2014-11-24 South Africa Health

  Firstpost   

Chhattisgarh sterilisation drive: Drugs laced with rat poison killed 13 women  Firstpost
Almost two weeks after the deaths of 13 women in a botched up sterilisation drive in Chhattisgarh, the state health ministry confirmed that the medication given to the women was laced with zinc phosphide -- a rodenticide -- which was the reason for their ...

2014-11-24 South Africa Science

  Times LIVE   

New shrimp species discovered in South African waters  FIS
Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) have identified a tiny shrimp specimen with banded, stalked eyes, and gaudy red 'warning' colouring in South African waters. The small crustacean, a mere 10 to 15mm long called the "stargazer mysid" by ...

2014-11-24 South Africa Sports

  Tribal Football   

Rodgers admits his 'young Liverpool' learning tough lessons  Tribal Football
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers admits his young players are learning tough lessons. The Reds blew an early lead to lose 3-1 at Crystal Palace. as_sterling1. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers admits his young players are learning tough lessons. The Reds ...

2014-11-24 South Africa Entertainment

Independent Online   

Idols SA winner has high hopes   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - After several weeks of singing his heart out on Idols SA, Vincent Bones emerged as this year's winner. The 30-year-old singer, who hails from Pietermaritzburg, heard on Sunday night at the Carnival City Casino and Entertainment Centre live ...

2014-11-24 South Africa Technology

  Tech Times   

Google Project Loon Can Now Launch up to 20 Internet Balloons a Day: That's ...  Tech Times
Google revealed that it is now capable of launching 20 balloons daily for its Project Loon. The project aims to use the balloons to connect everyone to the Internet. (Photo : Project Loon / Google+) ...

2014-11-24 South Africa Business

The Citizen   

Eskom begs for consumer help as blackouts escalate   
BizNews
Electricity pylons are seen in front of the Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired The power situation in SA seems to be getting worse and worse. Eskom is now begging customers to use less as it struggles to stop escalating blackouts. It has asked big mining ...

2014-11-24 South Africa South Africa

  Johannesburg Sunday World   

Vavi wants Numsa back in a united Cosatu  Johannesburg Sunday World
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said the best way forward for the embattled congress was to remain unified - but not at any cost. Zwelinzima Vavi. Yellow unions are those usually considered more closely aligned with specific companies - and even ...

2014-11-24 South Africa Africa

  The Punch   

Police find 1700 voter cards inside bush  The Punch
The Lagos State Police Command has recovered no fewer than 1,700 Voter Cards believed to have been hidden by unknown persons inside a bush in the Seme, Badagry area of Lagos. PUNCH Metro learnt that the VCs, which were concealed in a swampy ...

2014-11-24 South Africa World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Newborn in drain: How a baby can survive for six days without food or water   
Sydney Morning Herald
Baby survived for six days down drain · Newborn plucked from stormwater drain. Human biology and luck helped a baby survive without food or water for six days after being dumped, paediatricians say. Kim Oates, an emeritus professor of paediatrics at the ...