{"id":7800,"date":"2012-02-09T10:13:18","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T08:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-9-february-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-02-09T10:13:18","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T08:13:18","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-9-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-9-february-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 9 February 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\/201202090118.html\">100 Students Leave for South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/09\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">100 Students Leave for South AfricaAllAfrica.comThe other group of 280 students left last week for South Africa. Cde Mushowe said the 100 were still to secure places at the universities when the other <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201202090118.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.itweb.co.za\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=51389:printacom-technologies-refreshes-oki-south-africa-web-site-drives-improved-communication-with-resellers&#038;catid=212\">Printacom Technologies refreshes OKI South Africa Web site, drives improved &#8230; &#8211; ITWeb<\/a> &#8211; <em>itweb.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/09\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Printacom Technologies refreshes OKI South Africa Web site, drives improved &#8230;ITWebThe company also sports a new corporate identity and a recently-launched channel programme, says Martin Venter, gene <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.itweb.co.za\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=51389:printacom-technologies-refreshes-oki-south-africa-web-site-drives-improved-communication-with-resellers&#038;catid=212\"> 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\/201202090076.html\">South Africa and Mozambique Discuss Poaching <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/09\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa and Mozambique Discuss PoachingAllAfrica.comThere has been a sharp increase in rhino poaching in South Africa over the past three years. 122 rhinos were poached in 2009, 333 in 2010 and 4 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201202090076.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.prnewswire.co.uk\/cgi\/news\/release?id=347632\">GeoModel Solar Releases Most Detailed Solar Resource Maps for South Africa &#8211; PR Newswire UK (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>prnewswire.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/09\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">GeoModel Solar Releases Most Detailed Solar Resource Maps for South AfricaPR Newswire UK (press release)GeoModel Solar, a leading international provider of solar resource data, online site assessment <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/cgi\/news\/release?id=347632\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/wonderwoman.intoday.in\/story\/south-africas-indian-season\/1\/97977.html\">South Africa&#039;s Indian season &#8211; Wonder Woman<\/a> &#8211; <em>wonderwoman.intoday.in<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/09\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Wonder WomanSouth Africa&#39;s Indian seasonWonder WomanLast year, 70000 Indians visited South Africa. The country of myriad destinations wants more, and it has surprises lined up for outwardly mobile <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/wonderwoman.intoday.in\/story\/south-africas-indian-season\/1\/97977.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\/commoditiesNews\/idAFL5E8D904C20120209\">African Markets &#8211; Factors to watch on Feb 9 &#8211; Reuters Africa<\/a> &#8211; <em>af.reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/09\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Jutia GroupAfrican Markets &#8211; Factors to watch on Feb 9Reuters AfricaEVENTS: RWANDA &#8211; MPC rate setting meeting KENYA &#8211; 91-day Treasury bill auction MOZAMBIQUE &#8211; Interest rate setting meeting SOUTH AFRI <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/commoditiesNews\/idAFL5E8D904C20120209\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/news\/item\/185126-cricket-south-africa-member-admits-lobbying-for-presidents-removal\">Cricket South Africa member admits lobbying for president&#039;s removal &#8211; NDTV<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.ndtv.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/09\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Zee NewsCricket South Africa member admits lobbying for president&#39;s removalNDTVPTI Johannesburg: The chairman of legal and governance committee of Cricket South Africa (CSA) Ajay Sooklal has discl <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/news\/item\/185126-cricket-south-africa-member-admits-lobbying-for-presidents-removal\"> 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\/othersports\/tennis\/mattek-sands-beats-barrois-to-reach-2nd-round-of-open-gdf-suez\/2012\/02\/08\/gIQAB9rvyQ_story.html\">Maria Sharapova beats Chanelle Scheepers to reach quarterfinals of Open GDF Suez &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Eurosport.com AUMaria Sharapova beats Chanelle Scheepers to reach quarterfinals of Open GDF SuezWashington PostPARIS \u2014 Maria Sharapova beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday t <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/othersports\/tennis\/mattek-sands-beats-barrois-to-reach-2nd-round-of-open-gdf-suez\/2012\/02\/08\/gIQAB9rvyQ_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:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-02-08\/zuma-s-hands-tied-on-jobs-as-south-african-economy-struggles.html\">Zuma&#039;s Hands Are Tied on Jobs Targets as South Africa&#039;s Economy Struggles &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPZuma&#39;s Hands Are Tied on Jobs Targets as South Africa&#39;s Economy StrugglesBloombergSouth African President Jacob Zuma may have little room to pledge new money to meet job targets in his stat <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-02-08\/zuma-s-hands-tied-on-jobs-as-south-african-economy-struggles.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.usatoday.com\/sports\/tennis\/story\/2012-02-08\/wta-open-gdf-suez-bethanie-mattek-sands-advances\/53007208\/1\">Sharapova, two Americans win in Paris &#8211; USA TODAY<\/a> &#8211; <em>usatoday.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">USA TODAYSharapova, two Americans win in ParisUSA TODAYPARIS (AP) \u2013 Top-seeded Maria Sharapova defeated Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open G <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/tennis\/story\/2012-02-08\/wta-open-gdf-suez-bethanie-mattek-sands-advances\/53007208\/1\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/2012\/02\/08\/4248392\/south-african-banks-and-retailers.html\">South African Banks and Retailers Advancing Credit Strategies with &#8230; &#8211; Sacramento Bee<\/a> &#8211; <em>sacbee.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Banks and Retailers Advancing Credit Strategies with &#8230;Sacramento Bee&quot;Retailers here compete fiercely for customers and their loyalty,&quot; said Jim Slavik, chief executive of Cre <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/2012\/02\/08\/4248392\/south-african-banks-and-retailers.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.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/931398ca-526b-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html\">S Africa looks at ways to use mineral wealth &#8211; Financial Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>ft.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Platinum todayS Africa looks at ways to use mineral wealthFinancial TimesBy Andrew England in Cape Town South Africa could raise R40bn ($5.3bn) a year, at current commodity prices, through new taxes o <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/931398ca-526b-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.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.africanbusinessreview.co.za\/business_leaders\/south-africas-pick-n-pay-ceo-to-resign\">South Africa&#039;s Pick n Pay CEO to resign &#8211; African Business Review<\/a> &#8211; <em>africanbusinessreview.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessLIVESouth Africa&#39;s Pick n Pay CEO to resignAfrican Business ReviewSouth Africa&#39;s second largest grocer, Pick n Pay, is on the hunt for a new Chief Executive. Current CEO Nick Badminton <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.africanbusinessreview.co.za\/business_leaders\/south-africas-pick-n-pay-ceo-to-resign\"> 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\/2012-02-08\/south-african-stocks-anglo-bhp-old-mutual-pick-n-pay-sappi.html\">South African Stocks: Anglo, BHP, Old Mutual, Pick n Pay, Sappi &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South African Stocks: Anglo, BHP, Old Mutual, Pick n Pay, SappiBusinessWeekOld Mutual Plc (OML SJ), South Africa&#39;s largest insurer, rose 2.3 percent to 18.92 rand, its highest close in almost four <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-02-08\/south-african-stocks-anglo-bhp-old-mutual-pick-n-pay-sappi.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.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/89253efe-4ce4-11e1-8741-00144feabdc0.html\">New thinking required to reverse decline &#8211; Financial Times<\/a> &#8211; <em>ft.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessLIVENew thinking required to reverse declineFinancial TimesBy Andrew England For more than a century after the 1886 gold rush in the Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa was able to lay claim to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/89253efe-4ce4-11e1-8741-00144feabdc0.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\/SB10001424052970204136404577210780719063126.html\">World Bank Warns on Africa Trade &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Wall Street JournalWorld Bank Warns on Africa TradeWall Street JournalStreamlining border protocols, investing in transnational infrastructure and synchronizing legal and financial rules are especiall <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970204136404577210780719063126.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.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/02\/08\/picknpay-idUSL5E8D82W020120208\">S.Africa&#039;s Pick n Pay CEO to resign, shares fall &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessLIVES.Africa&#39;s Pick n Pay CEO to resign, shares fallReuters* Badminton steps down to spend time with family * Chairman to move to executive chairmanship rose * Deputy CEO to be in charge o <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/02\/08\/picknpay-idUSL5E8D82W020120208\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2012\/02\/08\/south-africas-close-ties-to-iran-under-scrutiny\/\">South Africa&#039;s close ties to Iran under scrutiny &#8211; Fox News<\/a> &#8211; <em>foxnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Fox NewsSouth Africa&#39;s close ties to Iran under scrutinyFox NewsIranian oil makes up nearly a third of South Africa&#39;s oil imports. Iran denies charges from the United States and its allies tha <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/2012\/02\/08\/south-africas-close-ties-to-iran-under-scrutiny\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businesslive.co.za\/southafrica\/sa_companies\/2012\/02\/08\/south-africa-s-pick-n-pay-ceo-to-resign-shares-fall\">South Africa&#039;s Pick n Pay CEO to resign, shares fall &#8211; BusinessLIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>businesslive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessLIVESouth Africa&#39;s Pick n Pay CEO to resign, shares fallBusinessLIVESouth Africa&#39;s Pick n Pay said on Wednesday its chief executive will step down this month, as the grocer fights to r <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businesslive.co.za\/southafrica\/sa_companies\/2012\/02\/08\/south-africa-s-pick-n-pay-ceo-to-resign-shares-fall\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.engineeringnews.co.za\/article\/zuma-speech-should-boost-investor-confidence-support-smes-2012-02-08\">Zuma speech should boost investor confidence, support SMEs &#8211; Creamer Media&#039;s Engineering News<\/a> &#8211; <em>engineeringnews.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/08\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Business Recorder (blog)Zuma speech should boost investor confidence, support SMEsCreamer Media&#8217;s Engineering NewsBusiness Unity South Africa (Busa) said it hoped the President would seek to strengthe <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.engineeringnews.co.za\/article\/zuma-speech-should-boost-investor-confidence-support-smes-2012-02-08\"> 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>100 Students Leave for South Africa &#8211; allafrica.com 02\/09\/2012 100 Students Leave for South AfricaAllAfrica.comThe other group of 280 students left last week for South Africa. 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