{"id":65570,"date":"2016-03-08T10:13:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T08:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-march-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-03-08T10:13:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T08:13:08","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-march-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-march-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 8 March 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\/201603080140.html\">Mos Def Back in Court <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/08\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AllAfrica.comMos Def Back in CourtAllAfrica.comUnited States hip hop artist Yasiin Bey, popularly known as Mos Def, will appear in the Bellville Magistrate&#39;s Court on Tuesday for contravening Sout <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201603080140.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-africas-zuma-visits-nigeria-045354994.html\">South Africa&#039;s Zuma visits Nigeria &#8211; Yahoo News<\/a> &#8211; <em>news.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/08\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo NewsSouth Africa&#39;s Zuma visits NigeriaYahoo NewsAbuja (AFP) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s President Jacob Zuma begins a two-day state visit to Nigeria on Tuesday, which observers see as an attempt to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/south-africas-zuma-visits-nigeria-045354994.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-3481558\/South-Africas-Zuma-visits-Nigeria.html\">South Africa&#039;s Zuma visits Nigeria &#8211; Daily Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymail.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/08\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MailSouth Africa&#39;s Zuma visits NigeriaDaily MailSouth Africa&#39;s President Jacob Zuma begins a two-day state visit to Nigeria on Tuesday, which observers see as an attempt to mend fences b <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/wires\/afp\/article-3481558\/South-Africas-Zuma-visits-Nigeria.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/africa\/south-africas-gold-industry-like-its-economy-is-crumbling\/2016\/03\/07\/33ae7a26-cc6f-11e5-b9ab-26591104bb19_story.html\">South Africa&#039;s gold industry, like its economy, is crumbling &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/08\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Washington PostSouth Africa&#39;s gold industry, like its economy, is crumblingWashington PostROODEPOORT, South Africa \u2014 Just off the highway and behind a yellow auto repair shop, Andile Jeremiah sl <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/africa\/south-africas-gold-industry-like-its-economy-is-crumbling\/2016\/03\/07\/33ae7a26-cc6f-11e5-b9ab-26591104bb19_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.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2016-03-07-comrades-in-arms-south-africa-russia-and-the-new-global-war-on-drugs\/\">Comrades in arms: South Africa, Russia, and the new global war on drugs &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MaverickComrades in arms: South Africa, Russia, and the new global war on drugsDaily MaverickAnd so, within hours of the RAADD announcement going live on the Hawks website on Friday 4 March, Sha <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2016-03-07-comrades-in-arms-south-africa-russia-and-the-new-global-war-on-drugs\/\"> 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\/03\/07\/south-africa-s-petite-noir-takes-his-new-wave-to-europe\/\">South Africa&#039;s Petite Noir takes his \u201cnew wave\u201d to Europe &#8211; AfricaNews<\/a> &#8211; <em>africanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AfricaNewsSouth Africa&#39;s Petite Noir takes his \u201cnew wave\u201d to EuropeAfricaNewsNew genres keep popping up thanks to the young musicians who are spicing up their works with influences from across <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2016\/03\/07\/south-africa-s-petite-noir-takes-his-new-wave-to-europe\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2016-03-07-doom-and-gloom-what-foreign-firms-are-told-about-south-africa\/\">Doom and Gloom: What foreign firms are told about South Africa &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MaverickDoom and Gloom: What foreign firms are told about South AfricaDaily MaverickEven for those of us who know the country well, these are uncertain times in South Africa both politically and <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2016-03-07-doom-and-gloom-what-foreign-firms-are-told-about-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.africanews.com\/2016\/03\/07\/south-africa-120-arrested-for-violent-protests\/\">South Africa: 120 arrested for violent protests &#8211; AfricaNews<\/a> &#8211; <em>africanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AfricaNewsSouth Africa: 120 arrested for violent protestsAfricaNewsOver 120 people have been arrested and charged with public violence after protests in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa turned vio <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2016\/03\/07\/south-africa-120-arrested-for-violent-protests\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/patrick\/2016\/03\/07\/headed-south-jacob-zuma-leads-south-africa-toward-the-precipice\/\">Headed South: Jacob Zuma Leads South Africa toward the Precipice &#8211; Council on Foreign Relations (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.cfr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Council on Foreign Relations (blog)Headed South: Jacob Zuma Leads South Africa toward the PrecipiceCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)South Africa is in the grips of its most serious economic and poli <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/patrick\/2016\/03\/07\/headed-south-jacob-zuma-leads-south-africa-toward-the-precipice\/\"> 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\/safrica-gold-idUSL5N16F0O4\">South Africa gold firms get lift from weak rand, but risks lurk &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">03\/07\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">CNBCAfrica.comSouth Africa gold firms get lift from weak rand, but risks lurkReutersHarmony Gold, which gets 90 percent of its production from South Africa, recorded a profit of 74 million rand ($4.8 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/safrica-gold-idUSL5N16F0O4\"> more&#8230; 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