2014-08-21 South Africa Health

  Independent Online   

Clashes in Liberia as Ebola fear spreads  Independent Online
Liberian security forces monitor a group of protesters after clashes in the West Point neighbourhood of Monrovia on August 20, 2014. Monrovia - Police in the Liberian capital fired live rounds and teargas on Wednesday to disperse a stone-throwing crowd ...

2014-08-21 South Africa Science

  Care2.com   

6 Fascinating Facts About the Misunderstood Magpie  Care2.com
Magpies are often maligned as pests, but they're actually quite interesting birds that are usually overlooked for both their beauty and their intelligence. Here are six interesting facts about magpies. 1. Magpies Don't Like Shiny Things — They're Scared of Them.
Magpies myth busted   News24
Science exonerates theft-accused magpies   Yahoo News UK

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Mamelodi protest causes bus delays  The New Age Online
Protests in Mamelodi, Pretoria, have caused bus service delays in the area, Putco said on Wednesday. Picture: Gallo Images. Print. divider. Mail. divider. Bookmarkl and Share Share. divider. share. Rate this Article ...

2014-08-21 South Africa Sports

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Juan Smith handed new Springboks chance against Pumas  Sydney Morning Herald
Flanker Juan Smith, who had virtually quit rugby after an Achilles tendon injury in 2011, makes a remarkable South Africa comeback by turning out for the Springboks against Argentina on Saturday. Smith was one of three changes, all in the forwards, named ...

2014-08-21 South Africa Entertainment

  Independent Online   

'Respect and protect artists'  The New Age Online
Fired actors from Generations, the troubled local soapie, may still have a lifeline if word from the Department of Arts and Culture is true. MMVS Productions, the producers of the most-watched television soapie in South Africa, in consultation with the SABC, ...

2014-08-21 South Africa Technology

  Independent Online   

MTN Installs at Poles to Improve Service  AllAfrica.com
Johannesburg — MTN South Africa said it had started and erecting purpose-built pole masts to improve network coverage and quality. The structures are set up around west and northern Johannesburg with MTN expecting to complete the first phase of the ...

2014-08-21 South Africa Business

  South African Broadcasting Corporation   

Tshediso Matona is the right person for the job – BBC  Citizen
It is the start of a new season and everybody will be sweeping away like the proverbial new broom. It will take a few months before one can see who your contenders are for the next season although in the case of the jockeys, the contenders tend to appear ...

2014-08-21 South Africa South Africa

  Independent Online   

Parly committee concerned by court shooting  News24
The story told in these pages is both immensely readable and endlessly interesting, and is sure to... Now R399.00 buy now. Johannesburg - Parliament's police portfolio committee expressed concern on Wednesday about the shooting in the Pretoria ...

2014-08-21 South Africa Africa

  Daily Sun   

Ekiti debt: Fayose, commissioner in war of words  Daily Sun
Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, and the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Tayo Ekundayo, yesterday locked horns over the debt profile of the state. Fayose had expressed concern over the state's debt profile, while setting up a nine-man ...

2014-08-21 South Africa World

  ABC News   

From Missouri to Syria, Journalists Are Becoming Targets  New York Times
In Iraq, Islamic extremist fighters forced the freelance reporter James Foley to read propaganda celebrating their cause, and then beheaded him. Another American journalist is next, they warned. In Iran, Jason Rezaian, a reporter for The Washington Post, was ...