{"id":6554,"date":"2011-12-31T11:48:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T09:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/?p=6554"},"modified":"2011-12-31T11:48:08","modified_gmt":"2011-12-31T09:48:08","slug":"31-december-south-africa-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/31-december-south-africa-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"31 December – South Africa in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sri Lanka Breathes New Life After Test Victory Over South Africa<\/strong><\/a>
\nNew York Times
\nDURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA<\/strong> \u2014 For the first time since Muttiah Muralitharan retired, Sri Lanka has finally won a test. The team did it convincingly, by more than 200 runs, and in a country where it had never won in the long format before. …<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boucher axed as South Africa<\/strong> make ODI changes<\/a>
\nCricketnext.com
\nJohannesburg: Wicketkeeper Mark Boucher was one of three players dropped on Friday when South Africa<\/strong> named their squad for next month’s one-day internationals against Sri Lanka. Boucher, 35, who holds the world record for most Test dismissals (540), …<\/strong><\/p>\n

Record poaching in South Africa<\/strong> as rhino horns exceed gold prices<\/a>
\nDigitalJournal.com
\nHome to 90 percent of the rhinos in Africa and the largest rhino population in the world, rhino poaching in South Africa<\/strong> has reached record proportions, with 50 percent of rhinos being taken from within Kruger National Park. Whenever there is a market, …<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Africa<\/strong> Stocks: AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony Gold, Sasol Move<\/a>
\nBloomberg
\nLtd. (HAR) , South Africa’s<\/strong> third-largest gold producer, climbed 0.3 percent to 95.00 rand. DRDGold Ltd. (DRD) advanced 2 percent to 4.60 rand. Beige Holdings Ltd. (BEG) , a cosmetics maker, had its biggest gain since June 30 after saying Lion Match Co …<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian-origin political leader dies in South Africa<\/strong><\/a>
\nNorthern Voices Online
\nPretoria, (IANS) Indian-origin political activist Amichand Rajbansi, leader of the Minority Front party in South Africa<\/strong>, has died at the age of 69, state-run news agency BuaNews reported. Rajbansi, nicknamed the \u201cBengal Tiger\u201d, was a former chief …<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hunt for Gas Hits Fragile Soil, and South Africans Fear Risks<\/a>
\nNew York Times
\nKAROO, South Africa<\/strong> \u2014 When a drought dried up their wells last year, hundreds of farmers and their families flocked to local fairgrounds here to pray for rain, and a call went out on the regional radio station imploring South Africans to donate …<\/strong><\/p>\n

A century of sport highlights<\/a>
\nIndependent Online (blog)
\nThe event is to celebrate the coronation of King George V and is a forerunner to the Commonwealth Games South Africa’s<\/strong> Kenneth McArthur wins gold and Christian Gitsham the silver for the marathon at the Stockholm Olympic Games. …<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Africa<\/strong> November Monthly Budget Deficit 28.6 Billion Rand<\/a>
\nBloomberg
\nSouth Africa<\/strong> posted a budget deficit of 28.6 billion rand ($3.53 billion) in November, the National Treasury said. Government revenue was 50.8 billion rand last month, while spending reached 79.4 billion rand, the Pretoria-based Treasury said in a …<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Africa<\/strong>: Illegal Liquor Trading Hours to Be Monitored<\/a>
\nAllAfrica.com
\nPretoria \u2014 Police have been urged to clamp down on non-compliance with the Liquor Act and stamp their authority against illegal liquor trading, violation of trading hours and illegal bashes ahead of New Year festivities. North West MEC for Public …<\/strong><\/p>\n

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