{"id":7739,"date":"2012-02-08T10:13:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T08:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-february-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-02-08T10:13:08","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T08:13:08","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-8-february-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 8 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.foxbusiness.com\/news\/2012\/02\/08\/bhp-billiton-flags-potential-south-africa-coal-unit-expansion\/\">BHP Billiton Flags Potential South Africa Coal Unit Expansion &#8211; Fox Business<\/a> &#8211; <em>foxbusiness.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BHP Billiton Flags Potential South Africa Coal Unit ExpansionFox BusinessVan Dyks Drift is part of BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa Ltd., a producer of thermal coal for the domestic and export ma <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/news\/2012\/02\/08\/bhp-billiton-flags-potential-south-africa-coal-unit-expansion\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page299364?oid=561551&#038;sn=2009+Detail&#038;pid=287226\">Special Report Podcast: Nku Nyembezi-Heita &#8211; CEO, ArcelorMittal South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>moneyweb.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Special Report Podcast: Nku Nyembezi-Heita &#8211; CEO, ArcelorMittal South AfricaMoneyweb.co.zaGEOFF CANDY: It&#39;s February 7 2012 and joining me on this Newsmaker podcast is Nku Nyembezi-Heita, she&#39; <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page299364?oid=561551&#038;sn=2009+Detail&#038;pid=287226\"> 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\/world\/africa\/45092.html\">South African joblessness, slowdown loom over president &#8211; Business Recorder (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>brecorder.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Business Recorder (blog)South African joblessness, slowdown loom over presidentBusiness Recorder (blog)CAPE TOWN: South Africa&#39;s rampant unemployment and sluggish economy loom over President Jacob <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/world\/africa\/45092.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.thelantern.com\/a-e\/ladysmith-black-mambazo-to-bring-piece-of-south-africa-to-columbus-1.2769420\">Ladysmith Black Mambazo to bring piece of South Africa to Columbus &#8211; OSU &#8211; The Lantern<\/a> &#8211; <em>thelantern.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Ladysmith Black Mambazo to bring piece of South Africa to ColumbusOSU &#8211; The LanternThe group is working on opening a school of music in South Africa. &quot;South Africa is so rich when it comes to mus <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/a-e\/ladysmith-black-mambazo-to-bring-piece-of-south-africa-to-columbus-1.2769420\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/eon.businesswire.com\/news\/eon\/20120207006194\/en\">eVestment Selected by Towers Watson to Compile Manager Data In South Africa &#8211; EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>eon.businesswire.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">eVestment Selected by Towers Watson to Compile Manager Data In South AfricaEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)The effort to more efficiently capture data in South Africa follows Towers Watson&#038;#3 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/eon.businesswire.com\/news\/eon\/20120207006194\/en\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/dcunited\/south-africa-says-fifa-to-investigate-claims-that-warmup-games-to-2010-wcup-were-fixed\/2012\/02\/07\/gIQAzBUVxQ_story.html\">South Africa says FIFA to investigate claims that warmup games to 2010 WCup &#8230; &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily NationSouth Africa says FIFA to investigate claims that warmup games to 2010 WCup &#8230;Washington PostOne of the suspicious games is believed to be the official opening of Soccer City, South Afric <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/dcunited\/south-africa-says-fifa-to-investigate-claims-that-warmup-games-to-2010-wcup-were-fixed\/2012\/02\/07\/gIQAzBUVxQ_story.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/au.eurosport.com\/olympicgames\/london-2012\/2012\/britain-level-test-series_sto3144286\/story.shtml\">Britain level Test series with South Africa &#8211; Eurosport.com AU<\/a> &#8211; <em>au.eurosport.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Eurosport.com AUBritain level Test series with South AfricaEurosport.com AUGreat Britain&#39;s hockey men came from behind to level their three-match Test series against South Africa with a 3-1 victor <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/au.eurosport.com\/olympicgames\/london-2012\/2012\/britain-level-test-series_sto3144286\/story.shtml\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/africa\/mugabe-general-killed-in-blaze-cannot-be-exhumed-says-court-6660305.html\">Mugabe general &#039;killed in blaze&#039; cannot be exhumed, says court &#8211; The Independent<\/a> &#8211; <em>independent.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Mugabe general &#39;killed in blaze&#39; cannot be exhumed, says courtThe IndependentThey appealed for the body to be exhumed so their medical expert from South Africa could examine it. In a translati <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/africa\/mugabe-general-killed-in-blaze-cannot-be-exhumed-says-court-6660305.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/msn.foxsports.com\/foxsoccer\/soccer\/story\/SAFA-FIFA-to-look-at-World-Cup-warmup-fix-claims-01387450\">SAFA: FIFA to look at World Cup warmup f &#8211; FOXSports.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>msn.foxsports.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily NationSAFA: FIFA to look at World Cup warmup fFOXSports.comFIFA will move quickly to investigate allegations that international friendlies in South Africa were fixed in the buildup to the 2010 W <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/msn.foxsports.com\/foxsoccer\/soccer\/story\/SAFA-FIFA-to-look-at-World-Cup-warmup-fix-claims-01387450\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/international-news\/global-exchange\/globe-correspondents\/bombardiers-south-african-showcase-coming-off-the-rails\/article2329163\/\">Bombardier&#039;s South African showcase coming off the rails &#8211; Globe and Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>theglobeandmail.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Globe and MailBombardier&#39;s South African showcase coming off the railsGlobe and MailBombardier Inc.&#39;s showcase project in South Africa, the high-speed Gautrain, was a popular sensation when it <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/international-news\/global-exchange\/globe-correspondents\/bombardiers-south-african-showcase-coming-off-the-rails\/article2329163\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/news\/2012\/02\/07\/miner-rio-tinto-sees-africa-as-key-component-to-growth-plans\/\">Miner Rio Tinto Sees Africa As Key Component To Growth Plans &#8211; Fox Business<\/a> &#8211; <em>foxbusiness.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Miner Rio Tinto Sees Africa As Key Component To Growth PlansFox BusinessCAPE TOWN, South Africa -(Dow Jones)- Anglo Australian miner Rio Tinto PLC (RIO, RIO.AU, RIO.LN) sees Africa as a key component <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/news\/2012\/02\/07\/miner-rio-tinto-sees-africa-as-key-component-to-growth-plans\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.zimeye.org\/?p=46007\">South Africa: Resurrected musician is liar \u2013 POLICE &#8211; ZimEye Zimbabwe<\/a> &#8211; <em>zimeye.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ZimEye ZimbabweSouth Africa: Resurrected musician is liar \u2013 POLICEZimEye ZimbabweThe man who has made claim that he is the late Zulu traditional music singer Khulekani Khumalo, also known as \u201cMgqu <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.zimeye.org\/?p=46007\"> 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\/south-africa\/120207\/kruger-park-rangers-strike-rhino-poaching-south-africa\">South Africa: Kruger Park rangers strike triggers rhino poaching fears &#8211; GlobalPost<\/a> &#8211; <em>globalpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times LIVESouth Africa: Kruger Park rangers strike triggers rhino poaching fearsGlobalPostA white rhino at the Kruger National Park, South Africa, which has been badly hit by rhinoceros poaching. Some <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/regions\/africa\/south-africa\/120207\/kruger-park-rangers-strike-rhino-poaching-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:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/campbell\/2012\/02\/07\/south-africa-julius-malema-out-of-the-anc\/\">South Africa: Julius Malema Out of the ANC &#8211; Council on Foreign Relations (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.cfr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Council on Foreign Relations (blog)South Africa: Julius Malema Out of the ANCCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)His model for South Africa owed much to Robert Mugabe&#39;s Zimbabwe. But, his positions <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cfr.org\/campbell\/2012\/02\/07\/south-africa-julius-malema-out-of-the-anc\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/hydro-alternative-energy-inc-announces-planned-development-of-hydrokinetic-energy-project-with-the-municipality-of-ethekwini-in-durban-south-africa-2012-02-07\">Hydro Alternative Energy, Inc. Announces Planned Development of Hydrokinetic &#8230; &#8211; MarketWatch (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>marketwatch.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Hydro Alternative Energy, Inc. Announces Planned Development of Hydrokinetic &#8230;MarketWatch (press release)After such sites are identified, HAE plans to request environmental permits from the National <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/hydro-alternative-energy-inc-announces-planned-development-of-hydrokinetic-energy-project-with-the-municipality-of-ethekwini-in-durban-south-africa-2012-02-07\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2012\/olympics\/02\/07\/Sebastian-Coe-Africa-Olympics.ap\/index.html\">Sebastian Coe wants to see Africa host Olympics; South Africa expected to bid &#8230; &#8211; SI.com<\/a> &#8211; <em>sportsillustrated.cnn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Sebastian Coe wants to see Africa host Olympics; South Africa expected to bid &#8230;SI.comSouth Africa considered launching an Olympic bid following the success of the 2010 World Cup but decided not to t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2012\/olympics\/02\/07\/Sebastian-Coe-Africa-Olympics.ap\/index.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.newstimeafrica.com\/archives\/24210\">Shaping Africa&#039;s Future \u2013 6th Africa Economic Forum 2012, Cape Town, South Africa &#8211; Newstime Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>newstimeafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Shaping Africa&#39;s Future \u2013 6th Africa Economic Forum 2012, Cape Town, South AfricaNewstime AfricaJOHANNESBURG, South-Africa \u2013 Global Pacific &amp; Partners (http:\/\/www.glopac-partners.com) anno <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newstimeafrica.com\/archives\/24210\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/life-style\/eats\/south-africa-fast-food-chicken-chain-challenge-kfc-nando-expanding-globally-article-1.1018488\">South Africa fast food chicken chain to challenge KFC? Nando&#039;s is expanding &#8230; &#8211; New York Daily News<\/a> &#8211; <em>nydailynews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">New York Daily NewsSouth Africa fast food chicken chain to challenge KFC? Nando&#39;s is expanding &#8230;New York Daily NewsA fast food chicken chain from South Africa known just as much for its controve <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/life-style\/eats\/south-africa-fast-food-chicken-chain-challenge-kfc-nando-expanding-globally-article-1.1018488\"> 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\/2012-02-07\/south-african-stocks-anglo-arcelormittal-bhp-jse-move.html\">South African Stocks: Anglo, ArcelorMittal, BHP, Palabora &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Stocks: Anglo, ArcelorMittal, BHP, PalaboraBusinessWeekArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. (ACL SJ), Africa&#39;s largest steelmaker, declined to a seven-week low, sliding 1.9 percent to 66. <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-02-07\/south-african-stocks-anglo-arcelormittal-bhp-jse-move.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.theafricareport.com\/index.php\/2012020750181002\/sports\/south-africa-s-blade-runner-wins-prestigious-sports-award-50181002.html\">South Africa&#039;s blade runner wins prestigious sports award &#8211; The Africa Report<\/a> &#8211; <em>theafricareport.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/07\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Athletics AfricaSouth Africa&#39;s blade runner wins prestigious sports awardThe Africa ReportHe said Pistorius would be one of the key weapons in South Africa&#39;s battle to win even more medals at <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theafricareport.com\/index.php\/2012020750181002\/sports\/south-africa-s-blade-runner-wins-prestigious-sports-award-50181002.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rssdoodle_footer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myza.co.za\/\" >MyZA<\/a>  news provided by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" >Google News<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BHP Billiton Flags Potential South Africa Coal Unit Expansion &#8211; Fox Business &#8211; foxbusiness.com 02\/08\/2012 BHP Billiton Flags Potential South Africa Coal Unit ExpansionFox BusinessVan Dyks Drift is part of BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa Ltd., a producer of thermal coal for the domestic and export ma more&#8230; Special Report Podcast: Nku Nyembezi-Heita &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[830,953,1649,183],"class_list":{"0":"post-7739","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-news","8":"tag-newspaper","9":"tag-online","10":"tag-south-africa-2","11":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7739\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}