{"id":7634,"date":"2012-02-04T10:13:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T08:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-4-february-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-02-04T10:13:52","modified_gmt":"2012-02-04T08:13:52","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-4-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-4-february-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 4 February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.solarserver.com\/solar-magazine\/solar-news\/current\/2012\/kw05\/concentrating-solar-power-sasol-chooses-brightsource-technology-for-south-africa-csp-study.html\">Concentrating solar power: Sasol chooses BrightSource technology for South &#8230; <\/a> &#8211; <em>solarserver.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/04\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">RechargeConcentrating solar power: Sasol chooses BrightSource technology for South &#8230;solarserver.comOn February 2nd, 2012 BrightSource Energy Inc. (Oakland, California, US) announced that Sasol Ltd. <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.solarserver.com\/solar-magazine\/solar-news\/current\/2012\/kw05\/concentrating-solar-power-sasol-chooses-brightsource-technology-for-south-africa-csp-study.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.brecorder.com\/agriculture-a-allied\/single\/624\/183\/1150914\/\">South Africa&#039;s corn output forecast revised down &#8211; Business Recorder (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>brecorder.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Agriculture.comSouth Africa&#39;s corn output forecast revised downBusiness Recorder (blog)Following are selected highlights from a report issued by a US Department of Agriculture attache in South Afr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/agriculture-a-allied\/single\/624\/183\/1150914\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pushhockey.co.uk\/international\/2012\/great-britain-lose-hockey-test-south-africa\">Great Britain lose hockey test in South Africa &#8211; Push Hockey<\/a> &#8211; <em>pushhockey.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo! Eurosport UKGreat Britain lose hockey test in South AfricaPush HockeyGREAT Britain Men made a disappointing start to their three-match hockey test series against hosts South Africa in Cape Town <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pushhockey.co.uk\/international\/2012\/great-britain-lose-hockey-test-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:\/\/insidescoopsf.sfgate.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/03\/memories-of-my-mom-and-making-margaritas-in-south-africa\/\">Memories of my mom and making margaritas in South Africa &#8211; San Francisco Chronicle (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>insidescoopsf.sfgate.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">San Francisco Chronicle (blog)Memories of my mom and making margaritas in South AfricaSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)One of the things my mother wanted to do before she died was to go on a photo safari <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/insidescoopsf.sfgate.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/03\/memories-of-my-mom-and-making-margaritas-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:\/\/uk.eurosport.yahoo.com\/03022012\/58\/london-2012-gb-men-beaten-south-africa.html\">GB men beaten in South Africa &#8211; Yahoo! Eurosport UK<\/a> &#8211; <em>uk.eurosport.yahoo.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo! Eurosport UKGB men beaten in South AfricaYahoo! Eurosport UKGreat Britain&#39;s hockey men paid the price for some lacklustre finishing as they lost the opening match of their three Test series <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/uk.eurosport.yahoo.com\/03022012\/58\/london-2012-gb-men-beaten-south-africa.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.fijivillage.com\/?mod=story&#038;id=040212621e441e4c50aa8416438e5c\">Fiji-South Africa to clash in NZ 7s quarters &#8211; Fijivillage<\/a> &#8211; <em>fijivillage.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FijivillageFiji-South Africa to clash in NZ 7s quartersFijivillageThe Digicel Fiji Sevens team will meet South Africa in the main cup quarterfinal of the New Zealand Sevens at 2.39 this afternoon afte <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.fijivillage.com\/?mod=story&#038;id=040212621e441e4c50aa8416438e5c\"> 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\/idAFJOE8120B920120203\">S.Africa&#039;s rand tests new highs, resistance looms &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>af.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Financial Times (blog)S.Africa&#39;s rand tests new highs, resistance loomsReuters AfricaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa&#39;s rand climbed as much as 1.3 percent against the dollar on Friday as <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/investingNews\/idAFJOE8120B920120203\"> 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\/Magazine\/29474.asp?q=South-Africa-Featured-in-February-Edition-of-%3Ci%3ESwimming-World-Magazine%3C\/i%3E\">South Africa Featured in February Edition of Swimming World Magazine <\/a> &#8211; <em>swimmingworldmagazine.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SwimmingWorldMagazine.comSouth Africa Featured in February Edition of Swimming World MagazineSwimmingWorldMagazine.comPHOENIX, Arizona, February 3. THE February issue of Swimming World Magazine featur <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/Magazine\/29474.asp?q=South-Africa-Featured-in-February-Edition-of-%3Ci%3ESwimming-World-Magazine%3C\/i%3E\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/index.php\/news-analysis\/south-africa-electricity-crisis-looms-50180734.html\">South Africa: Electricity crisis looms &#8211; The Africa Report<\/a> &#8211; <em>theafricareport.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Electricity crisis loomsThe Africa ReportBy Chrystal Wan Wyk South Africa&#39;s power utility, Eskom has called on South Africans and business entities to make at least a 10 percent savi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/index.php\/news-analysis\/south-africa-electricity-crisis-looms-50180734.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.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/southafrica\/9059555\/Bring-back-the-death-penalty-says-South-Africa-medical-chief.html\">Bring back the death penalty, says South Africa medical chief <\/a> &#8211; <em>telegraph.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukBring back the death penalty, says South Africa medical chiefTelegraph.co.ukLast year, 15900 people were murdered in South Africa &#8211; or 320 per million people. The UK&#39;s murder rate i <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/southafrica\/9059555\/Bring-back-the-death-penalty-says-South-Africa-medical-chief.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.pulsetoday.co.uk\/article-content\/-\/article_display_list\/13382715\/how-working-in-south-africa-reinvigorated-my-love-for-medicine\">Working abroad: South Africa &#8211; Pulse<\/a> &#8211; <em>pulsetoday.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Working abroad: South AfricaPulseSouth Africa was a country I knew very little about. I returned to my work as a GP and continued to see my patients, each for ten minutes in batches of twenty, dispens <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pulsetoday.co.uk\/article-content\/-\/article_display_list\/13382715\/how-working-in-south-africa-reinvigorated-my-love-for-medicine\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.platinum.matthey.com\/media-room\/news-room\/south-africa-to-impel-platinum-beneficiation\/801283435.html\">South Africa &#039;to impel platinum beneficiation&#039; &#8211; Platinum today<\/a> &#8211; <em>platinum.matthey.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Platinum todaySouth Africa &#39;to impel platinum beneficiation&#39;Platinum todayMore platinum group metals (pgms) mined in South Africa will stay in the country in future, the Department of Mineral <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.platinum.matthey.com\/media-room\/news-room\/south-africa-to-impel-platinum-beneficiation\/801283435.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.abc.net.au\/lateline\/content\/2012\/s3423001.htm\">South Africa faces radical reforms &#8211; ABC Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>abc.net.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa faces radical reformsABC OnlineSouth Africa accounts for almost a third of Africa&#39;s GDP, but almost two decades after the end of White rule, unemployment rates are rising and growth i <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/lateline\/content\/2012\/s3423001.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.cnn.com\/2012\/02\/02\/world\/africa\/south-africa-slaying-sentence\/?hpt=hp_bn2\">Four men are sentenced to 18 years each in prison for the 2006 slaying &#8211; CNN<\/a> &#8211; <em>cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Four men are sentenced to 18 years each in prison for the 2006 slayingCNN(CNN) &#8212; Gay rights advocates in South Africa hailed a judge&#39;s sentencing of four men to 18 years each in prison for brutal <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/02\/02\/world\/africa\/south-africa-slaying-sentence\/?hpt=hp_bn2\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/sns-rt-us-safrica-mtntre8120ra-20120203,0,112591.story\">Iran policy not swayed by phone firm, South Africa says &#8211; Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8211; <em>chicagotribune.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineIran policy not swayed by phone firm, South Africa saysChicago TribuneJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa denied on Friday it had been pressured by MTN Group into backing Tehran&#038;#3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/sns-rt-us-safrica-mtntre8120ra-20120203,0,112591.story\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ft.com\/beyond-brics\/2012\/02\/03\/guest-post-glencorexstrata-global-merger-a-good-deal-for-s-africa\/\">Guest post: Glencore\/Xstrata global merger \u2013 a good deal for S Africa &#8211; Financial Times (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.ft.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Globe and MailGuest post: Glencore\/Xstrata global merger \u2013 a good deal for S AfricaFinancial Times (blog)As one of the world&#39;s largest producers, South Africa needs to consider the merger carefu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ft.com\/beyond-brics\/2012\/02\/03\/guest-post-glencorexstrata-global-merger-a-good-deal-for-s-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\/02\/03\/us-safrica-mtn-idUSTRE8120RA20120203\">Iran policy not swayed by phone firm, South Africa says &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineIran policy not swayed by phone firm, South Africa saysReutersBy David Dolan | JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South Africa denied on Friday it had been pressured by MTN Group into backing <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/02\/03\/us-safrica-mtn-idUSTRE8120RA20120203\"> 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\/02\/03\/athletics-safrica-semenya-idUSB66161620120203\">Athletics-Semenya to cut down schedule ahead of Olympics &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Telegraph.co.ukAthletics-Semenya to cut down schedule ahead of OlympicsReutersBy Jason Humphries | DURBAN Feb 3 (Reuters) &#8211; Caster Semenya, South Africa&#39;s former 800 metre women&#39;s world champi <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/02\/03\/athletics-safrica-semenya-idUSB66161620120203\"> 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\/405032\/south_africa_cheers_to_tap_water.html\">South Africa: Cheers to tap water &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Cheers to tap water7thSpace Interactive (press release)Pretoria &#8211; While sipping on bottled water has almost become something of a voguish statement, a survey has revealed that many South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/405032\/south_africa_cheers_to_tap_water.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.coastweek.com\/3505_29.htm\">South Africa vows to take tougher &#8211; Coastweek<\/a> &#8211; <em>coastweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/03\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSouth Africa vows to take tougherCoastweekLast year 232 suspected poachers were arrested in South Africa , including 26 who died in clashes with the authorities. 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