining in white hands 21 years after the end of apartheid despite the ruling A <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/03\/19\/us-safrica-land-idUSKBN0MF1EM20150319\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Magazine\/The-great-betrayal-of-South-Africas-moral-legacy-394472\">The great betrayal of South Africa&#039;s moral legacy &#8211; Jerusalem Post Israel News<\/a> &#8211; <em>jpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/19\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Jerusalem Post Israel NewsThe great betrayal of South Africa&#39;s moral legacyJerusalem Post Israel NewsAs it happens, I was visiting South Africa on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Freed <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Magazine\/The-great-betrayal-of-South-Africas-moral-legacy-394472\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Magazine\/Apartheid-South-Africa-Israel-edition-394468\">Apartheid South Africa: Israel edition &#8211; Jerusalem Post Israel News<\/a> &#8211; <em>jpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/19\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Jerusalem Post Israel NewsApartheid South Africa: Israel editionJerusalem Post Israel NewsIn 2015, this period of competing chronicles that has come to characterize Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) culmin <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Magazine\/Apartheid-South-Africa-Israel-edition-394468\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201503191283.html\">Is South Africa the World&#039;s Most Generous Donor? <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/19\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Is South Africa the World&#39;s Most Generous Donor?AllAfrica.comBy a quirk of apartheid history, the currency union also makes South Africa probably the most generous donor in the world. Peter Fabric <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201503191283.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.smh.com.au\/sport\/cricket\/south-africa-end-world-cup-knockout-drought-with-quarterfinal-rout-of-sri-lanka-20150318-1m2b9b.html\">South Africa end World Cup knockout drought with quarter-final rout of Sri Lanka &#8211; Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>smh.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/19\/2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Sydney Morning HeraldSouth Africa end World Cup knockout drought with quarter-final rout of Sri LankaSydney Morning HeraldIt has taken seven tournaments but South Africa have won their first knockout <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/cricket\/south-africa-end-world-cup-knockout-drought-with-quarterfinal-rout-of-sri-lanka-20150318-1m2b9b.html\"> 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&#039;s Sun International to buy Peermont in $775 million deal &#8211; Reuters &#8211; reuters.com 03\/20\/2015 South Africa&#39;s Sun International to buy Peermont in $775 million dealReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South African hotel chain Sun International (SUIJ.J) on Friday announced plans to take over cas more&#8230; Students&#039; attack on Cecil Rhodes statue leads to soul searching [&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-47400","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\/47400","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=47400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47400\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}