{"id":8017,"date":"2012-02-16T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T08:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-february-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-02-16T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T08:13:10","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-february-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 16 February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/paktribune.com\/sports\/news\/South-Africa-eye-top-Test-spot-in-New-Zealand-10838.html\">South Africa eye top Test spot in New Zealand <\/a> &#8211; <em>paktribune.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comSouth Africa eye top Test spot in New ZealandPakTribune.comWELLINGTON: South Africa open hostilities Friday against New Zealand on a six-week tour they hope will climax with a 3-0 Test <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/paktribune.com\/sports\/news\/South-Africa-eye-top-Test-spot-in-New-Zealand-10838.html\"> 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\/201202160175.html\">South Africa Urged to Prosecute Country Officials Over Crimes Against Humanity <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily NationSouth Africa Urged to Prosecute Country Officials Over Crimes Against HumanityAllAfrica.comBy Alex Bell, 15 February 2012 South Africa&#39;s government will be in court next month in a lan <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201202160175.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tvnz.co.nz\/cricket-news\/oram-first-south-africa-t20-4727687\">Oram out of first South Africa T20 &#8211; TVNZ<\/a> &#8211; <em>tvnz.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Stuff.co.nzOram out of first South Africa T20TVNZSource: Photosport Black Caps allrounder Jacob Oram is out of the opening Twenty20 against South Africa in Wellington tomorrow night. Oram missed both <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tvnz.co.nz\/cricket-news\/oram-first-south-africa-t20-4727687\"> 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\/201202160053.html\">President Al-Bashir Lauds South Africa Relations <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">President Al-Bashir Lauds South Africa RelationsAllAfrica.comKhartoum \u2014 President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al Bashir, has appreciated the relations between the Sudan and South Africa in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201202160053.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.stuff.co.nz\/sport\/cricket\/6432271\/Jacob-Oram-out-of-first-T20-against-South-Africa\">Jacob Oram out of first T20 against South Africa <\/a> &#8211; <em>stuff.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comJacob Oram out of first T20 against South AfricaStuff.co.nzOUT: Jacob Oram will be rested for the first T20 international between the Black Caps and South Africa in Wellington. All-rou <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/sport\/cricket\/6432271\/Jacob-Oram-out-of-first-T20-against-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.smh.com.au\/technology\/sci-tech\/australia-in-battle-to-host-25b-telescope-20120216-1takw.html\">Australia in battle to host $2.5b telescope &#8211; Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>smh.com.au<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ABC OnlineAustralia in battle to host $2.5b telescopeSydney Morning HeraldAustralia and New Zealand are in a neck-and-neck race with South Africa to host the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array. A rec <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/technology\/sci-tech\/australia-in-battle-to-host-25b-telescope-20120216-1takw.html\"> 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\/city\/chandigarh\/Badals-in-South-Africa-for-week-long-holiday\/articleshow\/11907086.cms\">Badals in South Africa for week-long holiday &#8211; Times of India<\/a> &#8211; <em>timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/16\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Deccan HeraldBadals in South Africa for week-long holidayTimes of IndiaTheir destination &#8211; picturesque South Africa which is a tourist delight for anyone planning to holiday abroad. The family reporte <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chandigarh\/Badals-in-South-Africa-for-week-long-holiday\/articleshow\/11907086.cms\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/opinion\/editorials\/2012\/02\/16\/brace-yourself-for-rugby-without-the-sharks-or-stormers\">Brace yourself for rugby without the Sharks or Stormers &#8211; Times LIVE<\/a> &#8211; <em>timeslive.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Times LIVEBrace yourself for rugby without the Sharks or StormersTimes LIVEAll you could hear in response were guffaws from the Aussies and Kiwis, who are meant to be South Africa&#39;s partners in th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/opinion\/editorials\/2012\/02\/16\/brace-yourself-for-rugby-without-the-sharks-or-stormers\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tvnz.co.nz\/cricket-news\/matt-henry-lost-in-south-african-translation-4726571\">Matt Henry lost in South African translation &#8211; TVNZ<\/a> &#8211; <em>tvnz.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comMatt Henry lost in South African translationTVNZOnly your biggest diehard cricket fan would know who Matt Henry was before last night&#39;s Twenty20 match between Canterbury and South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/tvnz.co.nz\/cricket-news\/matt-henry-lost-in-south-african-translation-4726571\"> 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\/South-Africa-banking-on-experience-for-Olympic-qualifiers\/articleshow\/11905680.cms\">South Africa banking on experience for Olympic qualifiers &#8211; Times of India<\/a> &#8211; <em>timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">SuperSport.comSouth Africa banking on experience for Olympic qualifiersTimes of IndiaWe have always dreamt about London and we now have to do it,&quot; captain Marsha Marescia told TOI from South Afri <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/hockey\/South-Africa-banking-on-experience-for-Olympic-qualifiers\/articleshow\/11905680.cms\"> 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\/news\/arts\/music\/south-africas-die-antwoord-rowdy-rappers-but-sweet-too\/article2339473\/\">South Africa&#039;s Die Antwoord: rowdy rappers but sw&#8230; &#8211; Globe and Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>theglobeandmail.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Globe and MailSouth Africa&#39;s Die Antwoord: rowdy rappers but sw&#8230;Globe and MailSouth Africa&#39;s Die Antwoord is reputedly the most controversial group in rap at the moment, a statement that spe <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/arts\/music\/south-africas-die-antwoord-rowdy-rappers-but-sweet-too\/article2339473\/\"> 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\/15\/south-africa-shoppers-surprise\/\">South Africa: shoppers&#039; surprise &#8211; Financial Times (blog)<\/a> &#8211; <em>blogs.ft.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ITInewsSouth Africa: shoppers&#39; surpriseFinancial Times (blog)South Africa&#39;s Reserve Bank has kept interest rates unchanged at 5.5 per cent for more than a year as it juggles supporting growth <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ft.com\/beyond-brics\/2012\/02\/15\/south-africa-shoppers-surprise\/\"> 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\/185464-south-africa-eye-top-test-spot-in-new-zealand\">South Africa eye top Test spot in New Zealand &#8211; NDTV<\/a> &#8211; <em>sports.ndtv.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The AgeSouth Africa eye top Test spot in New ZealandNDTVWellington: South Africa open hostilities on Friday against New Zealand on a six-week tour they hope will climax with a 3-0 Test sweep that woul <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/news\/item\/185464-south-africa-eye-top-test-spot-in-new-zealand\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.defpro.com\/news\/details\/32429\/?SID=0de86cfcc1531945f7df351fc0ce2dcc\">Big Move Strengthens Growth of South Africa&#039;s Premier Aerospace Hub &#8211; defpro<\/a> &#8211; <em>defpro.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Big Move Strengthens Growth of South Africa&#39;s Premier Aerospace Hubdefpro\u201cThe move demonstrates our faith in the long-term future of the company and strengthens the region&#39;s position as Sout <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.defpro.com\/news\/details\/32429\/?SID=0de86cfcc1531945f7df351fc0ce2dcc\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/cricket\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=29&#038;objectid=10785828\">Cricket: We&#039;re ready to take on South Africa, says McCullum &#8211; New Zealand Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>nzherald.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Yahoo! Eurosport UKCricket: We&#39;re ready to take on South Africa, says McCullumNew Zealand HeraldSo it should come as no surprise he reckons New Zealand are ready to tackle South Africa in their th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/cricket\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=29&#038;objectid=10785828\"> 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\/2012-02-15\/south-african-stocks-anglo-anglogold-discovery-mercantile.html\">South African Stocks: Anglo, AngloGold, Discovery, Mercantile &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a> &#8211; <em>businessweek.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessLIVESouth African Stocks: Anglo, AngloGold, Discovery, MercantileBusinessWeekDiscovery Holdings Ltd. (DSY SJ), South Africa&#39;s biggest health insurance administrator, advanced to a record, <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/news\/2012-02-15\/south-african-stocks-anglo-anglogold-discovery-mercantile.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/channel6newsonline.com\/2012\/02\/54-rhinos-poached-so-far-this-year-in-south-africa-alone\/\">54 rhinos poached so far this year in South Africa alone &#8211; Channel 6 News Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>channel6newsonline.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Bikya Masr54 rhinos poached so far this year in South Africa aloneChannel 6 News OnlineJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (BNO NEWS) &#8212; At least 54 rhinos have been poached in South Africa so far this year as <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/channel6newsonline.com\/2012\/02\/54-rhinos-poached-so-far-this-year-in-south-africa-alone\/\"> 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\/15\/safrica-stocks-idUSL5E8DF8C420120215\">S.Africa stocks stumble as Europe pauses &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">S.Africa stocks stumble as Europe pausesReutersGold Fields, South Africa&#39;s second-biggest producer of the precious metal, lost 0.75 percent to 127 rand and smaller rival Harmony shed 0.72 percent <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/02\/15\/safrica-stocks-idUSL5E8DF8C420120215\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page295023?oid=562139&#038;sn=2009+Detail&#038;pid=287226\">South Africa has the most expensive cars <\/a> &#8211; <em>moneyweb.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BusinessLIVESouth Africa has the most expensive carsMoneyweb.co.zaJOHANNESBURG \u2013 It costs 55% more to get and keep an entry-level vehicle on the road in South Africa than it does in the USA. It will <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page295023?oid=562139&#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.cbsnews.com\/8301-31749_162-57378246-10391698\/shakira-faces-off-with-a-sea-lion-in-south-africa\/\">Shakira faces off with a sea lion in South Africa &#8211; CBS News<\/a> &#8211; <em>cbsnews.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/15\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">E! 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