{"id":7097,"date":"2012-01-17T10:13:27","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T08:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-january-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-01-17T10:13:27","modified_gmt":"2012-01-17T08:13:27","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-17-january-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 17 January 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-01-17\/south-africa-s-pic-reaches-consensual-agreement-to-restructure-afrisam.html\">South Africa&#039;s PIC Reaches &#039;Consensual&#039; Agreement to Restructure Afrisam &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s PIC Reaches &#39;Consensual&#39; Agreement to Restructure AfrisamBloombergSouth Africa&#39;s Public Investment Corp. said it reached a \u201cconsensual\u201d agreement with Afrisam Ltd., <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-01-17\/south-africa-s-pic-reaches-consensual-agreement-to-restructure-afrisam.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\/2012-01-17\/vox-targets-rural-south-africa-with-broadband-business-day-says.html\">Vox Targets Rural South Africa With Broadband, Business Day Says &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Vox Targets Rural South Africa With Broadband, Business Day SaysBloombergVox signed an agreement with Yahsat, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi government-owned Mubadala Development Co., to sell capacity and <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-01-17\/vox-targets-rural-south-africa-with-broadband-business-day-says.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.eurasiareview.com\/17012012-south-africa-to-intensify-fight-against-rhino-killing\/\">South Africa To Intensify Fight Against Rhino Killing &#8211; Eurasia Review<\/a> &#8211; <em>eurasiareview.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa To Intensify Fight Against Rhino KillingEurasia ReviewGovernment continues to explore ways to curb the increasing killing of rhinos in South Africa, including the possibility of d <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/17012012-south-africa-to-intensify-fight-against-rhino-killing\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/world\/man-killed-by-shark-while-swimming-in-south-africa\/story-e6frfkyi-1226246460339\">Man killed by shark while swimming in South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>news.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BloombergMan killed by shark while swimming in South AfricaNEWS.com.auA whaler shark, like the type suspected of killing a swimmer in South Africa. Picture: Supplied. Source: Supplied A SOUTH African <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/world\/man-killed-by-shark-while-swimming-in-south-africa\/story-e6frfkyi-1226246460339\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/news\/article_1685895.php\/Eyeballing-the-lions-on-big-game-safari-in-South-Africa\">Eyeballing the lions on big game safari in South Africa &#8211; Monsters and Critics.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>monstersandcritics.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Eyeballing the lions on big game safari in South AfricaMonsters and Critics.comBy Bernhard Krieger Jan 17, 2012, 3:06 GMT Sabi Sand, South Africa &#8211; Just one swipe of the paw, a bite in the neck or a l <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/news\/article_1685895.php\/Eyeballing-the-lions-on-big-game-safari-in-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.nzherald.co.nz\/cricket\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=29&#038;objectid=10779315\">Cricket: Van Wyk happy with any role in Black Caps &#8211; New Zealand Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>nzherald.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comCricket: Van Wyk happy with any role in Black CapsNew Zealand HeraldBy Anendra Singh Kruger van Wyk represented South Africa A, a President&#39;s side and a Rest of South Africa team b <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/cricket\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=29&#038;objectid=10779315\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page292678?oid=559865&#038;sn=2009+Detail\">South Africa&#039;s education crisis <\/a> &#8211; <em>moneyweb.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/17\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s education crisisMoneyweb.co.zaPHILADELPHIA &#8211; No one would dispute the importance of a decent education, especially in today&#39;s ever-more complex world, and even more especially i <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page292678?oid=559865&#038;sn=2009+Detail\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/sport\/2012\/01\/17\/i-m-still-man-for-the-job---pitso\">I&#039;m still man for the job &#8211; Pitso &#8211; Times LIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>timeslive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AllAfrica.comI&#39;m still man for the job &#8211; PitsoTimes LIVEI am a local boy and I know what South Africa is all about and I will never drop the flag,&quot; he said. &quot;I also know the mentality of <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/sport\/2012\/01\/17\/i-m-still-man-for-the-job---pitso\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/world\/article.aspx?id=708234&#038;vId=2995824\">Shark killing in South Africa &#8211; Sky News Australia<\/a> &#8211; <em>skynews.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BloombergShark killing in South AfricaSky News AustraliaVideo for this article is not available as your browser either does not support JavaScript and\/or Flash Player 9+ or they are currently disabled <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/world\/article.aspx?id=708234&#038;vId=2995824\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Science_News\/2012\/01\/16\/Rhino-poaching-up-in-South-Africa\/UPI-83901326756566\/?spt=hs&#038;or=sn\">Rhino poaching up in South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>upi.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsRhino poaching up in South AfricaUPI.comNELSPRUIT, South Africa, Jan. 16 (UPI) &#8212; South Africa says it will put 150 extra rangers in the world-renowned Kruger National Park in response to reco <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Science_News\/2012\/01\/16\/Rhino-poaching-up-in-South-Africa\/UPI-83901326756566\/?spt=hs&#038;or=sn\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/world\/article.aspx?id=708234&#038;vId=\">Shark killing in South Africa &#8211; Sky News Australia<\/a> &#8211; <em>skynews.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BloombergShark killing in South AfricaSky News AustraliaA South African man has been killed by a shark while swimming in waist-deep water at Second Beach in the rural Eastern Cape, one of the world&#038;#3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/world\/article.aspx?id=708234&#038;vId=\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/hockey\/article2806346.ece\">India thrashes South Africa &#8211; The Hindu<\/a> &#8211; <em>thehindu.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Deccan HeraldIndia thrashes South AfricaThe HinduIndia thrashed South Africa 4-0 with an energetic performance to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match hockey Test series at the National Stadium here on M <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/hockey\/article2806346.ece\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.vibe.com\/posts\/oprah-winfrey-celebrates-first-graduating-class-her-school-south-africa\">Oprah Winfrey Celebrates First Graduating Class of Her School in South Africa &#8211; Vibe<\/a> &#8211; <em>vibe.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">VibeOprah Winfrey Celebrates First Graduating Class of Her School in South AfricaVibeThe mogul is currently in South Africa celebrating the graduation of 72 girls from her school for the gifted and un <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.vibe.com\/posts\/oprah-winfrey-celebrates-first-graduating-class-her-school-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:\/\/thecitizen.co.tz\/business\/14-international-business\/18927-fitch-revises-south-africas-outlook-to-negative.html\">Fitch revises South Africa&#039;s outlook to negative &#8211; The Citizen Daily<\/a> &#8211; <em>thecitizen.co.tz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Moneycontrol.comFitch revises South Africa&#39;s outlook to negativeThe Citizen DailyRatings agency Fitch at the weekend revised South Africa&#39;s outlook from stable to negative, citing the country&#038; <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/thecitizen.co.tz\/business\/14-international-business\/18927-fitch-revises-south-africas-outlook-to-negative.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.citizen.co.za\/citizen\/content\/en\/citizen\/local-sport?oid=252011&#038;sn=Detail&#038;pid=146826&#038;South-Africa-go-for-the-jugular\">South Africa go for the jugular &#8211; Citizen<\/a> &#8211; <em>citizen.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa go for the jugularCitizenThe momentum South Africa have established provides a nice cushion for their integration into the squad though you&#39;d venture to say that the d <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/citizen\/content\/en\/citizen\/local-sport?oid=252011&#038;sn=Detail&#038;pid=146826&#038;South-Africa-go-for-the-jugular\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.satnews.com\/cgi-bin\/story.cgi?number=1008720183\">SANSA&#8230; South Africa Spatial Significance (Space Program) &#8211; SatNews Publishers<\/a> &#8211; <em>satnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SatNews PublishersSANSA&#8230; South Africa Spatial Significance (Space Program)SatNews Publishers&#8230;.a comprehensive 10 to 20 year National Space Program, a first for South Africa. This will define South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.satnews.com\/cgi-bin\/story.cgi?number=1008720183\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.supersport.com\/cricket\/domestic-cricket\/news\/120116\/South_Africa_claim_round_two\">South Africa claim round two <\/a> &#8211; <em>supersport.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SuperSport.comSouth Africa claim round twoSuperSport.comThe South Africa under-19 team claimed the second round in their rivalry with Pakistan when they beat them by 42 runs in the seventh match of th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.supersport.com\/cricket\/domestic-cricket\/news\/120116\/South_Africa_claim_round_two\"> 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\/2012-01-16\/south-africa-power-demand-to-rise-to-11-day-high-eskom-says.html\">South Africa Power Demand to Rise to 11-Day High, Eskom Says &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessLIVESouth Africa Power Demand to Rise to 11-Day High, Eskom SaysBusinessWeek16 (Bloomberg) &#8212; Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., the utility that supplies about 95 percent of South Africa&#39;s power, s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-01-16\/south-africa-power-demand-to-rise-to-11-day-high-eskom-says.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ajc.com\/georgia-state-sports\/2012\/01\/16\/kids-smiles-are-the-same-whether-its-south-africa-or-south-atlanta\/?cxntfid=blogs_georgia_state_sports\">\u201cKids&#039; smiles are the same, whether it&#039;s South Africa or south Atlanta.\u201d &#8211; Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.ajc.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\u201cKids&#39; smiles are the same, whether it&#39;s South Africa or south Atlanta.\u201dAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)\u201cKids&#39; smiles are the same, whether it&#39;s South Africa or south Atlanta, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ajc.com\/georgia-state-sports\/2012\/01\/16\/kids-smiles-are-the-same-whether-its-south-africa-or-south-atlanta\/?cxntfid=blogs_georgia_state_sports\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.freshplaza.com\/news_detail.asp?id=91684\">South Africa: Grape quality remains good despite heatwave &#8211; FreshPlaza<\/a> &#8211; <em>freshplaza.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Grape quality remains good despite heatwaveFreshPlazaConditions for the harvesting of grapes in South Africa is not ideal due to the heat but this is not affecting the quality which acco <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.freshplaza.com\/news_detail.asp?id=91684\"> more&#8230; 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