{"id":64771,"date":"2016-02-24T10:13:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T08:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-february-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-02-24T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T08:13:19","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-february-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-24-february-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 24 February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201602240118.html\">South Africa: Man in Court for Allegedly Faking President Assassination Plot <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/24\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Man in Court for Allegedly Faking President Assassination PlotAllAfrica.comPretoria \u2014 The man accused of claiming there was a plot to assassinate President Jacob Zuma and sending threa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201602240118.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-africa-faces-budget-crunch-downgrade-looms-050109705.html\">South Africa faces budget crunch as downgrade looms &#8211; Yahoo News<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/24\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo NewsSouth Africa faces budget crunch as downgrade loomsYahoo NewsCape Town (AFP) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s finance minister walks a tightrope on Wednesday as he presents a budget watched closely by r <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/south-africa-faces-budget-crunch-downgrade-looms-050109705.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.dailymail.co.uk\/wires\/afp\/article-3461496\/South-Africa-faces-budget-crunch-downgrade-looms.html\">South Africa faces budget crunch as downgrade looms &#8211; Daily Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymail.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/24\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MailSouth Africa faces budget crunch as downgrade loomsDaily Mail&quot;The minister is in a tight spot with very little fiscal space, and even less political space, available to respond to the e <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/wires\/afp\/article-3461496\/South-Africa-faces-budget-crunch-downgrade-looms.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.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-02-23\/five-charts-that-show-why-this-south-africa-budget-is-so-crucial\">Five Charts That Show Why This South Africa Budget Is So Crucial &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/23\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BloombergFive Charts That Show Why This South Africa Budget Is So CrucialBloombergA 1 percentage-point increase in VAT could raise as much as 15 billion rand ($985 million) a year in additional income <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-02-23\/five-charts-that-show-why-this-south-africa-budget-is-so-crucial\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2016\/02\/23\/south-africa-suspected-baby-thief-pleads-not-guilty\/\">South Africa: Suspected baby thief pleads not guilty &#8211; AfricaNews<\/a> &#8211; <em>africanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/23\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AfricaNewsSouth Africa: Suspected baby thief pleads not guiltyAfricaNewsA 50-year-old woman accused of kidnapping a two-year-old baby in Cape Town in 1997 has pleaded not guilty. The identity of the w <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2016\/02\/23\/south-africa-suspected-baby-thief-pleads-not-guilty\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/news\/world\/2016\/02\/23\/drones-used-hunt-for-poachers-south-africa\/N96jw5TOlaoQsdkxzX0sKI\/story.html\">Drones used to hunt for poachers in South Africa &#8211; The Boston Globe<\/a> &#8211; <em>bostonglobe.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/23\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Boston GlobeDrones used to hunt for poachers in South AfricaThe Boston GlobeHLUHLUWE-IMFOLOZI GAME RESERVE, South Africa \u2014 In hills where Zulu royalty once hunted wildlife, South African conserv <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/news\/world\/2016\/02\/23\/drones-used-hunt-for-poachers-south-africa\/N96jw5TOlaoQsdkxzX0sKI\/story.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.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-02-23\/south-africa-credibility-on-the-mend-biggest-bond-manager-says\">South Africa Credibility on the Mend, Biggest Bond Manager Says &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/23\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BloombergSouth Africa Credibility on the Mend, Biggest Bond Manager SaysBloombergSouth Africa&#39;s government is repairing the credibility lost when President Jacob Zuma fired his finance minister la <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-02-23\/south-africa-credibility-on-the-mend-biggest-bond-manager-says\"> 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-35645979\">Czech &#039;mafia boss&#039; Krejcir jailed for 35 years in South Africa &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/23\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsCzech &#39;mafia boss&#39; Krejcir jailed for 35 years in South AfricaBBC NewsThe businessman is also wanted in the Czech Republic, where he was convicted in absentia in 2014 on tax fraud char <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-35645979\"> 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-africa-parliament-passes-land-expropriation-bill-190341049--business.html\">South Africa parliament passes land expropriation bill &#8211; Yahoo News<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/23\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa parliament passes land expropriation billYahoo NewsThe bill, which still needs to be passed by South Africa&#39;s other house of parliament and signed into law by President Jacob Zuma, ef <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/south-africa-parliament-passes-land-expropriation-bill-190341049--business.html\"> more&#8230; 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