{"id":7167,"date":"2012-01-19T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T08:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-19-january-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-01-19T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-19T08:13:12","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-19-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-19-january-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 19 January 2012"},"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\/201201190222.html\">South Africa: Education MEC Determined to Improve Results <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Education MEC Determined to Improve ResultsAllAfrica.comEast London \u2014 Eastern Cape Education MEC Mandla Makupula is determined to overhaul the province&#39;s education system to preven <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201201190222.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201201190219.html\">South Africa: Retail Trade Sales Up By 6.8 Percent <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Retail Trade Sales Up By 6.8 PercentAllAfrica.comPretoria \u2014 Retail trade sales in November grew by 6.8% year-on-year, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said. Analysts had expected it <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201201190219.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201201190152.html\">South Africa: US Firm Acquires Country Call Centre Business <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/19\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: US Firm Acquires Country Call Centre BusinessAllAfrica.comThe transaction sees a new company, Interactive Intelligence South Africa, being set up that will employ about 40 former Atio st <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201201190152.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201201190154.html\">South Africa: JoBerg2c Mountain Bike Race Offers Six-Day Option <\/a> &#8211; 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The <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.surfbirds.com\/community-blogs\/blog\/2012\/01\/18\/rhino-poaching-deaths-continue-to-increase-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.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/01\/18\/us-golf-european-champions-idUSTRE80H1J520120118\">Els desperate to find smile and form &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/18\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Zee NewsEls desperate to find smile and formReutersBy Ken Borland GEORGE, South Africa, Jan 18 &#8211; Three-times major champion Ernie Els is keen find his sense of humor as well as his game at the Volvo G <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/01\/18\/us-golf-european-champions-idUSTRE80H1J520120118\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/ibnlive.in.com\/news\/yuvraj-to-play-third-hockey-test-vs-south-africa\/222075-5-136.html\">Yuvraj to play third hockey Test vs South Africa &#8211; 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