{"id":91932,"date":"2017-04-27T10:13:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T08:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-april-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-04-27T10:13:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T08:13:08","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-april-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-27-april-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 27 April 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4757080\/google-doodle-south-africa-freedom-day-enoch-sontonga\/\">Google Celebrates South Africa&#039;s Freedom Day with Doodle Honoring Composer Enoch Sontonga &#8211; TIME<\/a> &#8211; <em>time.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/27\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Google Celebrates South Africa&#39;s Freedom Day with Doodle Honoring Composer Enoch SontongaTIMEFreedom Day, on April 27, is a public holiday in South Africa. On this day in 1994, the country&#39;s f <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4757080\/google-doodle-south-africa-freedom-day-enoch-sontonga\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.morningstaronline.co.uk\/a-2c70-South-Africa-Top-communist-launches-stinging-attack-on-Zuma\">South Africa: Top communist launches stinging attack on Zuma &#8211; Morning Star Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>morningstaronline.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BloombergSouth Africa: Top communist launches stinging attack on ZumaMorning Star OnlineSOUTH African Communist Party (SACP) leader Solly Mapaila has launched his harshest attack yet on ANC President <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.morningstaronline.co.uk\/a-2c70-South-Africa-Top-communist-launches-stinging-attack-on-Zuma\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/uk-falls-below-south-africa-in-press-freedom-rankings-2vrxb9ncj\">UK falls below South Africa in press freedom rankings &#8211; The Times (subscription)<\/a> &#8211; <em>thetimes.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Times (subscription)UK falls below South Africa in press freedom rankingsThe Times (subscription)Journalists in the UK are less free to hold power to account than those working in Chile, South Afr <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/uk-falls-below-south-africa-in-press-freedom-rankings-2vrxb9ncj\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/19047992\/can-seattle-mariners-pitching-prospect-dylan-unsworth-become-south-africa-next-major-leaguer\">Can pitcher Unsworth be South Africa&#039;s next big leaguer? &#8211; ESPN<\/a> &#8211; <em>espn.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Can pitcher Unsworth be South Africa&#39;s next big leaguer?ESPNWhile growing up in South Africa, where baseball is pretty far down in the hierarchy of sports, Dylan Unsworth often played catch with h <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/19047992\/can-seattle-mariners-pitching-prospect-dylan-unsworth-become-south-africa-next-major-leaguer\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-04-26\/south-africa-s-zuma-said-to-schedule-business-leaders-meeting\">South Africa&#039;s Zuma Said to Schedule Business Leaders Meeting &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BloombergSouth Africa&#39;s Zuma Said to Schedule Business Leaders MeetingBloombergThe CEO Initiative, a body representing leaders at some of South Africa&#39;s largest companies, last month criticize <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-04-26\/south-africa-s-zuma-said-to-schedule-business-leaders-meeting\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-4448142\/Stone-weapons-77-000-years-ago-South-Africa.html\">Stone weapons from 77000 years ago found in South Africa &#8211; Daily Mail<\/a> &#8211; <em>dailymail.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Stone weapons from 77000 years ago found in South AfricaDaily MailResearchers examined 25 weapon point fragments excavated from the Sibudu Cave site in South Africa. They analysed their technological <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-4448142\/Stone-weapons-77-000-years-ago-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.dw.com\/en\/south-africa-succession-race-heats-up\/a-38601558\">South Africa: Succession race heats up &#8211; Deutsche Welle<\/a> &#8211; <em>dw.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Deutsche WelleSouth Africa: Succession race heats upDeutsche WelleIn South Africa the debate about who should become the next president of the country is heating up. Vice President Cyril Ramaphosa has <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/south-africa-succession-race-heats-up\/a-38601558\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/04\/26\/525696698\/the-legacy-of-the-jazz-epistles-south-africas-short-lived-but-historic-group\">The Legacy Of The Jazz Epistles, South Africa&#039;s Short-Lived But Historic Group &#8211; NPR<\/a> &#8211; <em>npr.org<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NPRThe Legacy Of The Jazz Epistles, South Africa&#39;s Short-Lived But Historic GroupNPRIbrahim, 25 at the time, was the forward-thinking figure needed to complete South Africa&#39;s greatest bebop ba <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/04\/26\/525696698\/the-legacy-of-the-jazz-epistles-south-africas-short-lived-but-historic-group\"> 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\/us-safrica-funds-zuma-idUSKBN17S2AH\">Investors see little cheer from eventual exit of South Africa&#039;s Zuma &#8211; Reuters<\/a> &#8211; <em>reuters.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ReutersInvestors see little cheer from eventual exit of South Africa&#39;s ZumaReutersSouth Africa is a key emerging economy, with a $140 billion bond market and a $825 billion equity market that is o <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-safrica-funds-zuma-idUSKBN17S2AH\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-04-26\/south-africa-s-state-broadcaster-seeks-treasury-guarantee\">South Africa&#039;s State Broadcaster Seeks Treasury Guarantee &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/26\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s State Broadcaster Seeks Treasury GuaranteeBloombergSouth Africa&#39;s state broadcaster is in talks with the Treasury to secure a guarantee to help it claw its way out of a financia <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-04-26\/south-africa-s-state-broadcaster-seeks-treasury-guarantee\"> 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>Google Celebrates South Africa&#039;s Freedom Day with Doodle Honoring Composer Enoch Sontonga &#8211; TIME &#8211; time.com 04\/27\/2017 Google Celebrates South Africa&#39;s Freedom Day with Doodle Honoring Composer Enoch SontongaTIMEFreedom Day, on April 27, is a public holiday in South Africa. 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