{"id":84635,"date":"2016-12-29T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T08:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-29-december-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-12-29T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T08:13:10","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-29-december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-29-december-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 29 December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/sports\/south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-day-4-live-cricket-scores-and-updates-hosts-aim-to-bundle-out-visitors-3177380.html\">South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 4, Live cricket scores and updates &#8211; Firstpost<\/a> &#8211; <em>firstpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/29\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">FirstpostSouth Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 4, Live cricket scores and updatesFirstpostDay 3 report: Opener Stephen Cook scored a career-high century to help South Africa build a massive 432-run <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/sports\/south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-day-4-live-cricket-scores-and-updates-hosts-aim-to-bundle-out-visitors-3177380.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/opinionista\/2016-12-29-105-years-on-south-africa-is-fortunate-to-be-led-by-the-anc\/\">Yonela Diko &#8211; Daily Maverick<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymaverick.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/29\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily MaverickYonela DikoDaily MaverickIt was on May 31, 1910, that the oppressors of this country formed what was known as the Union of South Africa \u2013 a union in which we had no voice in the making <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/opinionista\/2016-12-29-105-years-on-south-africa-is-fortunate-to-be-led-by-the-anc\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2016\/dec\/29\/app-designed-to-detect-hearing-loss-makes-a-big-noise-in-south-africa\">App designed to detect hearing loss makes a big noise in South Africa &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>theguardian.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/29\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">App designed to detect hearing loss makes a big noise in South AfricaThe GuardianApp designed to detect hearing loss makes a big noise in South Africa. A smartphone app used to test for impaired heari <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2016\/dec\/29\/app-designed-to-detect-hearing-loss-makes-a-big-noise-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:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/how-africas-first-people-are-hunting-for-theirfuture\/article33345214\/\">Once close to extinction, South Africa&#039;s first people have a new claim on life &#8211; The Globe and Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>theglobeandmail.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/29\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Globe and MailOnce close to extinction, South Africa&#39;s first people have a new claim on lifeThe Globe and MailThe San people have lived in what is now South Africa for thousands of years, but <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/how-africas-first-people-are-hunting-for-theirfuture\/article33345214\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2016-12-29-20-maths-decree-sets-a-dangerous-precedent-for-schooling-in-south-africa\/\">20% maths decree sets a dangerous precedent for schooling in South Africa &#8211; Mail &amp; Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>mg.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/28\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">20% maths decree sets a dangerous precedent for schooling in South AfricaMail &#038; GuardianThe department of basic education in South Africa has reacted to pupils&#39; exceedingly low attainment rates in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2016-12-29-20-maths-decree-sets-a-dangerous-precedent-for-schooling-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:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2016-12-29-20-maths-decree-sets-a-dangerous-precedent-for-schooling-in-south-africa\">20% maths decree sets a dangerous precedent for schooling in South Africa &#8211; Mail &amp; Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>mg.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/28\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Mail &#038; Guardian20% maths decree sets a dangerous precedent for schooling in South AfricaMail &#038; GuardianThe department of basic education in South Africa has reacted to pupils&#39; exceedingly low atta <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/mg.co.za\/article\/2016-12-29-20-maths-decree-sets-a-dangerous-precedent-for-schooling-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:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/38454122\">South Africa v Sri Lanka: Stephen Cook scores century as hosts take control &#8211; BBC Sport<\/a> &#8211; <em>bbc.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/28\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC SportSouth Africa v Sri Lanka: Stephen Cook scores century as hosts take controlBBC SportSouth Africa opener Stephen Cook scored a career-best 117 as the home side dominated Sri Lanka to reach 351 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/38454122\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.norfolknews.ca\/sports-story\/7038268-cook-117-south-africa-leads-sri-lanka-by-432-in-1st-test\/\">Cook 117, South Africa leads Sri Lanka by 432 in&#8230; &#8211; www.norfolknews.ca\/<\/a> &#8211; <em>norfolknews.ca<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">12\/28\/2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Cook 117, South Africa leads Sri Lanka by 432 in&#8230;www.norfolknews.ca\/PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa \u2014 Opener Stephen Cook made his second century in two tests and South Africa built a hefty 432-run l <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.norfolknews.ca\/sports-story\/7038268-cook-117-south-africa-leads-sri-lanka-by-432-in-1st-test\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/south-africas-hashim-amla-is-the-10-000th-lbw-victim-in-test-cricket-1642867\">South Africa&#039;s Hashim Amla is The 10000th LBW Victim in Test Cricket &#8211; 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Suranga Lakmal 5-63, Rangana Herath 2-48). Sri Lanka 1st innings: 205 (Dh <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/wires\/ap\/article-4070258\/South-Africa-39-0-leads-Sri-Lanka-120-runs-1st-test.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>South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 4, Live cricket scores and updates &#8211; Firstpost &#8211; firstpost.com 12\/29\/2016 FirstpostSouth Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 4, Live cricket scores and updatesFirstpostDay 3 report: Opener Stephen Cook scored a career-high century to help South Africa build a massive 432-run more&#8230; Yonela Diko &#8211; Daily [&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":true,"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-84635","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\/84635","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=84635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}