{"id":93059,"date":"2017-05-16T10:13:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T08:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-may-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-05-16T10:13:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T08:13:15","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-may-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-16-may-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 16 May 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/Columnists\/GuestColumn\/aspiration-in-south-africa-a-growing-crisis-20170516\">Aspiration in South Africa \u2013 a growing crisis &#8211; News24<\/a> &#8211; <em>news24.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Aspiration in South Africa \u2013 a growing crisisNews24Evidence for the frustration is seen in everything from South Africa&#39;s inordinately high rate of service delivery protests to the growing numbe <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/Columnists\/GuestColumn\/aspiration-in-south-africa-a-growing-crisis-20170516\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/05\/16\/south-africa-to-use-procurement-budget-strategically-to-transform-economy--gigaba.html\">South Africa to use procurement budget &#039;strategically&#039; to transform economy &#8211; Gigaba &#8211; CNBC<\/a> &#8211; <em>cnbc.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">CNBCSouth Africa to use procurement budget &#39;strategically&#39; to transform economy &#8211; GigabaCNBCSouth Africa&#39;s Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Monday the treasury would use its 500 bill <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/05\/16\/south-africa-to-use-procurement-budget-strategically-to-transform-economy--gigaba.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.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/mark-wright-joins-michelle-keegan-10431062\">Mark Wright joins Michelle Keegan in South Africa while she films Our Girl ahead of second wedding anniversary <\/a> &#8211; <em>mirror.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Mirror.co.ukMark Wright joins Michelle Keegan in South Africa while she films Our Girl ahead of second wedding anniversaryMirror.co.ukMark Wright &#39;s flown abroad to join Michelle Keegan as she fil <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/mark-wright-joins-michelle-keegan-10431062\"> 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\/201705160001.html\">Kenya: Imported Maize &#039;Was Surplus of Old Stock in South Africa&#039; <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AllAfrica.comKenya: Imported Maize &#39;Was Surplus of Old Stock in South Africa&#39;AllAfrica.comFresh intrigues hit the importation of 330,000 bags of maize into the country when it emerged that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201705160001.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.vanguardngr.com\/2017\/05\/mob-beat-2-nigerians-accused-selling-drugs-students-south-africa\/\">Mob beat 2 Nigerians accused of selling drugs to students in South Africa &#8211; Vanguard<\/a> &#8211; <em>vanguardngr.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/16\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">VanguardMob beat 2 Nigerians accused of selling drugs to students in South AfricaVanguardTwo Nigerians accused of selling hard drugs to students in South Africa were thoroughly beaten by a mob. Accord <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2017\/05\/mob-beat-2-nigerians-accused-selling-drugs-students-south-africa\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.zimeye.net\/south-africa-to-scrap-visas\/\">South Africa To Scrap Visas &#8211; ZimEye &#8211; Zimbabwe News<\/a> &#8211; <em>zimeye.net<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/15\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ZimEye &#8211; Zimbabwe NewsSouth Africa To Scrap VisasZimEye &#8211; Zimbabwe NewsAccording to the White Paper, South Africa \u201cfully supports the vision of an Africa where its citizens can move more freely acro <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.zimeye.net\/south-africa-to-scrap-visas\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/gazette.com\/south-africa-zuma-challenge\/article\/feed\/461208\">South Africa Zuma Challenge &#8211; Colorado Springs Gazette<\/a> &#8211; <em>gazette.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/15\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">U.S. News &#038; World ReportSouth Africa Zuma ChallengeColorado Springs GazetteA man walks down the the stairs outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday May 15, 2017. South Af <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/gazette.com\/south-africa-zuma-challenge\/article\/feed\/461208\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2017\/05\/16\/mexican-maize-was-sent-to-south-africa-we-got-surplus-they-didnt-need_c1561535\">Mexican maize was sent to South Africa, we got surplus they didn&#039;t need, says CS &#8211; The Star, Kenya<\/a> &#8211; <em>the-star.co.ke<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/15\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Star, KenyaMexican maize was sent to South Africa, we got surplus they didn&#39;t need, says CSThe Star, KenyaThe 29,900 tonnes of maize imported last week is Mexican white maize transhipped to Ke <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2017\/05\/16\/mexican-maize-was-sent-to-south-africa-we-got-surplus-they-didnt-need_c1561535\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/05\/south-africa-court-rule-zuma-confidence-vote-170515163413720.html\">South Africa court to rule on Zuma confidence vote <\/a> &#8211; <em>aljazeera.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/15\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Aljazeera.comSouth Africa court to rule on Zuma confidence voteAljazeera.comSouth Africa&#39;s top court weighed on Monday whether lawmakers can cast secret ballots in a no-confidence vote in Presiden <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/05\/south-africa-court-rule-zuma-confidence-vote-170515163413720.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.enca.com\/south-africa\/march-to-constitutional-court-for-zuma-secret-ballot\">WATCH: Constitutional Court hears secret ballot case &#8211; eNCA<\/a> &#8211; <em>enca.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">05\/15\/2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">U.S. News &#038; World ReportWATCH: Constitutional Court hears secret ballot caseeNCAWe believe that President Zuma&#39;s continued stay in office poses a major threat to constitutionalism in South Africa. <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"https:\/\/www.enca.com\/south-africa\/march-to-constitutional-court-for-zuma-secret-ballot\"> 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>Aspiration in South Africa \u2013 a growing crisis &#8211; News24 &#8211; news24.com 05\/16\/2017 Aspiration in South Africa \u2013 a growing crisisNews24Evidence for the frustration is seen in everything from South Africa&#39;s inordinately high rate of service delivery protests to the growing numbe more&#8230; 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