2015-06-01 South Africa Health

Daily Mail   

Cancer treatment 'new era' hailed   
Daily Mail
Experts have hailed a "new era" for cancer treatments after achieving "spectacular" results from trials on a new class of drugs. Immunotherapy, which harnesses the body's immune system to attack cancerous cells, is proving so effective that in one British-led ...

2015-06-01 South Africa Science

Business Insider   

LHC Season 2 Is About To Start Testing the Frontiers of Physics   
Military Technologies
An anonymous reader writes: The final preparations for the second run of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are in place. This week, it is expected to start taking new data with collisions at the record-breaking energy of 13 teraelectronvolts (TeV). There are a lot ...

2015-06-01 South Africa Sports

Sport24   

Comrades belonged to South Africa   
Sport24
Pietermaritzburg - The 90th Comrades Marathon belonged to South Africa, and it was about time, too. Caroline Wostmann became the first South African female winner since Rae Bisschoff in 1998. Wostmann was also less than three minutes off the up-run ...

2015-06-01 South Africa Entertainment

WAMC   

Rich Housewives Go Under The Microscope In 'Primates Of Park Avenue'   
WAMC
On the hunt from a good public school for her son, Wednesday Martin moved from her old home in downtown Manhattan to a new one just a few miles north. The spots were no more than a short cab ride away from one another, yet she soon found they were ...

2015-06-01 South Africa Technology

Independent Online   

VIDEO: Epic gaming at EGE expo   
Independent Online
Cape Town's first ever electronics and gaming expo is being held at the CTICC from the 29th to the 31 of May. Be sure to check it out if you're an avid gamer or enjoy cosplay. Video: Matthew Van Schalkwyk. Related Stories ...

2015-06-01 South Africa Business

eNCA   

Privatising Eskom a mistake - SACP   
eNCA
File: The SACP said separating power generation from transmission would compromise the ability to effectively manage the network. Photo: eNCA. JOHANNESBURG - It would be a major strategic error to privatise Eskom in any way, the SA Community Party ...

2015-06-01 South Africa South Africa

Times LIVE   

Another NPA bungle   
Times LIVE
He replaces former NPA head Mxolisi Nxasana, who has been given a golden handshake of an estimated R6-million after an aborted commission of inquiry into his fitness to hold office. File photo. Image by: Trevor Samson ...

2015-06-01 South Africa Africa

Times LIVE   

Another NPA bungle   
Times LIVE
He replaces former NPA head Mxolisi Nxasana, who has been given a golden handshake of an estimated R6-million after an aborted commission of inquiry into his fitness to hold office. File photo. Image by: Trevor Samson ...

2015-06-01 South Africa World

ABC Online   

UN envoy decries Syria regime raids as barrel bombs kill 84 in Aleppo   
ABC Online
The UN envoy to Syria has condemned the regime bombing of civilian areas as "totally unacceptable" after more than 140 people were killed in a day of heavy air raids. President Bashar al-Assad's helicopters dropped barrel bombs killing 84 civilians, ...

2015-05-31 South Africa Health

Newsweek   

Avian Flu Threatening US Poultry, Eggs Supply   
Newsweek
Cartons of eggs are stacked on shelves at Laurenzo's Italian Center in Miami, Fla. on May 21, 2015. Egg prices have increased as officials make efforts to prevent the spread of the avian flu virus. Joe Raedle/Getty. Filed Under: Tech & Science, avian flu, Bird ...

2015-05-31 South Africa Science

West Texas News   

CERN's LHC all set to Restart Next Week   
West Texas News
After two-year shutdown of Large Hadron Collider (LHC), CERN researchers will again start from next week conducting experiments using the giant machine, this time producing energies of record-breaking 13 teraelectronvolts (TeV). The LHC had helped ...

2015-05-31 South Africa Sports

The Guardian   

Undisciplined Waratahs narrowly beaten by Lions in Johannesburg   
The Guardian
Kurtley Beale of the Waratahs passes the ball during the Super Rugby match between the Lions and the Waratahs at Ellis Park, South Africa. Photograph: Barry Aldworth / BackpagePix/EPA. Australian Associated Press. Saturday 30 May 2015 20.29 EDT Last ...

2015-05-31 South Africa Entertainment

eNCA   

Special concert to celebrate diversity hits Constitution Hill   
eNCA
FILE image. Yvonne Chaka Chaka is just one of the numerous local artists set to perform at a special concert to celebrate diversity, especially for persons with disabilities, at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on Sunday, May 31, 2015. Photo: Gallo Images ...

2015-05-31 South Africa Technology

Apple Insider   

Google I/O 2015 sets a low bar for Apple's WWDC to leap   
Apple Insider
From all the breathless coverage detailing Google's I/O 2015 conference announcements, you might not have noticed that virtually all of what Google had to show this year were things Apple had already introduced over the past year (or long ago).
Google's New Hands-Free Feature Will Let You Pay With These Magic Words   Gizmodo Australia
Google's Smart Lock password manager automatically signs you into apps   Thrasher Backer
Google I/O reveals big changes in Android 6.0, Brillo OS enters the IoT race   The Next Digit
Netflix Life   
WTVY, Dothan   
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Eyewitness News   

'CWU unaware of alleged assault on MTN workers'   
Eyewitness News
FILE: Call centre operators have embarked on a series of protests demanding a wage increase. Picture: Govan Whittles/EWN. MTN · Communication Workers Union CWU · MTN strike. MTN,Communication Workers Union CWU,MTN strike. Local Business.
Chaos eruptes outside the MTN offices   The New Age Online
Chaos outside MTN head office   TechCentral
MTN strike turns chaotic   Moneyweb.co.za
AllAfrica.com   
Telecompaper (subscription)   
ITWeb   
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Times LIVE   

Gidani loses the Lotto as new operator faces legal hurdle   
Times LIVE
Gidani, the licensed operator of the national lottery, has bowed out, ending its seven-year run. Since 2007, Gidani has made 597 millionaires who, combined, won R4.31-billion. Gidani CEO Professor Bongani Khumalo said the company had also disbursed ...

2015-05-31 South Africa Business

BizNews   

Fuel increase knock for motorists – again!   
BizNews
Cape Town – All grades of petrol in will increase by 47 cents per litre on Wednesday, the Department of Energy has said. Petrol went up by R1.62 in April, but remained unchanged in May. Diesel will increase by 49c/l (0.005% Sulphur) and 46c/l (0.05% ...

2015-05-31 South Africa South Africa

Independent Online   

Five held over illegal protest in KZN   
Independent Online
Durban - Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested five people on charges of public violence related to a service delivery protest in Mbazwana, police reported on Saturday. Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Jay Naicker said: “On Saturday, Mbazwana ...

2015-05-31 South Africa Africa

Daily News & Analysis   

Boko Haram's suicide bomber outside mosque kills atleast 30 in Nigerian city   
Daily News & Analysis
A witness said the bomber was pushing a wheelbarrow and pretending to be an itinerant trader when he joined them. Representative Picture. A suicide bomb blast outside a mosque and rocket-propelled grenades that exploded into homes as people slept ...

2015-05-31 South Africa World

The Indian Express   

Japan: 7.8 magnitude quake strikes Tokyo, no risk of a Tsunami says US ...   
The Indian Express
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Saturday, geologists said, shaking buildings in Tokyo and setting off car alarms. Despite the huge power of the quake, there was no risk of a tsunami, The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre reported.
Powerful but deep quake strikes off Japan; 2 injured but no damage   The Globe and Mail
7.8 Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan Saturday, No Tsunami Risk Due To Quake's ...   CBS Local
Earthquake measuring 8.5 magnitude shakes most of Japan   The Guardian
Mirror.co.uk   
Herald Scotland   
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The Guardian   

4200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean; 17 dead   
DAWN.com
ROME: The Italian coastguard said it had coordinated the rescue of about 4,200 migrants sailing across the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, but also found 17 corpses on several of the rickety boats. Distress calls were made from 22 different boats, many off ...

2015-05-30 South Africa Health

Voice of America   

Survivors Strive for Ebola-free Sierra Leone   
Voice of America
FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE—. Sierra Leone is working hard to get down to zero cases of Ebola. Survivors are playing a key role, helping raise awareness about the disease by going out into communities every day to educate people. Moa Wharf, an ...

2015-05-30 South Africa Science

Businessinsider India   

The world's largest particle accelerator just broke another world record - here's ...   
Businessinsider India
On May 20 the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) broke a world energy record. It's now smashing particles together with nearly twice as much energy as the old record, and it's going to start churning out data next week. The LHC at the CERN laboratory in ...

2015-05-30 South Africa Sports

Fox News   

At G7 meet, UK wanted Sepp Blatter out   
Times of India
LONDON: Britain's Serious Fraud Office said on Friday that it is actively assessing "material in its possession" relating to FIFA corruption allegations. Clarifying that it has not launched a formal criminal investigation, SFO said "it continues actively to assess ...

2015-05-30 South Africa Entertainment

Independent Online   

Farm murder film has Hofmeyr, lacks fire   
Independent Online
TREURGROND. DIRECTOR: Darrell Roodt. CAST: Steve Hofmeyr, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Erica Wessels, Boikie Pholo, Jana Strydom, Andre Rauenstein, Graeme Kriega, Andre Frauenstein, Barbara Marie Immelman and Richard Lukunku.
What it's about:   Channel 24
The Hof in Treurgrond   Citizen
Treurgrond – Brought to you by your worldwide provider of South African content   TheSouthAfrican

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Times LIVE   

Licence holder say SABC lying about Bafana   
Sport24
CAPE TOWN — The SABC is lying over claims to have secured Bafana Bafana TV rights to show any national team soccer games on television and no valid contract with the SABC exists, pay-TV operator Siyaya TV and Safa say. In a joint statement, the ...

2015-05-30 South Africa Technology

Fortune   

At Google I/O, no huge surprises but a honing of critical products   
PCWorld
Gone are the days of skydivers landing on the tops of buildings wearing Google Glass, or new Chromebooks, tablets and smartwatches. This year, the focus of much of Google's big I/O conference was to propel the Android operating system into new areas ...

2015-05-30 South Africa Business

BDlive   

South Africa's Harmony in talks with unions to cut over 3000 jobs: NUM   
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African gold producer Harmony Gold is in talks with unions that could see more than 3,000 jobs cut at its Doornkop mine, the National Union of Mineworkers said on Friday. The move by Harmony, which has been battling ...

2015-05-30 South Africa South Africa

News24   

SACP disappointed in Hani killer's parole   
News24
Johannesburg - The SA Communist Party expressed disappointment in the High Court in Pretoria's decision on Friday to grant Clive Derby-Lewis medical parole. The SACP continued to call on Derby-Lewis to come clean about who hired him to kill their ...

2015-05-30 South Africa Africa

New York Times   

US Signals Willingness to Expand Military Cooperation With Nigeria   
New York Times
ABUJA, Nigeria — As Nigeria swore in Muhammadu Buhari as the new president on Friday, the Obama administration signaled that it was prepared to expand military cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram. Secretary of State John Kerry, who led the ...

2015-05-30 South Africa World

Fox News   

Suicide bomber kills three in S. Arabia   
DAWN.com
RIYADH: A suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up outside a mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing himself and three other people, the second attack of its kind in the kingdom in one week. The bombing, which was claimed by the ...

2015-05-29 South Africa Health

Health24   

SA has a big fat problem - academic   
Health24
South Africa has a fat problem, with women having a bigger problem than men and youth being the third most obese in the world, says a professor. 16. fat. Professor Hans de Ridder from North West University (Picture supplied by to NWU) ~ ...

2015-05-29 South Africa Science

Independent Online   

Volcano erupts on Japanese island   
Independent Online
Tokyo - A volcano on the remote southern Japanese island of Kuchinoerabujima erupted suddenly on Friday, blasting plumes of black smoke high into the sky, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of the island's residents and forcing airlines to divert ...

2015-05-29 South Africa Sports

Mail & Guardian Online   

Running away from pain was first step to Comrades greatness   
Mail & Guardian Online
When Jackie Mekler was a young man, he used to get up in the middle of the night and run to work. After a day of training as a printers' apprentice in Westgate, in the Jo'burg suburb of Ferreirasdorp, he changed out of his overalls, put on his takkies and ran ...

2015-05-29 South Africa Entertainment

eNCA   

Thando Thabethe addresses 'bleaching' rumours   
eNCA
The radio and TV personality has decided not to address recent questions over the colour of her complexion. This is not the first time that Thando has been questioned about "bleaching" her skin, and has opted to rather let a snap of her as a baby do the ...

2015-05-29 South Africa Technology

Fortune   

Google unveils Android's latest technological tricks   
Washington Post
SAN FRANCISCO — Google's next version of its Android operating system will boast new ways to fetch information, pay merchants and protect privacy on mobile devices as the Internet company duels with Apple in the quest to make their technology ...

2015-05-29 South Africa Business

iAfrica.com   

Anglo shuffles SA leadership   
iAfrica.com
Global mining giant Anglo American has announced a number of changes to its South African board. The company announced on Thursday that its chief executive officer Mark Cutifani will take over from Michael Spicer as the chairperson of Anglo American ...

2015-05-29 South Africa South Africa

Mail & Guardian Online   

Cowed NUM licks its wounds   
Mail & Guardian Online
The metalworkers' union, bleeding members and money, is electing leaders who will have to stop the rot. The National Union of Mineworkers is no longer Cosatu's largest affiliate. (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G). 29 May 2015 00:00 Matuma Letsoalo. Three of the ...

2015-05-29 South Africa Africa

News24   

10 ways to look at Nkandla with new eyes   
News24
Johannesburg - The presidential residence in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, is imprinted onto the minds and tongues of every person on the street. But with the release of Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko's Nkandla report on Thursday, some people have been left ...

2015-05-29 South Africa World

Reuters   

UK takes hard line on EU reform as Cameron starts European tour   
Reuters
LONDON/PARIS Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain's relationship with the European Union was "not good enough" after his foreign minister warned the bloc had to change its founding treaties and give London a meaty reform deal to keep it as a ...

2015-05-28 South Africa Health

Eyewitness News   

Tide turning for cannabis in SA?   
iAfrica.com
The Medical Research Council (MRC) says while there's growing evidence of the value of cannabis used for medical purposes, more research needs to be done. The MRC's professor Charles Parry is briefing Parliament's Health Portfolio Committee on the ...

2015-05-28 South Africa Science

Sky & Telescope   

Most Luminous Galaxy   
Sky & Telescope
Researchers using NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have discovered the most luminous galaxy to date. Dubbed WISE J224607.57-052635.0, this Extremely Luminous Infrared Galaxy (ELIRG) shines brighter in the infrared than 300 trillion ...

2015-05-28 South Africa Sports

Times of India   

Bacca double helps Sevilla retain Europa League   
Times of India
WARSAW: Sevilla became the first side to win the Europa League four times with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on Wednesday. Carlos Bacca was the hero for the Spaniards as he struck the winner 17 minutes from time to ensure Sevilla ...

2015-05-28 South Africa Entertainment

Channel 24   

5 Shia LaBeouf performances that prove he is the god of acting!   
Channel 24
Cape Town – You may see Shia Labeouf as just another actor who's been shamed by fame and doesn't care about his appearance, but that is all about to change. The 28-year-old performed in 36 short scenes, shot against a green scene. GQ reported that ...

2015-05-28 South Africa Technology

DestinyMan   

BlackBerry is the top-selling smartphone in SA   
DestinyMan
BlackBerry may be on the back foot in many other parts of the world, but here in SA the brand continues to hold its own despite intense marketing from rivals. According to mobile marketplace Phonefinder, despite Samsung being the most popular brand, ...

2015-05-28 South Africa Business

BDlive   

SA power plants face 17-million tonne coal shortfall   
BDlive
ESKOM faces a 17-million tonne coal shortfall by 2017 at its coal-fired power plants, Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown said on Wednesday. The shortfall is expected this year at the Matla, Tutuka and Hendrina power stations and in 2016 at Kriel and ...

2015-05-28 South Africa South Africa

Times LIVE   

Zuma's vaudeville act   
Times LIVE
"There's a broken president in a broken country ... you know. Jirrah!" he said in his Maimane persona. File photo. Image by: ESA ALEXANDER. President Jacob Zuma tore into the opposition parties in parliament yesterday in an off-the-cuff departure from his ...

2015-05-28 South Africa Africa

Times LIVE   

Zuma's vaudeville act   
Times LIVE
"There's a broken president in a broken country ... you know. Jirrah!" he said in his Maimane persona. File photo. Image by: ESA ALEXANDER. President Jacob Zuma tore into the opposition parties in parliament yesterday in an off-the-cuff departure from his ...

2015-05-28 South Africa World

Irish Independent   

EU asks member states to take 40000 Mediterranean refugees   
Irish Independent
The EU has asked its member states to take in 40,000 migrants who land over the next two years in Italy and Greece, in a bid to ease the burden on struggling southern nations. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
World News Update, what you need to know   Daily Mail
EU asks its member states to admit 40000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea   Balkans.com Business News

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BBC News   

David Cameron meets leaders as EU Referendum Bill launched   
BBC News
David Cameron is starting a tour of European capitals as a bill paving the way for the UK's EU referendum is launched in the House of Commons. The prime minister will attempt to persuade the Dutch, French, Polish and German premiers to back his changes ...