2014-09-01 South Africa Health

Medical aids still battling to cater to the masses  BDlive
TOP medical aid brains descended on Durban this week for the annual Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) conference — and the prognosis was not too sunny. The event aimed to grapple with the thorny issues of how to make private healthcare more ...

2014-09-01 South Africa Science

  Western Morning News   

Plymouth man completes his swim of the world's Seven Seas  Western Morning News
Lewis Pugh swims up the Thames to the Thames Barrier in his final swim for the Seven Seas Campaign. Lewis Pugh after swimming up the Thames to the Thames Barrier in his final swim for the Seven Seas Campaign. Lewis Pugh after swimming up the ...

2014-09-01 South Africa Sports

  ESPNcricinfo.com   

Zimbabwe v Australia, Tri-series, Harare Harare electric as Zimbabwe bring it ...  ESPNcricinfo.com
Crowd getting into it as Zimbabwe edge closer to victory! Thrilling finish coming up... #ZIMvAUS https://t.co/FWzWCq1OAv. — cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) August 31, 2014. They had been beaten, bruised and pushed aside by the South Africans and ...

2014-09-01 South Africa Entertainment

  Independent Online   

Malusi Gigaba says 'I do'  Eyewitness News
Politics took the back seat as the Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba tied the knot. Malusi Gigaba added a bit of flair to his suit with a red flower, while. FILE: Malusi Gigaba added a bit of flair to his suit with a red flower, while his partner wore a ...

2014-09-01 South Africa Technology

  CNN   

Apple to Release New iPhone on Sept. 9  The Chosun Ilbo
Apple is set to release its new iPhone on Sept. 9. Invitations were sent out on Thursday, but Apple did not go into detail, and simply said "wish we could say more." Apple will likely roll out a smartwatch at the event, given that the firm released smartwatch apps ...

2014-09-01 South Africa Business

  Times LIVE   

Boksburg still without power  South African Broadcasting Corporation
The power outage was as a result of an explosion of the incoming circuit breaker from Eskom to Ekurhuleni.(SABC). Tags: Boksburg · Ekurhuleni Municipality · Themba Gadebe · Parkrand · Sunward Park · Freeway Park · Eskom. The Ekurhuleni Municipality ...

2014-09-01 South Africa South Africa

  Times LIVE   

Serving with pride  The New Age Online
leadership: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister Collins Chabane at the Maponya Mall Thusong centre. Picture: THAPELO MOREBUDI. Print. divider. Mail. divider. Bookmarkl and Share Share. divider. share. Rate this Article ...

2014-09-01 South Africa Africa

  Times LIVE   

Lesotho coup: Mugabe's chance to flex muscles  NewsDay
THE weekend military coup in Lesotho has provided new Sadc chairperson President Robert Mugabe with an opportunity to flex his muscles and display his aversion to military coups, political analysts said yesterday. STAFF REPORTER. The analysts said ...

2014-09-01 South Africa World

  BBC News   

Paris building blast: Four dead, eleven injured, five missing  BBC News
Four people have been killed and eleven others injured after an explosion destroyed a four-storey building in a suburb of Paris on Sunday morning. Rescue teams with sniffer dogs are searching through the rubble for five other people, including a child, who ...

2014-08-31 South Africa Health

  ABC News   

Ebola Virus Arrives in Fifth Country During Worst-Ever Outbreak  ABC News
The Ebola virus arrived in a fifth country this week, after health officials reported that a man with Ebola symptoms showed up at a hospital in Senegal. The man was a student from Guinea, where the virus has affected 648 and killed 430. Across West Africa, the ...

2014-08-31 South Africa Science

  Citizen   

Briton Lewis Pugh becomes first person to swim the Seven Seas  Telegraph.co.uk
British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has completed long-distance swims in each of the Seven Seas to campaign for marine protected areas. Mr Pugh has become the first person to complete long-distance swims in each of the classical Seven Seas, the ...

2014-08-31 South Africa Sports

  Zee News   

Proteas: Some snags exposed  SPORT24
Cape Town – South Africa's one-day international batting line-up is a bit like a thrill-ride at the amusement park ... absolutely exhilarating for a while, but then it can all too quickly peter out to a slightly tame finish. It is one area that may be providing some ...

2014-08-31 South Africa Entertainment

  Daily Mail   

Pin-credible! Nicole Scherzinger gives a lesson in how to exit a car gracefully as ...  Daily Mail
She burst onto the scene in 2005 with the infectious song Don't Cha, where the lyrics asked the question, 'Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?' Fast-forward to nine years later and as Nicole Scherzinger stepped out in Mayfair on Thursday evening, ...

2014-08-31 South Africa Technology

  Firstpost   

Report: Apple Pondering $400 Price Point for 'iWatch'  PC Magazine
No, that's not the final, decided-on price just yet. Yes, it might change. Yes, Apple might even release different iWatches at different prices. 0shares. Apple Sept. 9 Invite. So, given the latest reports from 9to5Mac about Apple's aggressive public relations efforts, ...

2014-08-31 South Africa Business

  South African Broadcasting Corporation   

S.African municipalities underspend on budget  CNBCAfrica.com
On aggregate, municipalities spent 89.3 per cent or 281.9 billion rand of the total adjusted budget at 30 June 2014. The City of Johannesburg is owed the largest amount at 17.4 billion rand. PHOTO: South Africa Travel Online. This is according to South ...

2014-08-31 South Africa South Africa

  Independent Online   

Trio held for Vryburg cable theft  Independent Online
Three people found in possession of suspected stolen copper cables were expected to appear in the Vryburg Magistrate's Court on Monday, said North West police. The group was arrested during the week following investigations by a team of investigators ...

2014-08-31 South Africa Africa

  The Standard Digital News   

PM flees country following coup  Herald Scotland
Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane accused his country's army of staging a coup and fled to South Africa, which condemned the military's action. Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane accused his country's army of staging a coup and fled to South ...

2014-08-31 South Africa World

  The Standard Digital News   

Lesotho PM flees to S. Africa after soldiers' revolt  DAWN.com
MASERU: Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane claimed on Saturday he fled in fear of his life after soldiers seized power in a coup, despite the military denying it overthrew the tiny mountain kingdom's government. Powerful neighbour South Africa and the ...

2014-08-30 South Africa Health

  ABC News   

Ebola spreads to Senegal after student evades health monitors  CBC.ca
A university student infected with Ebola evaded health surveillance for weeks as he slipped into Senegal, carrying the deadly virus to a fifth West African nation showing how quarantines, border closures and flight bans have failed to contain the outbreak.
Leadership and Calm Are Urged in Outbreak   New York Times
Liberia Says It Will Lift Ebola Quarantine in Monrovia Slum   Wall Street Journal
Ebola study memorializes researchers who died from the disease   The Globe and Mail
Daily News & Analysis   
Los Angeles Times   
Businessweek   
all 1,992 news articles »   

---

  InterAksyon   

Angola Repatriation - Antonio Returns Home After 40 Years in DR Congo  AllAfrica.com
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo — When Antonio last stood in his home village of Kwilu, Angola was a colony of Portugal on the verge of becoming independent. A last flourish of fighting in the final weeks of colonialism, forced him to escape ...

2014-08-30 South Africa Science

  South African Broadcasting Corporation   

KNP starts to move rhinos  South African Broadcasting Corporation
A process to relocate rhinos from the Kruger National Park is underway. Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa announced earlier this month that around 500 rhinos will either be sold or relocated to other national parks, to curb spiraling illegal poaching ...

2014-08-30 South Africa Sports

  Goal.com   

Rodger De Sa has targeted an away win over Chippa United  KickOff
Ajax Cape Town coach Rodger De Sa is challenging his players to try and make it two consecutive wins on the road when they face Chippa United at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium this evening. Ajax are fresh from back-to-back Absa Premiership wins over ...

2014-08-30 South Africa Entertainment

  Daily Mail   

Pin-credible! Nicole Scherzinger gives a lesson in how to exit a car gracefully as ...  Daily Mail
She burst onto the scene in 2005 with the infectious song Don't Cha, where the lyrics asked the question, 'Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?' Fast-forward to nine years later and as Nicole Scherzinger stepped out in Mayfair on Thursday evening, ...

2014-08-30 South Africa Technology

  Daily Mail   

4 'iWatch' alternatives Apple could unveil on Sept. 9  CNET
Apple may show off a wearable device at its September iPhone event. But don't call it an iWatch just yet. Here's what else Apple watchers say the company could be cooking up. by Nick Statt. and Donna Tam. August 29, 2014 4:00 AM PDT. comments. 0.
With the iPhone 6 ready to launch, here's what it needs to succeed   ZDNet
Apple Loop: iPhone 6 Expected To Ship With 128 GB Storage, NFC, and ...   Forbes
Apple may launch iPhone 6, smartwatch on September 9   The Hindu
Huffington Post   
MarketWatch   
The Independent   
all 1,195 news articles »   

---

  IT News Africa   

IT News Africa: Top Stories of the Week  IT News Africa
This week has been pretty hot in the world of technology – even with the latest cold front setting in. This week in technology we saw PayPal land over 1 million active users in South Africa. Not only has PayPal landed 1 million users, but it is also expected that ...

2014-08-30 South Africa Business

  South African Broadcasting Corporation   

South Africa's rand weak as trade data, Ukraine pile pressure  Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG Aug 29 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Friday, pressured by a bigger-than-expected domestic trade gap and a low appetite for risky assets as investors worry about Ukraine-Russia tensions. The revenue ...

2014-08-30 South Africa South Africa

  Independent Online   

Zuma took our money: EFF  Independent Online
Johannesburg - EFF members sang about President Jacob Zuma and the money spent on Nkandla as they waited for party leader Julius Malema to address them on Friday night. “u Zuma o thate i mali yethu” (Zuma has taken our money), they sang in ...

2014-08-30 South Africa Africa

  The Standard Digital News   

Kenyan President presides over drug ship destruction  NTV Uganda
The Kenya Navy Friday destroyed the ship that was carrying heroine worth over 1 billion Kenya shillings. The vessel was sunk in deep seas following a directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The President has said the move will serve as a lesson to drug ...

2014-08-30 South Africa World

  The Hindu   

EU mulls tougher sanctions against Russia  The Hindu
The European Union was mulling tougher sanctions Friday against Russia, following reports that Moscow had sent hundreds of regular troops to eastern Ukraine to support separatist militias. EU leaders at a summit Saturday in Brussels could task experts ...

2014-08-29 South Africa Health

  IBNLive   

UN delivers its strongest warnings about the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa  ABC Online
ELIZABETH JACKSON: The UN's health authority has delivered its strongest warning yet about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that up to 20,000 people could catch the deadly disease. The World Today has ...

2014-08-29 South Africa Science

  Laboratory Equipment   

Worms, flies and humans – how we are related  The Star Online
Testing theories on model organisms like the humble fruit fly first could be a big help in in disease researches. Biologists says the genetic machinery of humans, fruit flies and roundworms are similar in surprising ways. This helps research on diseases.
Humans are more closely related to flies and worms than previously thought ...   Tech Times
Genome of Humans, Flies Compared In Search For New Cancer Treatment   Capital OTC
Human, Fly and Worm Genome More Similar Than You Think   Nature World News
Design & Trend   
News Tonight Africa   
Auto World News   
all 45 news articles »   

---

  Christian Science Monitor   

Scientists open a window to sun's core – and try to pry it open further  Christian Science Monitor
For the first time, scientists have gotten important confirmation of the most fundamental process fueling the sun. Now, they want to use that research to learn more about the conditions that existed when the sun was born.
Sun's Power Observed For First Time Thanks To Strange Neutrinos   Headlines & Global News
Scientists look into the heart of the sun   Science Recorder
Physicists Detect the 'Soul' of the Sun for the First Time   Nature World News
North Denver News   
Huffington Post   
Science World Report   
all 46 news articles »   

---

  NBCNews.com   

Malaysia Airlines Reports Wider Loss  Wall Street Journal
The parent of Malaysia Airlines reported a wider net loss in the second quarter as revenue was hurt by the disappearance of Flight 370 in March. Malaysian Airline System Bhd. said its net loss in the three months that ended June 30 widened to 307 million ...

2014-08-29 South Africa Sports

  SuperSport   

Blue Bulls up for WP challenge  SPORT24
Pretoria - Having won their first match of the season, the Blue Bulls will still have to silence their critics with a victory over log leaders Western Province at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Coach Frans Ludeke believes the Bulls have turned a corner ...

2014-08-29 South Africa Entertainment

  Independent Online   

Rate This Story close  The New Age Online
She was the 16 year old that had former X factor Judge Nicole Scherzinger bawling her eyes out and proclaiming; 'You can't judge that, you just have to be honoured', this was after contestant Ella Henderson mesmerised other judges and the audience alike ...

2014-08-29 South Africa Technology

  ITWeb   

MTN a step closer to streaming video  BusinessTech
MTN has moved a step closer to offering a meaningful streaming video service on its network. Staff Writer, August 28, 2014, 0 Comments. MTN a step closer to streaming video. Free Email Newsletter: Subscribe. email this article. MTN has moved a step closer ...

2014-08-29 South Africa Business

  Independent Online   

Platinum producers weigh on South African stocks  Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African stocks were on the back foot on Thursday, dragged lower by platinum miners after the world's second-biggest producer Impala posted a sharp fall in earnings in the aftermath of a five-month strike. Impala Platinum ...

2014-08-29 South Africa South Africa

  Independent Online   

Nkandla panel ready to begin talks  Independent Online
The ad hoc committee that will deliberate on President Jacob Zuma's response to investigations into public spending at his Nkandla home will meet on Friday. In April, Zuma declined to respond in full to Madonsela's report within the requisite fortnight.
Let Madonsela do her work: Tutu   The New Age Online
Zuma's plate has piled up while he rested in Russia   BDlive
Nkandla committee begin work   eNCA
News24   
Citizen   
Moneyweb.co.za   
all 101 news articles »   

---

  Independent Online   

Ramaphosa meets with Afrikaner group  Independent Online
Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa met representatives of the Boer-Afrikaner Volksraad at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday, the Presidency said. Spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa said the meeting provided an opportunity for the ...

2014-08-29 South Africa Africa

  BDlive   

Arms deal critics lose faith in inquiry, decline to testify  BDlive
Arms Procurement Commission chairman Judge Willie Seriti, right, and co-commissioner Free State Judge President Hendrick Musi, during proceedings in Pretoria in August. Picture: PUXLEY MAKGATHO ...

2014-08-29 South Africa World

  Xinhua   

UN council demands immediate release of detained peacekeepers in Golan ...  Xinhua
Southern Syrian city of Quneitra is seen on the Golan Heights, on Aug. 28, 2014. The United Nations demanded Thursday the unconditional and immediate release of 43 detained peacekeepers, who were abducted by "an armed group" in the separation area ...

2014-08-28 South Africa Health

  Times LIVE   

Rat-attack baby aided  The New Age Online
Offers of assistance poured in yesterday for a one-month-old baby who lost three fingers and part of her face in a vicious attack by rats in Alexandra township. Charlotte Mxeke Hospital joined readers of The New Age in pledging free reconstructive for little ...

2014-08-28 South Africa Science

  Independent Online   

Ancient skull's new secret studied  Independent Online
The 3-million-year-old fossil skull of the Taung child continues to yield up secrets. Picture: EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES INSTITUTE WITS UNIVERSITY. Durban - A three-million-year-old fossil skull has revealed that the infant brain development of this human ...

2014-08-28 South Africa Sports

  IBNLive   

Proteas savour emphatic win  SPORT24
Harare - The Proteas' near perfect run-chase in the Triangular Series One-Day International (ODI) match against Australia at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday will leave a sweet taste of satisfaction for the squad. As it happened: Proteas v Australia
Triangular Series: De Villiers delivers another breathtaking knock   The Express Tribune
Proteas surprised by Nathan Lyon's absence in ODI   The Australian
Proteas stay away from baiting Australia   Sydney Morning Herald
The Age   
Cricket Country   
all 291 news articles »   

---

  Times LIVE   

Pirates grab victory over Sundowns  Citizen
With all due respect to the Carling Black Label Kickabout, the first proper Soweto derby of the season will take place when Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates meet in the MTN8 final on September 20. MORE HEADLINES. Eto'o calls time on Cameroon.
Erasmus magic sees off 'Downs   SPORT24
Mamelodi Sundowns 0-3 Orlando Pirates: Bucs record first league victory   Goal.com
Mamelodi Sundowns Orlando Pirates PSL   KickOff
The New Age Online   
GlobalPost   
Soccer Laduma   
all 46 news articles »   

---

  Stuff.co.nz   

Wallabies wing Pat McCabe 'lucky to walk away'  Stuff.co.nz
Wallabies wing Pat McCabe says "it's a blessing" he can walk away from rugby after suffering a third neck injury in just seven tests. Pat McCabe. Getty Images. HAPPY MEMORIES: Wallabies star Pat McCabe loved playing rugby, but is upbeat about his future ...

2014-08-28 South Africa Entertainment

  Independent Online   

Slave labour on Generations  Independent Online
The dispute between the SABC, production company MMSV and the fired Generation soapie actors, is being handled in an apartheid manner, renowned actor and playwright John Kani said. File picture: Jeffrey Abrahams. EMOTIONS ran high at yesterday's ...

2014-08-28 South Africa Technology

Public consultation on Fracking to begin in September  Times LIVE
Public consultations on draft regulations for shale gas exploration will begin in September, the mineral resources department said on Wednesday. Three lion cubs make Johannesburg Zoo debut · Biotech firm's genetically engineered mosquitoes to fight ...

2014-08-28 South Africa Business

  Times LIVE   

Fuel levy hike could be alternative to e-tolls, union federations suggest  BDlive
ENRAGED: One of several e-toll protests by the public on the highways around Johannesburg in 2013. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES/KATHERINE MUICK –MERE. Related articles. Politicising e-tolls takes us on futile detour · If users are to pay, they must also have ...

2014-08-28 South Africa South Africa

  The Public News Hub   

Thuli needs help  News24
The Public Protector now deserves to get all the support that she can get now, to call on President Jacob Zuma to account for everything in her report on the Nkandla investigation. Zuma's reply to the Public Protectors report and her recommendations about ...

2014-08-28 South Africa Africa

  The Standard Digital News   

German firm opens Sh1.2b chemical factory in Nairobi  The Standard Digital News
NAIROBI, KENYA: German multinational firm BASF has opened a Sh1.17 billion (10 million euros) chemical plant in Kenya. The global chemical company is seeking to tap into the booming construction industry, specifically real estate and road projects in ...

2014-08-28 South Africa World

  Haaretz   

Gaza ceasefire has no winners, much unresolved  News24
Palestinians wave a national and a Hamas flag as fireworks light up the sky in East Jerusalem as Palestinians celebrate in the streets the long-term truce agreed between Israel and the Palestinians. (Ahmad Gharabli, AFP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News ...