{"id":6379,"date":"2011-12-23T12:21:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T10:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/?p=6379"},"modified":"2011-12-23T12:21:19","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T10:21:19","slug":"23-december-south-africa-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/23-december-south-africa-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"23 December &#8211; South Africa in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2011-12-23\/south-african-stocks-anglo-bhp-anglogold-harmony-massmart.html\" target=\"_blank\">South African Stocks: Anglo, BHP, AngloGold, Harmony, Massmart<\/a><br \/>\nBloomberg<br \/>\nAngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ANG) , <strong>South Africa&#8217;s<\/strong> biggest gold producer, snapped a two-day losing streak, rising 0.7 percent to 349 rand. Gold climbed and was set for the first weekly gain in three after better-than-expected US economic data damped demand <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/12\/22\/south-africas-anc-youth-have-much-love-for-kim-jong-il\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>South Africa&#8217;s<\/strong> ANC Youth Have Much Love for Kim Jong \u2013 Il<\/a><br \/>\nPolitic365<br \/>\nThe real kicker for those of us not living in <strong>South Africa<\/strong> is that this letter is a reminder of the still very strong communist sentiments that exist in <strong>South Africa<\/strong>: A nation that hosted the World Cup last year and is still considered one of the <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Opinion\/Editorials\/Article.aspx%3Fid%3D250634\" target=\"_blank\">Israel and Africa<\/a><br \/>\nJerusalem Post<br \/>\nJerusalem&#8217;s relations with Apartheid <strong>South Africa<\/strong> were also flagged as a reason for the deteriorating situation. Since that setback, Israel has renewed relations with most of sub-Saharan Africa, but much work remains to be done. <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201112230152.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>South Africa<\/strong>: New African Elephant Fund Approves First Set of Projects<\/a><br \/>\nAllAfrica.com<br \/>\nThe first official session of the Steering Committee of a multi-donor technical trust fund for the implementation of an African Elephant Action Plan was held in Kruger National Park, <strong>South Africa<\/strong>, from 12 to 14 December to allocate available financial <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201112230223.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>South Africa&#8217;s<\/strong> Nuclear Hubris<\/a><br \/>\nAllAfrica.com<br \/>\nIn a recent Mail &amp; Guardian article, Minister Peters claimed that <strong>South Africa<\/strong> still needs our considerable coal resources and must invest in nuclear. These claims have no sound moral basis &#8211; they are founded in the narrowest conceptions of what is <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/entertainment\/celebrity\/2011\/12\/23\/playboy-south-africa-defends-decision-to-sideline-lohan\" target=\"_blank\">Playboy <strong>South Africa<\/strong> defends decision to sideline Lohan<\/a><br \/>\nTimes LIVE<br \/>\nPlayboy <strong>South Africa<\/strong> is not featuring Lindsay Lohan on its local January 2012 cover, despite initial reports from the USA that the Lohan edition is already flying off the shelf that side of the Atlantic. According to Playboy <strong>South Africa<\/strong> <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/sport-highlights-2011.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>South Africa&#8217;s<\/strong> 2011 Sporting Highlights<\/a><br \/>\nSouth Africa.info<br \/>\nLooking back over the past sporting year for <strong>South Africa<\/strong>, one sport stands out above any others: South African golfers enjoyed a superb year and, despite their wonderful record over the years, may have reached new heights. The 2010\/11 season began <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iewy.com\/38667-activities-of-secretary-general-in-south-africa-6-8-december.html\" target=\"_blank\">Activities of Secretary-General in <strong>South Africa<\/strong>, 6-8 December<\/a><br \/>\nIEWY News<br \/>\nUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Durban, <strong>South Africa<\/strong>, on the morning of Tuesday, 6 December, to take part in the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/celebrity-gossip.net\/nicole-scherzinger\/nicole-scherzinger-covers-cosmo-south-africa-january-2012-571228\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole Scherzinger Covers Cosmo <strong>South Africa<\/strong> January 2012<\/a><br \/>\nThe Gossip Girls<br \/>\nGaining worldwide popularity after transitioning from the Pussycat Dolls to judge on &#8220;The X Factor,&#8221; Nicole Scherzinger was selected to cover the January 2012 issue of Cosmopolitan <strong>South Africa<\/strong>. The 33-year-old brunette beauty looks striking in a <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[wpramazon asin=&#8221;B004SIZF50&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African Stocks: Anglo, BHP, AngloGold, Harmony, Massmart Bloomberg AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ANG) , South Africa&#8217;s biggest gold producer, snapped a two-day losing streak, rising 0.7 percent to 349 rand. 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