{"id":7004,"date":"2012-01-13T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T08:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-13-january-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-01-13T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-13T08:13:12","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-13-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-13-january-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 13 January 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/investingNews\/idAFJOE80C03B20120113\">S.Africa&#039;s rand may test 8.00 against dollar &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>af.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/13\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">S.Africa&#39;s rand may test 8.00 against dollarReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s firmed slightly against the dollar on Friday and looked set to test the psychologically import <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/investingNews\/idAFJOE80C03B20120113\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/cricbuzz.com\/cricket-news\/48399\/preview-south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-odi\">Preview: South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI &#8211; Cricbuzz<\/a> &#8211; <em>cricbuzz.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/13\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SB NationPreview: South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODICricbuzzSouth Africa are armed with the confidence of a mammoth 258 run victory after the Sri Lankan batting order collapsed in a heap for just 43. T <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/cricbuzz.com\/cricket-news\/48399\/preview-south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-odi\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-01-13\/south-africa-s-surging-corn-prices-drive-feed-producers-to-wheat.html\">South Africa&#039;s Surging Corn Prices Drive Feed Producers to Wheat &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/13\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa&#39;s Surging Corn Prices Drive Feed Producers to WheatBusinessWeekWheat is being used for animal feed in Western Cape province, which produces about two fifths of South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-01-13\/south-africa-s-surging-corn-prices-drive-feed-producers-to-wheat.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.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-16275280\">Bird flu empties South Africa&#039;s ostrich farms &#8211; BBC News<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/13\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsBird flu empties South Africa&#39;s ostrich farmsBBC NewsBy Pumza Fihlani BBC News, Oudtshoorn South Africa&#39;s ostrich farmers are struggling to cope after thousands of their birds were cul <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-16275280\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/broadwayworld.com\/article\/STAGE-TUBE-Talking-With-the-Cast-and-Creative-Team-of-South-Africas-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-20120112\">STAGE TUBE: Talking With the Cast and Creative Team of South Africa&#039;s PHANTOM &#8230; &#8211; Broadway World<\/a> &#8211; <em>broadwayworld.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/13\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">STAGE TUBE: Talking With the Cast and Creative Team of South Africa&#39;s PHANTOM &#8230;Broadway WorldBroadway&#39;s longest running musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber&#39;s The Phantom of the Opera has experi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/broadwayworld.com\/article\/STAGE-TUBE-Talking-With-the-Cast-and-Creative-Team-of-South-Africas-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-20120112\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/2012\/01\/12\/4183582\/south-africa-president-criticizes.html\">South Africa President criticizes UN over Libya &#8211; Sacramento Bee<\/a> &#8211; <em>sacbee.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/13\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPSouth Africa President criticizes UN over LibyaSacramento BeeSouth Africa, which holds the rotating Security Council presidency for the month of January, has recently been critical of the NATO bomb <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/2012\/01\/12\/4183582\/south-africa-president-criticizes.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2012\/01\/12\/south-africa-448-rhinos-killed-in-2011-warning-graphic\/\">South Africa: 448 Rhinos Killed in 2011 [Warning: Graphic] <\/a> &#8211; <em>planetsave.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/13\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianSouth Africa: 448 Rhinos Killed in 2011 [Warning: Graphic]PlanetSave.comAn announcement made today by WWF confirms that 2011?s rhino death toll in South Africa reached a record-breaking <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2012\/01\/12\/south-africa-448-rhinos-killed-in-2011-warning-graphic\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voxy.co.nz\/sport\/wayne-knights-officiate-south-africa\/5\/112295\">Wayne Knights to officiate in South Africa &#8211; Voxy<\/a> &#8211; <em>voxy.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Wayne Knights to officiate in South AfricaVoxyNew Zealand Cricket (NZC) today announced that umpire Wayne Knights will visit South Africa as part in the annual umpire exchange programme. Knights, 41, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voxy.co.nz\/sport\/wayne-knights-officiate-south-africa\/5\/112295\"> 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\/english\/news\/africa\/Deadly-Stampede-Highlights-Problems-With-South-African-Universities-137186578.html\">Deadly Stampede Highlights Problems With South African Universities &#8211; Voice of America<\/a> &#8211; <em>voanews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Deadly Stampede Highlights Problems With South African UniversitiesVoice of AmericaJanuary 12, 2012 Deadly Stampede Highlights Problems With South African Universities Delia Robertson | Johannesburg, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/english\/news\/africa\/Deadly-Stampede-Highlights-Problems-With-South-African-Universities-137186578.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.cbsnews.com\/8301-501363_162-57358134\/south-africa-president-criticizes-un-over-libya\/\">South Africa President criticizes UN over Libya &#8211; CBS News<\/a> &#8211; <em>cbsnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Press TVSouth Africa President criticizes UN over LibyaCBS NewsSouth Africa, which holds the rotating Security Council presidency for the month of January, has recently been critical of the NATO bombi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-501363_162-57358134\/south-africa-president-criticizes-un-over-libya\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/nation-world\/south-africa-president-criticizes-1300877.html\">South Africa President criticizes UN over Libya &#8211; Atlanta Journal Constitution<\/a> &#8211; <em>ajc.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPSouth Africa President criticizes UN over LibyaAtlanta Journal ConstitutionSouth Africa, which holds the rotating Security Council presidency for the month of January, has recently been critical of <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/nation-world\/south-africa-president-criticizes-1300877.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.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/45976336\/ns\/world_news-mideast_n_africa\/\">South Africa President criticizes UN over Libya &#8211; msnbc.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>msnbc.msn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times LIVESouth Africa President criticizes UN over Libyamsnbc.comSouth Africa, which holds the rotating Security Council presidency for the month of January, has recently been critical of the NATO bo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/45976336\/ns\/world_news-mideast_n_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.secondsout.com\/news\/main-news\/2011-review-of-south-african-boxing\">2011 Review Of South African Boxing &#8211; SecondsOut<\/a> &#8211; <em>secondsout.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">2011 Review Of South African BoxingSecondsOutIn this first part we have taken a look at South Africa. One of boxing&#39;s strongest nations, South Africa finished the year with three world champions a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.secondsout.com\/news\/main-news\/2011-review-of-south-african-boxing\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2012\/jan\/12\/south-african-rhino-killings-record?newsfeed=true\">Illegal South African rhino killings hit record high &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPIllegal South African rhino killings hit record highThe GuardianThe illegal slaughter of rhinos in South Africa surged to a record high last year with a final death toll of 448, official figures sh <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/environment\/2012\/jan\/12\/south-african-rhino-killings-record?newsfeed=true\"> more&#8230; 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Financial Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>ft.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa energy fears push platinum higherFinancial TimesBy Jack Farchy The price of platinum, a precious metal used primarily for catalytic converters in the car industry, has risen above $1500 a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/a3015e30-3d43-11e1-b0e4-00144feabdc0.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.dailypress.com\/news\/york-county\/dp-tsq-ypq-cp-savannah-eck-0112-20120112,0,5503661.story\">ODU student tapped as delegate to UN meeting &#8211; Daily Press<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailypress.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily PressODU student tapped as delegate to UN meetingDaily PressBy Lapraya McCoy, For the Daily Press Savannah Eck was aware of South Africa&#39;s lack of AIDS education and the impact the disease h <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailypress.com\/news\/york-county\/dp-tsq-ypq-cp-savannah-eck-0112-20120112,0,5503661.story\"> more&#8230; 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