{"id":7301,"date":"2012-01-23T10:13:25","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T08:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-23-january-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-01-23T10:13:25","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T08:13:25","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-23-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-23-january-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 23 January 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/404260\/south_africa_mpuma_floods_leave_taps_dry.html\">South Africa: Mpuma floods leave taps dry &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Mpuma floods leave taps dry7thSpace Interactive (press release)By Sharon Hammond Mbombela &#8211; Residents of Nsikazi outside Mbombela, Mpumalanga, were left without tap water this weekend af <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/404260\/south_africa_mpuma_floods_leave_taps_dry.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/404262\/south_africa_saving_energy_is_everyones_business.html\">South Africa: &#039;Saving energy is everyone&#039;s business&#039; &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: &#39;Saving energy is everyone&#39;s business&#39;7thSpace Interactive (press release)Gigaba stressed that electricity was vital for the economic and social development of South Africa. <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/404262\/south_africa_saving_energy_is_everyones_business.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/404259\/south_africa_zuma_to_depart_for_qatar.html\">South Africa: Zuma to depart for Qatar &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Zuma to depart for Qatar7thSpace Interactive (press release)Pretoria &#8211; President Jacob Zuma is to depart for Qatar on Monday to strengthen political and economic relations between South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/404259\/south_africa_zuma_to_depart_for_qatar.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/404261\/south_africa_warship_reports_untrue___sisulu.html\">South Africa: Warship reports untrue &#8211; Sisulu &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Warship reports untrue &#8211; Sisulu7thSpace Interactive (press release)Johannesburg &#8211; Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, has described allegations that South Africa was <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/404261\/south_africa_warship_reports_untrue___sisulu.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/investingNews\/idAFJOE80M02520120123\">S.Africa&#039;s rand softer, seen under pressure &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>af.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">S.Africa&#39;s rand softer, seen under pressureReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s rand softened against the dollar on Monday and could weaken further as failure by Athens and it <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/investingNews\/idAFJOE80M02520120123\"> 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\/201201230125.html\">Zimbabwe\/South Africa: Trevor Mutero Back From Wits <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Zimbabwe\/South Africa: Trevor Mutero Back From WitsAllAfrica.comZIMBABWE youth international, Trevor Mutero, is scheduled to return home today after undergoing a successful two-week trial stint with S <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201201230125.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.thezimbabwean.co.uk\/news\/zimbabwe\/55758\/free-zimbabwe-protests-kicks-off.html?utm_source=thezim&#038;utm_medium=homepage&#038;utm_campaign=listarticle&#038;utm_content=headinglink\">&#039;Free Zimbabwe&#039; protests kicks off in South Africa &#8211; The Zimbabwean<\/a> &#8211; <em>thezimbabwean.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ZimEye Zimbabwe&#39;Free Zimbabwe&#39; protests kicks off in South AfricaThe ZimbabweanThe Free Zimbabwe protests which are set to get underway across the world this weekend started with a mass demons <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thezimbabwean.co.uk\/news\/zimbabwe\/55758\/free-zimbabwe-protests-kicks-off.html?utm_source=thezim&#038;utm_medium=homepage&#038;utm_campaign=listarticle&#038;utm_content=headinglink\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/asia.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970204301404577174653915669114.html\">Madagascar Bars Former Leader From Returning Home &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>asia.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Wall Street JournalMadagascar Bars Former Leader From Returning HomeWall Street JournalAn hour before landing Saturday, Madagascar authorities closed the country&#39;s airports, forcing Marc Ravaloman <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/asia.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970204301404577174653915669114.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.afribiz.info\/content\/solar-energy-south-africas-job-creation-powerhouse-press-release\">Solar Energy &#8211; South Africa&#039;s Job Creation Powerhouse (Press Release) <\/a> &#8211; <em>afribiz.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Solar Energy &#8211; South Africa&#39;s Job Creation Powerhouse (Press Release)Afribiz.infoJanuary 19, 2012, JOHANNESBURG \/ ROTTERDAM &#8211; Apart from curbing South Africa&#39;s gigantic carbon footprint and be <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.afribiz.info\/content\/solar-energy-south-africas-job-creation-powerhouse-press-release\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espnstar.com\/cricket\/international-cricket\/news\/detail\/item740382\/Stats-Pack:-South-Africa-vs-Sri-Lanka\">Stats Pack: South Africa vs Sri Lanka &#8211; ESPN STAR Sports<\/a> &#8211; <em>espnstar.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPN STAR SportsStats Pack: South Africa vs Sri LankaESPN STAR SportsESPNSTAR.com&#39;s resident statistician, Rajesh Kumar, brings to you the highs and lows from the fifth and final ODI between South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espnstar.com\/cricket\/international-cricket\/news\/detail\/item740382\/Stats-Pack:-South-Africa-vs-Sri-Lanka\"> 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\/2012-01-23\/south-africa-daybook-eskom-status-bulletin-bond-invitation.html\">South Africa Daybook: Eskom Status Bulletin, Bond Invitation &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Daybook: Eskom Status Bulletin, Bond InvitationBloombergEskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa&#39;s power utility, is scheduled to release a status bulletin today. WHAT TO WATCH: * The So <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-01-23\/south-africa-daybook-eskom-status-bulletin-bond-invitation.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.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-01-22\/ecb-cuts-make-euro-favorite-for-most-profitable-carry-trades.html\">ECB Cuts Make Euro Favorite for Most-Profitable Carry Trades &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ECB Cuts Make Euro Favorite for Most-Profitable Carry TradesBusinessWeekBorrowing in euros and investing in the currencies of Australia, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea has returned 8 per <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-01-22\/ecb-cuts-make-euro-favorite-for-most-profitable-carry-trades.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970203721704577159082004562096.html\">US Looks to Africa to Squeeze Iran &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">US Looks to Africa to Squeeze IranWall Street JournalAmong the results so far, Angola&#39;s state-owned energy company, Sonangol, is considering pulling out of an Iranian gas deal, and Sasol Ltd. of S <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970203721704577159082004562096.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.etravelblackboard.com\/article\/127617\/south-africa-feels-like-home\">South Africa, feels like home &#8211; e-Travel Blackboard (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>etravelblackboard.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa, feels like homee-Travel Blackboard (press release)This is South Africa, this is what feels like home. I will always be a proud patriotic Aussie, which certainly helps when defending the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.etravelblackboard.com\/article\/127617\/south-africa-feels-like-home\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.etravelblackboard.com\/article\/127618\/tribes-restaurant-south-africa\">Tribes restaurant South Africa &#8211; e-Travel Blackboard (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>etravelblackboard.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Tribes restaurant South Africae-Travel Blackboard (press release)After a week of game viewing in South Africa, it was rather extraordinary to be sat down ordering a meal that consists of the very anim <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.etravelblackboard.com\/article\/127618\/tribes-restaurant-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.africanbusinessreview.co.za\/press_releases\/john-deere-south-africa-targeting-future-growth-and-continued-expansion\">John Deere South Africa Targeting Future Growth and Continued Expansion &#8211; African Business Review (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>africanbusinessreview.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">John Deere South Africa Targeting Future Growth and Continued ExpansionAfrican Business Review (press release)Traditionally, John Deere South Africa had just one warehouse in the country which would s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.africanbusinessreview.co.za\/press_releases\/john-deere-south-africa-targeting-future-growth-and-continued-expansion\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/dealjournalaustralia\/2012\/01\/23\/australias-universal-seeks-partner-in-south-africa\/?mod=google_news_blog\">Australia&#039;s Universal Coal Seeks Partner In South Africa &#8211; Wall Street Journal (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/23\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Australia&#39;s Universal Coal Seeks Partner In South AfricaWall Street Journal (blog)By David Winning ASX-listed Universal Coal has begun talks with Chinese and Indian groups following approaches to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/dealjournalaustralia\/2012\/01\/23\/australias-universal-seeks-partner-in-south-africa\/?mod=google_news_blog\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/general-news\/single\/599\/172\/1145607\/\">Police deployed as South Africa cleans up Malema base &#8211; Business Recorder (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>brecorder.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/22\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Police deployed as South Africa cleans up Malema baseBusiness Recorder (blog)This reflects bitter divisions within the ruling party that has governed since coming to power in South Africa&#39;s first <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/general-news\/single\/599\/172\/1145607\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/world\/africa\/articles\/2012\/01\/22\/madagascar_coup_leader_wants_to_fly_rival_home\/\">Madagascar: Coup leader wants to fly rival home <\/a> &#8211; <em>boston.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/22\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Boston.comMadagascar: Coup leader wants to fly rival homeBoston.comExiled president of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, on a flight which was turned back from Madagascar toward South Africa Saturday, Ja <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/world\/africa\/articles\/2012\/01\/22\/madagascar_coup_leader_wants_to_fly_rival_home\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/hockey\/India-fight-back-to-hold-South-Africa-win-series-3-1\/articleshow\/11595586.cms\">India fight back to hold South Africa, win series 3-1 &#8211; Times of India<\/a> &#8211; <em>timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/22\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Deccan HeraldIndia fight back to hold South Africa, win series 3-1Times of IndiaIndia bounced back from a &#39;lost&#39; 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