2014年11月30日 星期日

2014-12-01 South Africa Health


ABC Online
   
World AIDS Day: HIV survivors now expect long lives and even help train aged ...   
ABC Online
As World AIDS Day is marked globally, three Australians have reflected on living with HIV and the joys and challenges of lifespans they once never dreamed of. The two men and a woman from Adelaide now are trainers with Positive Life SA, teaching aged ...

2014-12-01 South Africa Science

  BBC News   
UN climate talks begin as global temperatures break records  BBC News
UN climate negotiators are meeting in Peru to try to advance talks on a new global agreement. One hundred and niney-five nations have committed to finalising a new climate pact in Paris by the end of 2015. The process has been boosted by recent ...

2014-12-01 South Africa Sports

  The Guardian   
Wales' Warburton 'not surprised' by Test victory  Herald Scotland
Sam Warburton, the Wales captain, was not surprised that his side ended their southern hemisphere hoodoo on Saturday. Sam Warburton, the Wales captain, was not surprised that his side ended their southern hemisphere hoodoo on Saturday. Sorry, you ...

2014-12-01 South Africa Entertainment

  Independent Online   
'Vavi thinks he can f**k with my show'  Independent Online
Johannesburg - Cosatu general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi tried to intervene in a spat between actors and the founder of soap opera Generations, the Sunday Times reported. “I was fighting for my show and this Vavi comes around and thinks he can f**k with ...

2014-12-01 South Africa Technology

  News24   
Outlaws throng roads  Times LIVE
Owners reclaim about 90% of impounded vehicles after paying a fine, which could be as much as R15000. File photo. Image by: SIPHIWE SIBEKO. More than 200 Cape Town taxis are impounded every month for permit violations. Save & Share. Email · Print.
Almost 4 000 taxis impounded in CT   News24

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  Independent Online   
Complaints over FNB's 'Steve' ad  Independent Online
Johannesburg - The Advertising Standards Authority has received 20 complaints about FNB's most recent 'Steve' advertisements, the Sunday Times reported. “Most of the complaints were that the campaign is offensive as it insinuates that all people with the ...

2014-12-01 South Africa Business


News24
   
Gauteng premier hands over 1 200 houses   
News24
Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Sunday handed over around 1 200 houses to residents in Westonaria, the Gauteng department of human settlements said. "Premier Makhura reiterated that no one must pay to receive a government house ...

2014-12-01 South Africa South Africa


Times LIVE
   
Hawks investigate woman involved in Nkandla upgrades   
Eyewitness News
Thandeka Nene faces charges of corruption and 18 counts of fraud. She is currently out on R30,000 bail. FILE: Thandeka Nene was arrested by the Hawks' anti-corruption task team last week. Picture: Supplied. Jacob Zuma · Nkandla · Hawks · Madonsela ...

2014-12-01 South Africa Africa


postzambia.com
   
PF polls on today (No one has elected Edgar Lungu, it's null and void - Scott)   
postzambia.com
ACTING President Dr Guy Scott has declared the election of Edgar Lungu as PF president null and void, saying the true green did not participate in the illegal process. This was after Lungu was announced as the winner of the intra-party election at the general ...

2014-12-01 South Africa World


Independent Online
   
Kabul attack: SA woman 'lost everything'   
Independent Online
Kabul - The latest Taliban strike in Kabul killed a South African father running an education charity and his two teenage children, a family spokeswoman said on Sunday, as the city police chief resigned after a spate of attacks. With the US-led Nato war against ...

2014年11月29日 星期六

2014-11-30 South Africa Health

  Reuters   
Death toll from Ebola outbreak nears 7000 in West Africa - WHO  Reuters
A man walks by a mural with health instructions on treating the Ebola virus, in Monrovia, November 18, 2014. Credit: Reuters/James Giahyue. Related Topics. Top News » · World » · PICTURE GALLERY · Tourists sit in front of the Taj Mahal hotel, which was ...

2014-11-30 South Africa Science


News Tonight Africa
   
Crowd-Funding Campaign to help Lunar Landing   
News Tonight Africa
A crowd-funding campaign has been launched through a South African non-profit initiative for raising money to send the first African spacecraft to the Moon. This is being done to motivate the succeeding generations to come out of poverty through education ...

2014-11-30 South Africa Sports


Sport24
   
Boks saved lamest for last!   
Sport24
Cape Town – A summer of some discontent suddenly looms for the Springboks as they decamp on holiday after a humdrum 50 percent record from their end-of-year tour. They'd had two prior northern hemisphere visits, in 2012 and 2013, where they earned a ...

2014-11-30 South Africa Entertainment


Times LIVE
   
Steve Hofmeyr's last consolation   
Politicsweb
POOR Steve Hofmeyr. It's true the singer has largely been the architect of his own misfortune, but just lately you've had to feel sorry for the guy. In a country absolutely brimful with thoughtless and unhinged bigots, he alone gets to be singled out as a racist ...

2014-11-30 South Africa Technology


The Fuse Joplin
   
The Concept Of The Samsung Galaxy Note 5   
The Fuse Joplin
While the fruition of what the Galaxy Note 5 will be like still eludes, there are several pictures that are providing us with glimpses at the pretty spectacular features. Even though it remains unclear, some of these features will play a vital role in it's security visual ...

2014-11-30 South Africa Business


Independent Online
   
More load shedding planned at weekend   
Independent Online
Cape Town - Capetonians should brace themselves for more load shedding Saturday and Sunday as Eskom institutes Stage 2 blackouts to decrease pressure on the national grid. Load shedding is expected between 6am and 10pm Saturday, and between ...

2014-11-30 South Africa South Africa


Independent Online
   
Petition against Dewani judge gains support   
Independent Online
Cape Town - Calls for the removal of Dewani judge Jeanette Traverso were mounting on Friday night, with hundreds of people backing a demand on Facebook for her removal as the presiding officer in the trial of British businessman Shrien Dewani.
Anni's sister in emotional plea to judge - Make Dewani say what he did: Sibling ...   Daily Mail
Petition wants Traverso dismissed from Dewani trial   Mail & Guardian Online
Calls for dismissal of Dewani judge   News24
Times LIVE   
iAfrica.com   
The New Age Online   
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Independent Online
   
EFF prepares to fight suspensions   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - The Economic Freedom Fighters will file papers on Monday to challenge the suspension of its 12 MPs, leader Julius Malema said on Saturday. “Our lawyers are busy preparing the papers. The papers will be filed in the Western Cape High ...

2014-11-30 South Africa Africa

  Irish Independent   
More than 100 killed in Nigeria mosque bomb blasts  Irish Independent
More than 102 people were killed in an attack on the central mosque in the city of Kano in Nigeria. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. A mortuary attendant said he counted over 102 dead bodies inside the mortuary ...

2014-11-30 South Africa World


Voice of America
   
Throng Protests Mubarak's Acquittal in Protesters' Deaths   
Voice of America
Egyptian police used tear gas and water cannon against more than 1,000 protesters upset with Saturday's acquittal of former President Hosni Mubarak in the deaths of anti-government demonstrators in 2011. Egyptians gather in tea shop to watch a state ...

2014年11月28日 星期五

2014-11-29 South Africa Health


Yahoo News UK
   
Can this pill halt the ageing process?   
iAfrica.com
You might think a pill that could stop the ageing process is impossible, however Russian scientists may just have achieved this. The new formula claims to delay the process of ageing, which they have found to be true in tests on mice, rats, fish and dogs.
The pill that will help you live to 120   Independent Online
Pill which could extend life to 120 is tested in Russia   Yahoo News UK

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Times LIVE
   
Arizona man hospitalized over Ebola concerns tests negative   
Reuters
(Reuters) - A Phoenix man who became ill after returning this week from Sierra Leone, one of the three West African nations hardest hit by an Ebola outbreak, on Friday was taken to a hospital where he tested negative for the virus, officials said.
Area organizations helping to feed Sierra Leone families   Buffalo News
Sierra Leone Will Soon Have More Ebola Infections Than Liberia   VICE News
Arizona man hospitalized over Ebola concerns   Chicago Tribune
Stuff.co.nz   
News24   
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WPTV
   
Health director urges free testing in PBC on World AIDS Day   
WPTV
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. - Candlelight vigils and other memorials will mark World AIDS Day in Palm Beach County on Monday. Dr. Alina Alonso, director of the Florida Health Department in Palm Beach County, said she also wants people to mark the day ...

2014-11-29 South Africa Science


E&T magazine
   
Africa aims for Moon to inspire next generations   
E&T magazine
One South African non-profit initiative has launched a crowd-funding campaign with the ambitious goal to raise money to send the first African spacecraft to the Moon to inspire next generations to rise from poverty through education and science. The venture ...

2014-11-29 South Africa Sports

  ESPNcricinfo.com   
Gabba Test in doubt as players mourn  ESPNcricinfo.com
James Sutherland has got it exactly right. Yes, the game of cricket will go on, but the only things that count at the moment are that the players and families are properly looked after, and that the grieving process is allowed to run its natural course. Only then can ...

2014-11-29 South Africa Entertainment

  Johannesburg Sunday World   
Bonang swears at blogger for calling her a 'rent a black' and puppet  Times LIVE
Bonang Matheba has broken her own 'no response to criticism' rule to react to a blogger who said she was merely being used as a 'rent a black' and puppet to up publicity for Glamour magazine after they placed her on the cover.
'Bonang you're a puppet': Blogger   The New Age Online
'O tla nyela doll face': Bonang threatens blogger friend   Johannesburg Sunday World

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  Independent Online   
'I saw a lot of my life in the book'  Independent Online
SVEN Ruygrok isn't just the leader of the pack on the Spud set because he plays the Rambo character. At 23, Ruygrok is the eldest of the Crazy 8 kids. He is also quite a bit like his character in that he naturally assumes the leadership position. “I suppose with ...

2014-11-29 South Africa Technology

  Wall Street Journal   
Europe's Plea to Be Forgotten  Wall Street Journal
Germany and France are the world's No. 4 and 5 economies. Name a web success created by either. By. Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. Nov. 28, 2014 6:02 p.m. ET. 7 COMMENTS. A resolution by the European Parliament calling for the breakup of Google and other ...

2014-11-29 South Africa Business


Belfast Telegraph
   
Drivers benefit from drop in oil price   
Herald Scotland
PLUNGING world oil prices have prompted leading supermarkets to cut the cost of their fuel. PLUNGING world oil prices have prompted leading supermarkets to cut the cost of their fuel. Sorry, you must sign in before you can print full articles. First, Asda ...

2014-11-29 South Africa South Africa

  News24   
The DA rejects the report on the 20 EFF MPs - Annelie Lotriet  Politicsweb
On 21 August, President Jacob Zuma came to Parliament to answer questions. As you all know, the question session broke down, as the President was not able to answer all questions fully. It is the DA's considered opinion that the question session broke ...

2014-11-29 South Africa Africa


The Sun Daily
   
At least 120 dead in Nigeria mosque suicide attack   
The Sun Daily
A young boy injured in the twin suicide blast at Kano central mosque arrives at the accident and emergency ward of the Nassarawa Specialist Hospital on Nov 28, 2014. AFP. KANO, Nigeria: At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded on Friday ...

2014-11-29 South Africa World

  BBC News   
Nigeria unrest: President Jonathan condemns deadly mosque attack  BBC News
Nigeria's president has pledged "to leave no stone unturned" in tracking down the perpetrators of a mosque attack that killed dozens of people. Goodluck Jonathan urged the nation "to confront the common enemy" after the gun and bomb attack during Friday's ...

2014年11月27日 星期四

2014-11-28 South Africa Health


ABC Online
   
Ebola outbreak: Australian health workers travel to Sierra Leone to man ...   
ABC Online
A contingent of Australian health workers will travel to Ebola-stricken West Africa today to man a government-funded care facility. Canberra-based company Aspen Medical has been given $20 million by the Government to run the 100-bed facility in Sierra ...

2014-11-28 South Africa Science

  Times LIVE   
Friends in the highest of places  Times LIVE
Having a pen pal just reached a new altitude, thanks to Friendsinspace.org, an online app that allows you to say hello to Samantha Cristoforetti, a European Space Agency astronaut, while she is in the International Space Station.
Friends in Space is a networking site for the space geek in all of us   Fusion
Befriend Italy's First Female Astronaut With This App   Clapway
Say Hello To An Astronaut In Space With This Amazing App   Business Insider Australia

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  The Nation   
DNA may survive trip to suborbital space  The Nation
WASHINGTON - DNA molecules attached to the outside of a rocket may be able survive a trip to suborbital space and back into the Earth's atmosphere at extremely high temperatures, according to a study Wednesday. The experiment, carried out on the ...

2014-11-28 South Africa Sports

  Daily Mail   
Ambulance crew sent to the Phillip Hughes accident was 10km from the ground ...  Daily Mail
The first ambulance crew to arrive at Sydney Cricket Ground to treat Phillip Hughes came from almost 10km away from the city's busy inner west, paramedics have claimed. The Australian Paramedics Association says the vehicle from Summer Hill, in Sydney's ...

2014-11-28 South Africa Entertainment

  Times LIVE   
Kelly Khumalo picking up the pieces  Eyewitness News
Khumalo says she can't focus on what people are saying or thinking about her right now. Afro-Pop singer Kelly Khumalo. Picture: Facebook. Senzo Meyiwa · Senzo Meyiwa shot dead · Senzo Meyiwa killed · Senzo Meyiwa memorial · Kelly Khumalo · Suspect ...

2014-11-28 South Africa Technology

  India Today   
Breakup Google: EU Parliament in favour of splitting search engine from other ...  Firstpost
European Union lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a motion on Thursday urging anti-trust regulators to break up Google, the latest setback for the world's most popular Internet search engine. Google has been in the EU's regulatory sights since 2010, and is ...

2014-11-28 South Africa Business


BDlive
   
PetroSA chairman's appointment rescinded   
BDlive
Security guards escort Tshepo Kgadima out of Times Media Group offices earlier this month after he stormed Business Day offices and lambasted the reporter on a story reported in Business Day. Picture: SOWETAN ...

2014-11-28 South Africa South Africa

  Independent Online   
Malema's party set to contest report  Independent Online
Cape Town - The Economic Freedom Fighters peacefully filed out of Parliament on Thursday after the National Assembly adopted a report calling for their suspension, vowing to contest it in the high court. “Tomorrow we are taking this to court. The papers are ...

2014-11-28 South Africa Africa

  The Guardian   
'Uganda a better tourist spot than Spain'  The West Australian
Uganda s president thinks his country is a better tourist spot than Spain because of its Uganda's president thinks his country is a better tourist spot than Spain because of its climate. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni thinks his country is a better tourist ...

2014-11-28 South Africa World

  Irish Independent   
Five dead in attack on British embassy convoy near Kabul  Irish Independent
The wreckage of a British embassy vehicle after a suicide attack in Kabul. A suicide bomber attacked the vehicle in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing five people, including one Briton, the ministry of interior said. A BRITISH citizen was among at least five ...

2014年11月26日 星期三

2014-11-27 South Africa Health


Irish Examiner
   
Toddlers switched at birth to stay with family   
Irish Examiner
Two South African toddlers who were accidentally swapped on the day they were born should stay with the families who raised them and not be returned to their biological parents, a court-appointed expert has ruled. The two children, a boy and a girl who are ...

2014-11-27 South Africa Science

  Ottawa Citizen   
The ABCs of bees  Ottawa Citizen
There has been a lot of buzzing about bees in the last while. Seems everyone has an opinion about the potential banning of a certain classification of pesticides called “neonics” which, arguably, may be responsible for the drastic reduction in bee populations ...

2014-11-27 South Africa Sports

  Sport24   
Shakes faces nervous wait  Sport24
Polokwane - Ahead of their game against Ivory Coast this weekend, Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba is most likely to face a challenge with his selected players as Kaizer Chiefs are yet to confirm the release of their players to the national squad for this ...

2014-11-27 South Africa Entertainment

  Times LIVE   
Kelly Khumalo picking up the pieces  Eyewitness News
Khumalo says she can't focus on what people are saying or thinking about her right now. Afro-Pop singer Kelly Khumalo. Picture: Facebook. Senzo Meyiwa · Senzo Meyiwa shot dead · Senzo Meyiwa killed · Senzo Meyiwa memorial · Kelly Khumalo · Suspect ...

2014-11-27 South Africa Technology


Uganda too small for seven mobile phone firms - Airtel  Yahoo! Maktoob News
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's mobile phone market has room to grow but is still too small to support all of the country's seven telecommunications companies, the managing director of Airtel Uganda, a local unit of India's Bharti Airtel , said. "It's an absolute ...

2014-11-27 South Africa Business

  htxt.africa   
Secret Vodacom, MTN pricing agreement warning  MyBroadband
Cell C CEO Jose dos Santos recently warned that approving the Vodacom-Neotel and MTN-Telkom deals would mean that we “are going to go back to where we started 20 years ago”. Let us give this warning some context. In early 1994 Telkom was the ...

2014-11-27 South Africa South Africa

  News24   
Zuma: If ANC goes down, so will SA  News24
Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday admitted that the ANC had been shaken and was in trouble. "The youth league has been shaken but also the mother body has been shaken," he told delegates at the ANC Youth League consultative ...

2014-11-27 South Africa Africa


Nigerian Tribune
   
IGP refuses to recognise Tambuwal as Speaker •Reps adjourns abruptly as IGP ...   
Nigerian Tribune
THE Inspector General of Police, Abba Sulaiman, on Wednesday, pointedly refused to recognise Honourable Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker of the House for now, saying that there was a law suit on the status of Tambuwal as the Speaker. The House of ...

2014-11-27 South Africa World

  Toronto Star   
7 Hong Kong police officers arrested for alleged assault on protester HK police ...  CNN
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Seven Hong Kong police officers have been arrested for assault over an alleged case of police brutality at pro-democracy protests last month which shocked residents of the Chinese territory. Footage of the alleged assault, taken by a TV ...