{"id":9550,"date":"2012-04-02T10:13:08","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T08:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-april-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-04-02T10:13:08","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T08:13:08","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-april-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-2-april-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 2 April 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/409426\/south_africa_sars_to_tighten_tax_collection_laws.html\">South Africa: SARS to tighten tax collection laws &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: SARS to tighten tax collection laws7thSpace Interactive (press release)Pretoria &#8211; The South African Revenue Service has vowed to enhance its tax collection laws in a renewed bid to targe <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/409426\/south_africa_sars_to_tighten_tax_collection_laws.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/409428\/south_africa_sars_announces_increased_tax_collection_.html\">South Africa: SARS announces increased tax collection &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: SARS announces increased tax collection7thSpace Interactive (press release)Officials note that the past three years saw contraction in the construction sector following the boom period l <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/409428\/south_africa_sars_announces_increased_tax_collection_.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/409425\/south_africa_zuma_condemns_fighting_in_sudan_south_sudan.html\">South Africa: Zuma condemns fighting in Sudan, South Sudan &#8211; 7thSpace Interactive (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>7thspace.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa: Zuma condemns fighting in Sudan, South Sudan7thSpace Interactive (press release)Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma has joined the international community in expressing his deep concern follo <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/7thspace.com\/headlines\/409425\/south_africa_zuma_condemns_fighting_in_sudan_south_sudan.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.pr.com\/press-release\/402516\">South Africa Replacement Tyre Market Set to Surpass ZAR 6.74 Billion by FY&#039;14 &#8230;  (press release)<\/a> &#8211; <em>pr.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa Replacement Tyre Market Set to Surpass ZAR 6.74 Billion by FY&#39;14 &#8230;PR.com (press release)According to recently published report by TechSci Research \u201cSouth Africa Tyre Market Foreca <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.pr.com\/press-release\/402516\"> 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\/2012-04-02\/rand-gains-for-second-day-as-growth-outlook-boosts-commodities.html\">Rand Gains for Second Day as Growth Outlook Boosts Commodities &#8211; Bloomberg<\/a> &#8211; <em>bloomberg.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">04\/02\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Rand Gains for Second Day as Growth Outlook Boosts CommoditiesBloombergSouth Africa&#39;s currency gained as much as 0.6 percent and traded 0.4 percent stronger at 7.6441 per dollar as of 8:33 am in J <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2012-04-02\/rand-gains-for-second-day-as-growth-outlook-boosts-commodities.html\"> more&#8230; 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