2014年9月30日 星期二

2014-10-01 South Africa Health

  New York Times   
Ebola Is Diagnosed in Texas, First Case Found in the US  New York Times
Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the infected individual came to the United States from Liberia. Video by Associated Press on Publish Date September 30, 2014. Continue reading the main story. Continue ...

2014-10-01 South Africa Science

  Wildlife Extra   
World wildlife populations have declined by half since 1970  Wildlife Extra
Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon. In the Living Planet Report, species in Latin America were found to show the sharpest decline. A new report undertaken by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has revealed that ...

2014-10-01 South Africa Sports

  SuperSport   
Burger aims to make impact  SPORT24
Johannesburg - Four years since his last appearance against the All Blacks, Springbok flanker Schalk Burger will once again be looking to make an impact when the two archrivals face off at the Ellis Park Stadium on Saturday. Burger's short stint with his ...

2014-10-01 South Africa Entertainment

  The Independent   
Brett Bailey's show cancellation reeks of 'censorship'  Mail & Guardian Online
'Exhibit B' performers and theatre representatives have expressed anger over the shutting down of Brett Bailey's live exhibition. A woman poses in Brett Bailey's art installation 'Exhibit A: German South-West Africa' at the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna on ...

2014-10-01 South Africa Technology

  ABC News   
Seven ate Nine! Microsoft REVEALS NEW WINDOWS 10  Register
Video and pics Microsoft has shown off Windows 10, and described the new operating system as a blend of Windows 7 and 8. Redmond thinks the software is so revolutionary, it skipped over version 9 and went straight to double digits. "We will carry forward ...

2014-10-01 South Africa Business

  Citizen   
Transnet and BHB Billiton sign R24bn coal transport contract  Citizen
Transport parastatal Transnet and coal mining company BHP Billiton on Tuesday signed a 10-year R24 billion coal transporting contract. Share & Rate this article. Share on email Email. Multimedia. Third death from Dutch 'monster truck' accident. “We hope ...

2014-10-01 South Africa South Africa

  Times LIVE   
Former ANCYL presidents get involved in twitter war  Times LIVE
Former ANC Youth League presidents and former mates who are now at opposite sides of the political fence, Fikile Mbalula and Julius Malema, have got involved in a twitter war that is setting the social media site alight.
Berets, boerewors and bravado: Malema makes brief court appearance   Daily Maverick
The art of twar: Malema vs Mbalula   Mail & Guardian Online
Malema vows to prove political conspiracy against him   Eyewitness News
News24   
Citizen   
iAfrica.com   
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  News24   
Superior court functions transferred  News24
The story told in these pages is both immensely readable and endlessly interesting, and is sure to... Now R399.00 buy now. Cape Town - Staff and administrative functions attached to the country's superior courts will be transferred to the office of the chief ...

2014-10-01 South Africa Africa

  Daily Sun   
With Oshiomhole's foundation, PDP should forget Edo –Ihonvbere  Daily Sun
Secretary to Edo State Government (SSG), Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, has reacted to President Goodluck Jonathan's boast that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would 'recover' Edo from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ihonvbere said: “If President ...

2014-10-01 South Africa World

  TIME   
ISIS is the Antithesis of the Holy Pilgrimage  TIME
Crowd at Kaaba ahead of upcoming Eid al-Adha Muslim pilgrims from all around the world circle counterclockwise Islam's holiest shrine, the Kaaba, ahead of upcoming Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) at Masjid al-Haram (the Grand Mosque) in the Muslim ...

2014年9月29日 星期一

2014-09-30 South Africa Health

  BDlive   
Controversy Over New Circumcision Device Raises Concerns In South Africa  Diabetes Insider
In South Africa an Israeli circumcision device may help to reduce the number of young male casualties which result in botched initiations ceremonies—circumcisions—which has brought upon major public outcry across the ruling party who support restrictions ...

2014-09-30 South Africa Science


Sailor in powerboat record attempt  This is The West Country
A veteran British sailor hopes to smash the world record for circumnavigating the globe in a powerboat by taking to the waves in an environmentally-friendly vessel shaped like a torpedo. Alan Priddy, 61, plans to shave around 10 days off the current ...

2014-09-30 South Africa Sports

  Irish Independent   
White's shock Sharks exit sparks Ulster speculation  Irish Independent
Ruaidhri O'Connor Twitter. Published 30/09/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Jake White's exit from Super Rugby's Sharks has ramped up speculation linking him to Ulster's vacant director of rugby job. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE.
Jake White quits Sharks to further international aspirations   Sydney Morning Herald
Sharks coach Jake White leaving after 1 season   New Zealand Herald
Jake-free Sharks to cut loose?   SPORT24
BDlive   
Irish Times   
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  SPORT24   
Igesund pleased with progress  SPORT24
Pretoria - SuperSport United coach Gordon Igesund believes that his charges are on the right track, despite their poor start to the PSL campaign, following his second consecutive victory at the helm of Matsatsantsa. United enjoyed their weekend triumph as ...

2014-09-30 South Africa Entertainment

  The Express Tribune   
Slavery show with 'black' actors cancelled after protests  The Express Tribune
Art centre's spokesman disturbed at the potential implications this silencing of artists and performers will have for freedom of expression. PHOTO: FILE. LONDON: A slavery exhibition featuring 'black' actors as live models to represent African slaves was ...

2014-09-30 South Africa Technology

  Citizen   
Icasa announces call rate regulations  Citizen
New call termination rates favouring smaller cellular operators were announced by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) on Monday. Share & Rate this article. Share on email Email. Multimedia. Third death from Dutch 'monster truck' ...

2014-09-30 South Africa Business

  Independent Online   
SA employment up by 1.8 percent  Independent Online
The number of people employed increased from an estimated 8.5 million in March 2014 to about 8.6m in June 2014, according to a Statistics SA report released on Monday. “This reflected a quarterly increase of about 155 000 employees (1.8 percent) ...

2014-09-30 South Africa South Africa

  Times LIVE   
R2K calls for scrapping of Seriti commission  Eyewitness News
The Right to Know Campaign (R2K) has called for the scrapping of the Seriti Commission of Inquiry which is investigating the controversial arms deal. Picture: Masego Rahlaga/EWN. Email; Print; Tweet · Masego Rahlaga | 6 hours ago. JOHANNESBURG ...

2014-09-30 South Africa Africa

  Vanguard   
Lagos governorship: APC considering all-male ticket  BusinessDay
After eight unbroken years of presenting male/female governorship and deputy governorship pairings, the political configuration of Government House in Lagos is likely to change come 2015 if the All Progressives Congress (APC) retains the state.
Lagos 2015: Igbo should vote for APC   The Guardian Nigeria

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  The Guardian Nigeria   
Dealing with issue of invasion of Ekiti judiciary, attacks on judges, by NBA, AJ ...  The Guardian Nigeria
FAYOSE-AND-FAYEMI STAKEHOLDERS in the Nigerian judiciary, particularly the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Access to Justice (AJ) and Human Rights Agenda Network (HRAN) have joined in the fray of condenming the attacks on the judiciary in Ekiti ...

2014-09-30 South Africa World

  Irish Independent   
Spanish shoot down Catalan sovereignty bid  Irish Independent
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gestures during a news conference at Moncloa palace in Madrid yesterday. Spain's Prime Minister vowed to defend the "sovereignty" of his country yesterday shooting down a bid by Catalonia to hold its own ...

2014年9月28日 星期日

2014-09-29 South Africa Health

  News24   
Warning over hoodia 'diets'  News24
The story told in these pages is both immensely readable and endlessly interesting, and is sure to... Now R399.00 buy now. Cape Town - Consuming extracts of the succulent plant Hoodia gordonii is often punted as a safe way to lose weight but a new study ...

2014-09-29 South Africa Science


A New Coalition for Climate Change Campaign  AllAfrica.com
The recent launch of "We lead You", an initiative of about 350 Global Power Shift is a campaign calling on Nigerian leaders to step up the fight against climate change. It was part of the massive global mobilization to demand that global leaders fight for climate ...

2014-09-29 South Africa Sports

  New York Daily News   
Europe wins Ryder Cup, holds on to trophy with dominant win over U.S.  New York Daily News
GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Europe continued its domination of the United States with a 16 ½- 11 ½ victory in the Ryder Cup Sunday, leaving the Americans to watch the other team celebrate for the eighth time in the last 10 competitions. Jamie Donaldson hit ...

2014-09-29 South Africa Entertainment

  The Guardian   
When prejudice, power and privilege join forces, resistance is necessary  Morning Star Online
FOR the past month I have campaigned with a broad range of black community organisations, anti-racist organisations and trade unions, forming the Boycott the Human Zoo Campaign. Exhibit B is an internationally acclaimed “art” exhibition, by white South ...

2014-09-29 South Africa Technology

  RT   
Washington think tank hires 'Call of Duty' creator to advise Pentagon on future ...  RT
You would think war-themed video games copy real life, and not the other way around. Not this time. A Washington think tank has hired the maker of the acclaimed “Call of Duty” game to envision the kind of future wars the US could be fighting. The key reason ...

2014-09-29 South Africa Business

  The Independent   
Coca-Cola 'Share a Coke' campaign boosts US sales for first time in a decade  The Independent
What is in a name? A lot, at least judging by the success Coca-Cola's 'share a coke' campaign has enjoyed after sales of the beverage jumped over summer. The 'share a coke' has seen bottles and cans featuring common names and terms of endearment ...

2014-09-29 South Africa South Africa

  Independent Online   
DA slams Phiyega's 'lack of leadership'  Independent Online
Johannesburg - The Democratic Alliance on Sunday said it was time for President Jacob Zuma to consider “discharging” national police commissioner Riah Phiyega. “The national police commissioner has embarrassed herself time and time again through a ...

2014-09-29 South Africa Africa

  New Zimbabwe.com   
Don't hide behind sanctions: US envoy  NewsDay
UNITED States ambassador to Zimbabwe Bruce Wharton has accused the Zanu PF government of failing to craft sound economic policies and always hiding behind the travel restrictions imposed on its leaders by the European Union. CLAYTON MASEKESA
Birth of a Mugabe dynasty in Zimbabwe?   BBC News
Mugabe's hollow UN sound and fury   New Zimbabwe.com
Why calls for demonstrations will not be heeded   The Zimbabwe Standard
Nehanda Radio   
AllAfrica.com   
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  Vanguard   
Why the North will not vote for PDP, by Atiku  BusinessDay
Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president, last Wednesday in Abuja, formally declared his candidature for the All Progressive Congress (APC)'s presidential ticket. The event witnessed a massive turnout of youths, an indication of Atiku's desire for change from ...

2014-09-29 South Africa World

  New York Times   
Crackdown on Protests by Hong Kong Police Draws More to the Streets  New York Times
HONG KONG — Downtown Hong Kong turned into a battlefield of tear gas and seething crowds on Sunday after the police moved against a student democracy protest, inciting public fury that brought tens of thousands of people onto the streets of a city long ...

2014年9月27日 星期六

2014-09-28 South Africa Health

  Independent Online   
Prof: I won't assist in euthanasia again  Independent Online
iol newspic Sean Davison INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS Sean Davison, the professor who recently helped a SA doctor end his life, said he would not be willing to assist in euthanasia again. File picture: Henk Kruger. Cape Town - Sean Davison, the ...

2014-09-28 South Africa Science

  BBC News   
Japan volcano eruption kills at least one and traps others  BBC News
Japan's second highest volcano erupted on Saturday for the first time in seven years trapping dozens of hikers on the mountain top. Mount Ontake exploded in to life at around mid-day sending a huge plume of grey ash in to the sky. Hundreds of hikers were ...

2014-09-28 South Africa Sports

  Times LIVE   
Blame laid at foot of Wallabies bench  Sydney Morning Herald
Angry coach Ewen McKenzie blamed his bench for letting down his gutsy starters after the Wallabies wilted when history beckoned against South Africa at Newlands. Australia were on the cusp of their greatest win under McKenzie, leading 10-8 with 11 ...

2014-09-28 South Africa Entertainment

  Broadway World   
Barbra Streisand Shares GYPSY Movie Update: 'We Are Re-Writing Now'  Broadway World
Don't count out Barbra Streisand's long-gestating film adaptation of GYPSY quite yet. While participating in a Twitter chat this evening to celebrate her newest album, PARTNERS, hitting #1 on the charts, the star fielded a question about the film from gossip ...

2014-09-28 South Africa Technology

  NDTV   
US Tops Yahoo's List of Government Data Requests  PC Magazine
In the first six months of 2014, the feds made 6,791 government requests for user data covering 12,533 accounts. 0shares. Yahoo! Logo. Yahoo today issued its latest transparency report, covering National Security Letters (NSLs), criminal data government ...

2014-09-28 South Africa Business

  News24   
Gauteng to remain dry for now  News24
Johannesburg - Water should be restored to all parts of Gauteng within two weeks - as long as there were no power outages, Rand Water said on Saturday. "Two weeks is a reasonable time for reservoirs to be stabilised," spokesperson Justice Mohale said.
Parliament urges provinces to come up with plan B after Gauteng water shortages   BDlive
Rand Water making significant progress   Eyewitness News
Water crisis under control: Rand Water   Independent Online (blog)
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  spyghana.com   
IMF Takes A Break On Zimbabwe  spyghana.com
The International Monetary Fund has said it will not lend more money to Zimbabwe, because the country is in arrears on repaying previous loans. The IMF's specialist Africa team is in Harare finalising a programme to help the government revive its stricken ...

2014-09-28 South Africa South Africa

  News24   
SCA orders Legal Aid to pay fees of Marikana miners  Mail & Guardian Online
The Supreme Court of Appeal says the Legal Aid is bound to legal fees because it agreed to fully fund unfunded period of the Farlam commission. Legal Aid fails to convince the Supreme Court of Appeal that it is not liable for the legal fees of Marikana miners.
SCA says why aid board appeal dismissed   News24

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  Independent Online   
'Where's my dead husband's head?'  Independent Online
IOL NS Ntshongweni6 INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS Joseph Ntshongwana speaks to his mother, Phylina Letlaka, and sister, in the Durban High Court on Friday. Picture: Gcina Ndwalane. Durban - “Where is my dead husband's head?” That's the question ...

2014-09-28 South Africa Africa

  Nigerian Tribune   
2015: PDP Will Reclaim Edo – Jonathan  Leadership Newspapers
President Goodluck Jonathan, at the weekend, renewed the war between him and the All Progressives Congress (APC) when he described the party as only existing in signboards just as he assured that the party would fall in Edo and Rivers states in the ...

2014-09-28 South Africa World

  Firstpost   
3 people rescued, 32 still missing in aftermath of Japan volcano eruption  CTV News
A Japanese military helicopter rescued three people Sunday morning from a spectacular volcanic eruption that sent officials scrambling to reach many more injured and stranded on a mountain. Mount Ontake in central Japan erupted shortly before noon ...

2014年9月26日 星期五

2014-09-27 South Africa Health

  Reuters   
Cuba sending 300 more doctors, nurses to fight Ebola in West Africa  Reuters
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will send nearly 300 more doctors and nurses to West Africa to help combat the Ebola virus, raising to 461 the number of its medical professionals joining world efforts to contain an outbreak that has killed more than 3,000 people.
Canadian doctor paints grim picture upon return from Ebola frontlines   CTV News
WHO to issue guidelines on treating Ebola with blood, plasma therapies   Los Angeles Times
Losing the Race Against Ebola   New York Times
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Call for prison drug treatment  The New Age Online
"Prison treatment helps prevent re-offending and drug dependency. It benefits prisons and society as a whole." Picture: Gallo Images. Print. divider. Mail. divider. Bookmarkl and Share Share. divider. share. Rate this Article ...

2014-09-27 South Africa Science

  Telegraph.co.uk   
Politicians must act for a low-carbon economy  Telegraph.co.uk
We will not achieve economic growth without tackling climate change — the economic cost of inaction is now greater than action and our politicians must show leadership. For too long, we have been told that we have to choose between economic growth or ...

2014-09-27 South Africa Sports

  SuperSport   
Wallabies look to avoid Springbok stampede  TVNZ
South African rugby has put a lid on simmering racial tensions but the Wallabies are incensed by on-field dramas as they chase a monumental Test victory at Newlands. Australia start as rank underdogs as they aim to break a 22-year Cape Town drought ...

2014-09-27 South Africa Entertainment

  Billboard   
It's a Three-Way Race for No. 1 on Billboard 200  Billboard
Two days ago, on Sept. 24, it seemed like Kenny Chesney's new The Big Revival album was likely heading for No. 1 on next week's Billboard 200 chart. But now, he's in a dead heat with Barbra Streisand's current No. 1 champ, Partners. And not too far ...

2014-09-27 South Africa Technology

  San Jose Mercury News   
Wolverton: New way of making cell calls promises better service  San Jose Mercury News
Your cellphone may soon be making calls in a whole new way, one that promises faster connections, clearer audio and better service -- at least eventually. The new way of making calls is called VoLTE, or Voice over LTE. It involves sending calls over the ...

2014-09-27 South Africa Business

  BDlive   
Price of octane 93 petrol to increase, octane 95 petrol to decrease  BDlive
THE price of octane 93 petrol will increase by 2c/l next week and octane 95 petrol will decrease by 5c/l, the Energy Department said on Friday. The price of diesel would decrease by 13c/l, and that of illuminating paraffin wholesale by 14c/l. The price of LP Gas ...

2014-09-27 South Africa South Africa

  News24   
Madonsela has no power over Parliament - ANC MP  News24
Cape Town - Senior ANC MP Mathole Motshekga has reiterated that Public Protector Thuli Madonsela did not have the power to tell Parliament how to proceed, and that MPs were, therefore, not compelled to concur with her remedy that the president repay a ...

2014-09-27 South Africa Africa

  UN News Centre   
Mugabe holding Zimbabwe back  NewsDay
As sadly predictable, President Robert Mugabe, in his address at the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on Thursday, ranted against Western countries for their alleged sins of commission such as maintaining sanctions against his ...

2014-09-27 South Africa World

  Times LIVE   
Police search knife attack suspect in SW China bush  Xinhua
Policemen search mountainous woodlands for a man suspected of killing four primary school kids in Pingshan Town of Lingshan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 26, 2014. Four primary school students were killed Friday ...

2014年9月24日 星期三

2014-09-25 South Africa Health

  Reuters   
Doctor calls for blood donations to treat Liberian Ebola victims  Reuters
MONROVIA (Reuters) - The head of a treatment centre in Liberia, the country worst-hit by West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak, has urged survivors of the disease to donate their blood for use in treating infected patients. The epidemic has already killed over ...