2015年1月31日 星期六

2015-02-01 South Africa Health


Times LIVE
   
Eight in critical condition after drinking sour milk in East London   
Times LIVE
This is the second incident of food poisoning in the province after 115 people were treated after feeding from a dead cow. File photo. Eight people, aged between 16 and 18, were in an East London hospital from food poisoning after drinking sour milk, the ...

2015-02-01 South Africa Science


BBC News
   
NASA launches satellite to observe soil moisture   
BBC News
NASA has launched an Earth-observing satellite, which will measure the amount of moisture in soil. The Delta 2 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA hopes the data collected from the three-year mission will help scientists to ...

2015-02-01 South Africa Sports


USA TODAY
   
Leekens accuses referee of 'forcing' Equatorial Guinea win   
Goal.com
Tunisia was leading until the dying seconds of the AFCON quarterfinal, when the official made a highly controversial decision which sparked fighting on the pitch. Tunisia boss Georges Leekens has accused the referee of "forcing" his side's controversial ...

2015-02-01 South Africa Entertainment


iAfrica.com
   
Film Review: 'Annie' remake   
iAfrica.com
Annie ventures into the 21st century in this modern remake of the well-known Broadway musical hit and comic-strip. The plot follows the adventures of a little orphan girl named Annie (Quvenzhané Wallis) who lives at a foster home run by the antagonistic ...

2015-02-01 South Africa Technology


Times LIVE
   
Lenovo's Yoga makes new contortions possible   
Times LIVE
You'd think everyone would have noticed by now. In a focus group research project led by tech-savvy actor Ashton Kutcher for device maker Lenovo, it emerged that computer tablets are used primarily in the home; just more than half of tablet owners use them ...

2015-02-01 South Africa Business


Times LIVE
   
Balancing act for Kganyago nixes rate cut   
Times LIVE
Lesetja Kganyago, governor of South Africa's Reserve Bank, looks on whilst speaking during a news conference to announce his interest rate decision in Pretoria, South Africa, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014.
Rate cuts unlikely this year: Kganyago   East Coast Radio
It's Rand Against Rates Traders on South African Policy   Bloomberg
SA growth outlook dims on Eskom woes   Independent Online
BDlive   
AllAfrica.com   
SA Commercial Prop News   
all 58 news articles »   


Independent Online
   
Namibia cuts fuel prices   
Independent Online
Windhoek - Petrol and diesel prices in Namibia will drop by more than one Namibian dollar from next week, government announced on Friday. “The petrol price will drop by one Namibian dollar per litre from 4 February and diesel by one Namibian dollar and ...

2015-02-01 South Africa South Africa


Independent Online
   
Simba had ability to captivate: SABC   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - Television presenter Simbarashe “Simba” Mhere will be remembered for his ability to captivate an audience, the SABC said on Saturday. “He will be remembered mostly by his ability to captivate Top Billing audiences by his powerful voice, ...

2015-02-01 South Africa Africa


Aljazeera.com
   
UN chief backs plan for AU forces to tackle Boko Haram   
Aljazeera.com
Ban Ki-moon backs African Union proposal to send soldiers to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria, as Chad bombs armed group. 01 Feb 2015 02:31 GMT | War & Conflict, Africa. All Social. Boko Haram's fight directly affected Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria ...

2015-02-01 South Africa World


BBC News
   
Japan wakes up to bad news about Keiji Goto   
BBC News
Japan woke up early on Sunday morning to the news of the death of Kenji Goto, whose apparent killing was shown in a video released by Islamic State militants. Many first learned the sad news on Twitter, as they did when the hostage situation broke initially, ...

2015年1月30日 星期五

2015-01-31 South Africa Health


News24
   
8 hospitalised for drinking sour milk   
News24
Johannesburg - Eight people, aged between 16 and 18, were in an East London hospital from food poisoning after drinking sour milk on Friday, the Eastern Cape health department said. Spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said the eight were from the Emaplangeni ...

2015-01-31 South Africa Science


Los Angeles Times
   
Baby chicks think small numbers belong on the left, just like us   
Los Angeles Times
A new study found that chicks associate the left side with smaller numbers and the right side with higher numbers. To see how this relates to you, let's begin with our own, short experiment. Imagine the numbers 1-10 in a horizontal line. If you are like most of us ...

2015-01-31 South Africa Sports


SuperSport
   
Stormers on top of Cheetahs   
SuperSport
The DHL Stormers continued their preparations for the new Vodacom Super Rugby season with a 39-31 win over the Toyota Cheetahs at Newlands that was less emphatic at the final whistle than appeared likely earlier in the game. The Stormers rollicked to a ...

2015-01-31 South Africa Entertainment


Metro
   
Kanye West's new Only One music video features his daughter North West   
Metro
Kanye West has unveiled an adorable video for Only One that features his daughter North West. Directed by Spike Jonze, it sees a hooded Kanye strolling through a field hand in hand with little Nori. Yeezy premiered a clip of the vid on The Ellen DeGeneres ...

2015-01-31 South Africa Technology


Arab News
   
Chinese language apps make learning a game   
Arab News
This photo illustration shows an image of the language app Memrise. (AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez). Agence France Presse. Published — Saturday 31 January 2015. Last update 31 January 2015 1:22 am. | نسخة PDF · Print News | A A ...

2015-01-31 South Africa Business


Times LIVE
   
Rate cuts unlikely this year: Kganyago   
East Coast Radio
30 January 2015 at 09:18 by Diane Macpherson - While the Reserve Bank's monetary policy committee's decided to keep the repo rate steady at 5.75%, any cuts are unlikely this year. Governor, Lesetja Kganyago made the comments yesterday after the ...

2015-01-31 South Africa South Africa


Times LIVE
   
Derby-Lewis denied medical parole   
East Coast Radio
30 January 2015 at 11:10 by Sapa - Clive Derby-Lewis, convicted for the murder of SACP leader Chris Hani, was denied medical parole today. This follows earlier reports that the medical parole board has recommended that Derby-Lewis, who suffers from ...

2015-01-31 South Africa Africa


New York Times
   
Apartheid death squad leader freed on parole   
Gulf Daily News
PRETORIA: Apartheid death squad leader Eugene de Kock, dubbed 'Prime Evil' for his role in the torture and murder of scores of black South African activists in the 1980s and early 1990s, was granted parole yesterday after more than 20 years in prison.
'Prime Evil,' pro-apartheid assassin, granted parole   CNN
The bigger outrage is that De Kock was following orders and those that gave ...   The Independent
Apartheid death squad leader Eugene de Kock killed her mother - and she ...   CBC.ca
Christian Science Monitor   
VICE News   
euronews   
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Salon
   
Zimbabwe's President Is Appointed Chairman of African Union   
New York Times
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, one of Africa's most divisive figures, was appointed to the rotating chairmanship of the African Union by the organization's leaders on Friday. Mr. Mugabe, 90, assumed the largely ceremonial role during the ...

2015-01-31 South Africa World


Irish Times
   
Dozens dead in bombing of mosque in Pakistan   
Irish Times
An explosion ripped through a Shia mosque in southern Pakistan during weekly prayers yesterday, killing more than 40 people and wounding at least 50 in an apparent suicide attack, hospital officials said. The bombing, in Shikarpur, about 480km north of ...

2015年1月29日 星期四

2015-01-30 South Africa Health


CenHealth launches consumer-driven health record system   
Disrupt Africa
South African startup CenHealth claims to have launched the most advanced public health record system in the country, and is promising a number of new features as 2015 progresses. CenHealth allows users to keep an electronic version of their health ...

2015-01-30 South Africa Science


Daily Star
   
Best-ever video of UFO captured in skies above Argentina   
Business Standard
The best-ever video of a UFO has been recently captured in skies above Argentina, it has been reported. According to UFO Sightings Daily, local residents in Frias spotted the fireball and at first thought it was simply a meteor, the Daily Star reported. However ...

2015-01-30 South Africa Sports


SuperSport
   
Nations Cup heads into knockout stage   
Daily Mail
BATA, Equatorial Guinea, Jan 30 (Reuters) - At least one of the leading contenders for the African Nations Cup title will be eliminated at the weekend when Algeria meet the Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals. Sunday's clash in Malabo between two teams who ...

2015-01-30 South Africa Entertainment


Zee News
   
I just want whatever Kim wants: Kanye West   
Zee News
Los Angeles: Singer Kanye West said he wants whatever his wife Kim Kardashian West desires when it comes to having babies. The rapper admits he goes along with his wife's wishes when it comes to having kids and backed her up after she revealed that ...

2015-01-30 South Africa Technology


AutoExpress
   
Renault Clio GT-Line review   
AutoExpress
The warmed over Clio looks good on paper and in the showroom, but it fails to live up to its promise. The main culprit is the lacklustre drivetrain, which features a limp engine and a gearbox that lacks the smooth and decisive changes of the best units.
Ford Financial Ford Achieves 2014 Pre-Tax Profit of $6.3 Billion   3D Car Shows
Renault Clio GT: Has Renault ruined the Clio?   BizNews
Renault gives Clio the GT-Line treatment   iAfrica.com

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IT News Africa
   
TomTom upgrades maps globally   
Gadget
TomTom today announced map updates around the globe, increasing coverage and improving features for all business customers. TomTom's global map database now covers over 44 million kilometres and 4.2 billion people worldwide, and features full ...

2015-01-30 South Africa Business


Times LIVE
   
Look on the bright side, South Africa   
Times LIVE
Fortunately, there is (electric) light at the end of the tunnel; when the Kusile and Medupi power stations are complete, they will be among the biggest coal-fired power stations in the world. File photo. Image by: MOELETSI MABE ...

2015-01-30 South Africa South Africa


Independent Online
   
Apartheid is alive and well - minister   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - The apartheid system continues to thrive in South Africa, Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said in Pretoria on Thursday. “No newspaper wrote about the treatment comrade Jackie (Selebi) was receiving. He passed on while I ...

2015-01-30 South Africa Africa


The Nation
   
Ban Ki-moon Launches Investigation of Three Protesters' Death in Mali   
Sputnik International
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has decided to launch an inquiry to determine the facts surrounding three protesters killed in Mali. Daily life at the under construction camp of the UN Peacekeepers in Gao, Mali. © Flickr/ UN Mission in Mali.
UN Orders Probe of Deadly Protest at UN Base in North Mali   The New Indian Express
UN chief launches inquiry of Mali protest deaths   GlobalPost
Mali leader pulls out of AU summit after deadly violence   Ahram Online
TODAYonline   
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Voice of America
   
Study Finds Nigeria Presidential Poll Too Close to Call   
Voice of America
The presidential contest between Nigeria's incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and main rival General Mohammadu Buhari from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is too close to call, according to the latest Afrobarometer opinion poll.
Election coverage: Nigeria denies foreign journalists visas   The News
Over 5000 PDP members join APC in Kwara   The Nation Newspaper
Buhari has close relationship with Christians –Ngige   Daily Sun
Daily Times Nigeria   
Nigerian Tribune   
all 148 news articles »   


Independent Online
   
School denies class segregation   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - A Pretoria school on Thursday denied claims of racial segregation and said their pupils attended integrated classrooms. “Regarding the allegations of racial segregation at Curro Roodeplaat, we assure our stakeholders that Curro's learners ...

2015-01-30 South Africa World


Irish Examiner
   
Accident claim paves way for Malaysia Air compo   
Irish Examiner
Malaysia's government declared the crash of Flight 370 an accident to pave the way for compensation claims, angering victims' families still waiting for evidence while officials said the search for wreckage will go on. Civil aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul ...

2015年1月27日 星期二

2015-01-28 South Africa Health


Independent Online
   
Mystery of R61m hospital bus tender   
Independent Online
Durban - A tender for four mobile clinics in KwaZulu-Natal will end up costing taxpayers a "crazy" R61 million - and only two of the units have been delivered. Of that amount, R52m is being spent on leasing a truck and trailer that has a standard X-ray machine, ...

2015-01-28 South Africa Science


Science 2.0
   
Scientists Make Astronomy Breakthrough   
AllAfrica.com
Wits scientists have found three extremely luminous gamma-ray sources in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite dwarf galaxy of the Milky Way. The scientists are part of a multinational team of astronomers working on the High Energy Stereoscopic System ...

2015-01-28 South Africa Sports


Business Recorder
   
Algeria and Ghana enter last eight   
Gulf Daily News
MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea: Andre Ayew scored seven minutes from time to hand Ghana a dramatic come-from-behind 2-1 victory over South Africa at Estadio Mongomo last night and a place in the African Nations Cup quarter-finals. In another Group C ...

2015-01-28 South Africa Entertainment


stv.tv
   
Kourtney Kardashian is upset with Kim Kardashian West   
stv.tv
Kourtney Kardashian is furious with Kim Kardashian West for comparing Scott Disick to Kanye West. The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star, who recently gave birth to her third child, Reign Disick, with her long-term boyfriend, reportedly thinks her ...

2015-01-28 South Africa Technology


Pittsburgh Post Gazette
   
Facebook, Instagram, Tinder TITSUP*: HOW did anyone even FIND OUT?   
The Register
Updated It appears Facebook and its snap-slinging subsidiary Instagram have fallen off the web. Hook-up-finder Tinder is also reportedly having problems. As of 22.45 Pacific Time on Monday, (06.45 UTC Tuesday) the websites and apps are apparently still ...

2015-01-28 South Africa Business


Independent Online
   
Mystery of R61m hospital bus tender   
Independent Online
Durban - A tender for four mobile clinics in KwaZulu-Natal will end up costing taxpayers a "crazy" R61 million - and only two of the units have been delivered. Of that amount, R52m is being spent on leasing a truck and trailer that has a standard X-ray machine, ...

2015-01-28 South Africa South Africa


News24
   
KZN's mystery R61m hospital bus tender   
News24
Durban - A tender for four mobile clinics in KwaZulu-Natal will end up costing taxpayers a "crazy" R61m - and only two of the units have been delivered. Of that amount, R52m is being spent on leasing a truck and trailer that has a standard X-ray machine, ...

2015-01-28 South Africa Africa


Times LIVE
   
Kano Hisbah arrests 12 suspected homosexuals   
Nigerian Tribune
THE Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 12 persons who assembled in a hotel on the outskirts of the state for alleged wedding of two suspected homosexuals, which is contrary to the law of the country. The suspected homosexuals, according to report, had ...

2015-01-28 South Africa World


Los Angeles Times
   
Obama, senior delegation meet with Saudi Arabia's King Salman   
Los Angeles Times
President Obama dashed from India to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in a hastily planned trip aimed at setting out on the right foot with the new leader of a key ally. Obama cut short a visit in India to be one of the first world leaders to meet with King Salman since ...

2015年1月26日 星期一

2015-01-27 South Africa Health


Sex industry rising in SA   
The New Age Online
The sex work industry in South Africa is said to be peaking at a rapid rate, increasing the threat of HIV-Aids infections. Picture: Gallo Images. Print. divider. Mail. divider. Bookmarkl and Share Share. divider. share. Rate this Article. Rate This Story close ...

2015-01-27 South Africa Science


Science 2.0
   
South African scientists make astronomy breakthrough   
South Africa.info
Wits scientists have found three extremely luminous gamma-ray sources in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite dwarf galaxy of the Milky Way. The scientists are part of a multinational team of astronomers working on the High Energy Stereoscopic System ...

2015-01-27 South Africa Sports


Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
   
Equatorial Guinea spark joyous celebrations by reaching quarters   
DAWN.com
EBEBIYIN: Equatorial Guinea sparked jubilant celebrations around the country on Sunday as the hosts snatched an unlikely African Nations Cup quarter-final place after a pulsating 2-0 win over neighbours Gabon. The victory in Bata ensured a second-place ...

2015-01-27 South Africa Entertainment


Times LIVE
   
SABC gives naked pastor the boot   
Times LIVE
Pastor Sthembiso Zondo's slot on Ukhozi FM's Vuka Motivation has been shelved until further notice following a tape of him in the nude going viral. Save & Share. Email · Print. Related News. Keep the video of me naked and learn from it, says Pastor Zondo.
SABC axes naked pastor   Independent Online
SABC shelves Pastor Zondo's slot on Ukhozi FM   Zalebs
SABC cancels pastor Zondo on Ukhozi FM   The New Age Online
The Citizen   
ZimEye - Zimbabwe News   
Johannesburg Sunday World   
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Times LIVE
   
Helen Zille adds traffic cop to her list of talents   
Mail & Guardian Online
From speaking Xhosa to expertly wearing a doek and stirring a pot, Helen Zille is a woman of many talents. Her latest addition? Directing traffic. Clad in jeans, sandals, a long white top and a sun hat, the DA's top dog was caught on video assisting with a traffic ...

2015-01-27 South Africa Technology


TechCentral
   
Vodacom awards fibre broadband contract   
TechCentral
Vodacom intends deploying high-speed fibre broadband to 250 000 homes and businesses in the next three years. Added by Editor on 26 January 2015. Saved under News, Top Tags: Alcatel-Lucent, Vodacom ...

2015-01-27 South Africa Business


iAfrica.com
   
Unforeseen technical problems trigger load shedding - Eskom   
Politicsweb
Monday, 26 January 2015: The power system is severely constrained today due to unforeseen technical problems at power stations. As a result Eskom has had to go into stage 1 load shedding as of 11:00. This will continue until 22:00 this evening.
Business powerless as Eskom flips the switch (again)   Cape Business News
Expect extensive load shedding until Friday   Moneyweb.co.za
Stage two load shedding hits   iAfrica.com
BDlive   
Independent Online   
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BBC News
   
Greece debt repayment in full 'unrealistic' - Syriza   
BBC News
It is unrealistic to expect Greece to repay its huge debt in full, the chief economics spokesman for the victorious Syriza party has told the BBC. "Nobody believes that the Greek debt is sustainable," Euclid Tsakalotos said. The far-left Syriza, which won Sunday's ...

2015-01-27 South Africa South Africa


News24
   
Zuma gets SIU head's resignation   
News24
Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has received the resignation of Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head Vas Soni, the presidency said on Monday. "It is with regret that I accept Advocate Soni's resignation given the good work he has done at the SIU in a ...

2015-01-27 South Africa Africa


Daily Maverick
   
Vas(t) uncertainties: What future for our corruption fighters?   
Daily Maverick
Grootes is the host of the Midday Report on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk, and the Senior Political Correspondent for Eyewitness News. He's been part of the political hack pack since before the Polokwane Tsunami, and covers politics in a slightly ...

2015-01-27 South Africa World


The Independent
   
Fighter jet crash: At least 10 French and Greek nationals killed at Nato military ...   
The Independent
A fighter plane crash at a military base in southeastern Spain has killed the two Greek pilots on board and eight French nationals, according to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. The two-seater Greek F-16 fighter jet attempted to take off during a Nato ...