{"id":7496,"date":"2012-01-30T10:13:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T08:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-30-january-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-01-30T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T08:13:19","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-30-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-30-january-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 30 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\/commoditiesNews\/idAFL5E8CU0ES20120130\">S.Africa rand close to 3-mth highs, bonds steady &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>af.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/30\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">S.Africa rand close to 3-mth highs, bonds steadyReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG Jan 30 (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s rand hovered close to three-month highs against the dollar in early Monday trade but co <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/commoditiesNews\/idAFL5E8CU0ES20120130\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/mtb-master-wc-300112.htm\">SA to host MTB Masters World Champs &#8211; South Africa.info<\/a> &#8211; <em>southafrica.info<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/30\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SA to host MTB Masters World ChampsSouth Africa.infoCycling South Africa has pulled off another coup by winning the rights to stage the 2013 Mountain Bike (MTB) Masters World Championships in Pieterma <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.info\/news\/sport\/mtb-master-wc-300112.htm\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.hitfix.com\/blogs\/starr-raving\/posts\/recap-the-real-housewives-of-atlanta-south-africa-just-like-home\">Recap: &#039;The Real Housewives of Atlanta&#039; &#8211; &#039;South Africa: Just Like Home&#039; &#8211; HitFix (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>hitfix.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/30\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BuddyTVRecap: &#39;The Real Housewives of Atlanta&#39; &#8211; &#39;South Africa: Just Like Home&#39;HitFix (blog)What happens in South Africa does not stay there if there&#39;s a camera crew following your <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.hitfix.com\/blogs\/starr-raving\/posts\/recap-the-real-housewives-of-atlanta-south-africa-just-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.edweek.org\/ew\/articles\/2012\/02\/01\/19el-africa.h31.html\">Mobile Devices Address Tech. Equity in Africa &#8211; Education Week News<\/a> &#8211; <em>edweek.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/30\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Education Week NewsMobile Devices Address Tech. Equity in AfricaEducation Week NewsIn South Africa, students are text-chatting with math tutors by cellphone for help with their homework. And in Liberi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.edweek.org\/ew\/articles\/2012\/02\/01\/19el-africa.h31.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.proactiveinvestors.com\/companies\/news\/24157\/xceed-resources-expands-portfolio-with-highly-prospective-south-african-thermal-coal-projects--24157.html\">Xceed Resources expands portfolio with highly prospective South African &#8230; &#8211; Proactive Investors USA &amp; Canada<\/a> &#8211; <em>proactiveinvestors.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/30\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Xceed Resources expands portfolio with highly prospective South African &#8230;Proactive Investors USA &#038; CanadaXceed Resources (ASX: XCD) has received South African Government approval for the acquisition <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.proactiveinvestors.com\/companies\/news\/24157\/xceed-resources-expands-portfolio-with-highly-prospective-south-african-thermal-coal-projects--24157.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.buddytv.com\/articles\/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta\/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta-43698.aspx\">&#039;The Real Housewives of Atlanta&#039; Recap: What Happens in South Africa &#8211; BuddyTV<\/a> &#8211; <em>buddytv.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/30\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BuddyTV&#39;The Real Housewives of Atlanta&#39; Recap: What Happens in South AfricaBuddyTVThe Atlanta Housewives are going to South Africa, and the episode began with them filming themselves on the lo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.buddytv.com\/articles\/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta\/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta-43698.aspx\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.exchange4media.com\/45161_s-africa-woos-tourists-with-multi-media-campaign.html\">S Africa woos tourists with multi-media campaign <\/a> &#8211; <em>exchange4media.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/30\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">exchange4media.comS Africa woos tourists with multi-media campaignexchange4media.comThe 20- and 30-second ad captures an Indian couple who share their mesmerising experience of travelling to South Afr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.exchange4media.com\/45161_s-africa-woos-tourists-with-multi-media-campaign.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.wsj.com\/speakeasy\/2012\/01\/29\/searching-for-sugar-man\/?mod=google_news_blog\">&#039;Searching For Sugar Man&#039; Tastes Sweet Success at Sundance &#8211; Wall Street Journal (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/30\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Cinema Blend&#39;Searching For Sugar Man&#39; Tastes Sweet Success at SundanceWall Street Journal (blog)So in 2006, when Bendjelloul, a Swedish filmmaker, heard about a little known Detroit-based sing <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/speakeasy\/2012\/01\/29\/searching-for-sugar-man\/?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.iol.co.za\/business\/business-news\/south-africa-s-bid-for-top-au-post-faces-stiff-opposition-1.1222682\">South Africa&#039;s bid for top AU post faces stiff opposition &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/30\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The ZimbabweanSouth Africa&#39;s bid for top AU post faces stiff oppositionIndependent OnlineSouth Africa&#39;s attempt to flex its foreign policy muscle by capturing the AU&#39;s top post may be thwa <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/business-news\/south-africa-s-bid-for-top-au-post-faces-stiff-opposition-1.1222682\"> 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\/opinion-leaders?oid=254943&#038;sn=Detail&#038;pid=146826&#038;AU-homophobia-offers-challenges\">AU homophobia offers challenges &#8211; Citizen<\/a> &#8211; <em>citizen.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/29\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPAU homophobia offers challengesCitizenUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon&#39;s admonition to African leaders to respect gay rights has relevance to South Africa at this time. United Natio <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/citizen\/content\/en\/citizen\/opinion-leaders?oid=254943&#038;sn=Detail&#038;pid=146826&#038;AU-homophobia-offers-challenges\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/World\/29444.asp?q=Swimming-South-Africa-International-Invitational:-Plenty-of-International-Stars-on-Display-on-Final-Day\">Swimming South Africa International Invitational: Plenty of International &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>swimmingworldmagazine.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/29\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Swimming South Africa International Invitational: Plenty of International &#8230;SwimmingWorldMagazine.comDURBAN, South Africa, January 29. HEERDAN Herman raced to the third Olympic qualifying time to ope <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/World\/29444.asp?q=Swimming-South-Africa-International-Invitational:-Plenty-of-International-Stars-on-Display-on-Final-Day\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/africa\/120129\/chinese-kidnapped-sudan-rebels-south-kordofan\">Chinese workers kidnapped by Sudan rebels in South Kordofan &#8211; GlobalPost<\/a> &#8211; <em>globalpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/29\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Chinese workers kidnapped by Sudan rebels in South KordofanGlobalPost(ASHRAF SHAZLY\/AFP\/Getty Images) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa \u2014 Rebels in Sudan&#39;s restive South Kordofan region have kidnapped <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/africa\/120129\/chinese-kidnapped-sudan-rebels-south-kordofan\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/329028\/cricket-pakistan-u19-beat-south-africa-to-clinch-series\/\">Cricket: Pakistan U19 beat South Africa to clinch series &#8211; The Express Tribune<\/a> &#8211; <em>tribune.com.pk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/29\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Express TribuneCricket: Pakistan U19 beat South Africa to clinch seriesThe Express TribunePHOTO: FILE AFP Pakistan under-19 registered a narrow two-wicket win over South Africa under-19 in the thi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/329028\/cricket-pakistan-u19-beat-south-africa-to-clinch-series\/\"> 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\/120129\/Pakistan_clinch_under19_ODI_series_21\">Pakistan clinch under-19 ODI series 2-1 <\/a> &#8211; <em>supersport.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/29\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SuperSport.comPakistan clinch under-19 ODI series 2-1SuperSport.comThe Cricket South Africa (CSA) Under-19 ODI Series came to an explosive end when Pakistan beat the hosts by two wickets in a match th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.supersport.com\/cricket\/domestic-cricket\/news\/120129\/Pakistan_clinch_under19_ODI_series_21\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/5880250\/south-africans-are-not-okay-with-interracial-poster-couple\">South Africans are Not Okay with Interracial Poster Couple &#8211; Jezebel<\/a> &#8211; <em>jezebel.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/29\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africans are Not Okay with Interracial Poster CoupleJezebelAn ad featuring a white man and a black woman locked in a naked, Trojan-commercial embrace with the tagline, &quot;In OUR future, you w <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/5880250\/south-africans-are-not-okay-with-interracial-poster-couple\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/sport\/cricket\/6332732\/Buoyant-bowlers-ready-to-take-on-South-Africa\">Buoyant bowlers ready to take on South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>stuff.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/29\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Stuff.co.nzBuoyant bowlers ready to take on South AfricaStuff.co.nzAs New Zealand basked in their record innings-and-301-run victory, it was difficult not to cast the mind forward to South Africa, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/sport\/cricket\/6332732\/Buoyant-bowlers-ready-to-take-on-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.iol.co.za\/business\/business-news\/year-will-prove-whether-consumers-truly-have-any-say-1.1222569\">Year will prove whether consumers truly have any say &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/29\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Year will prove whether consumers truly have any sayIndependent OnlineThe Reserve Bank of South Africa maintained a low interest rate environment last year, fuelling spending in the face of tough time <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business\/business-news\/year-will-prove-whether-consumers-truly-have-any-say-1.1222569\"> 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\/football\/south-africa\/news\/120129\/Tovey_hails_symposium\">Tovey hails symposium  (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>supersport.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/29\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Tovey hails symposiumSuperSport.com (blog)The two-day technical Indaba, that also included personnel from the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations squad \u2013 in South Africa&#39;s national side&#39;s most succes <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.supersport.com\/football\/south-africa\/news\/120129\/Tovey_hails_symposium\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/news\/sport\/south-africa-pushes-southern-kings-bis-into-super-rugby\/story-e6frg7o6-1226256681284\">South Africa pushes Southern Kings&#039; bis into Super Rugby &#8211; The Australian<\/a> &#8211; <em>theaustralian.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">01\/29\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Eurosport.com AUSouth Africa pushes Southern Kings&#39; bis into Super RugbyThe AustralianSOUTH Africa is strongly supporting the Southern Kings&#39; bid for admission to Super Rugby next year, but fu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/news\/sport\/south-africa-pushes-southern-kings-bis-into-super-rugby\/story-e6frg7o6-1226256681284\"> 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-16780079\">African Union: Ban Ki-moon urges respect for gay rights &#8211; 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