2014-12-19 South Africa Health

Reuters   

Sierra Leone's leading doctor dies of Ebola   
Reuters
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's leading doctor died of Ebola on Thursday, hours after the arrival in the country of an experimental drug that could have been used to treat him, the government's chief medical officer said. Victor Willoughby was ...

2014-12-19 South Africa Science

The Independent   

Deforestation in the Amazon will cause precipitation in Britain   
The Independent
Britain's wet weather could be made worse by deforestation in the Amazon, according to a new report into the effect of the loss of vast tracts of rainforest on the world's climate. It has long been known that the loss of rainforest accelerates global warming ...

2014-12-19 South Africa Sports

The National   

Amla spurs dominant South Africa on Day 2 of West Indies Test   
The National
South African captain Hashim Amla hit his third Test double century and Stiaan van Zyl made a hundred on debut before rain brought a premature end to the second day of the first Test in Centurion on Thursday. Amla made 208 and the left-handed Van Zyl hit ...

2014-12-19 South Africa Entertainment

Los Angeles Times   

Sony hack leaves US in quandary on how to deal with North Korea   
Los Angeles Times
With U.S. intelligence analysts quietly pointing to North Korea as having a hand in the destructive hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment computers, Obama administration officials scrambled Thursday to consider what, if anything, they should do in response.
Washington tries to tackle hackers behind Sony attack   Reuters
Sony hacking fallout puts all companies on alert   SFGate
The real villain in Sony hack is not Hollywood   The Globe and Mail
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iAfrica.com   

New Miss SA to be crowned this week   
iAfrica.com
As Rolene Strauss becomes Miss World she will effectively pass on her title as Miss South Africa to First Princess, Ziphozakhe Zokufa, who is set to be crowned in a ceremony held at the Maslow Hotel. The Eastern Cape born beauty takes over all duties of the ...

2014-12-19 South Africa Technology

MyBroadband   

IS to take over MWeb Business users   
IT-Online
Internet Solutions has announced that conditional approval for the proposed transaction that will see Dimension acquire MWeb Business, Optinet Service Division and the Optinet Network Division from MWeb Connect has been received from the South ...

2014-12-19 South Africa Business

BDlive   

PPI Slows in November   
AllAfrica.com
Pretoria — The Producer Price Index (PPI) slowed to 6.5% in November, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Thursday. "The annual percentage change in the PPI for final manufactured goods was 6.5% in November 2014 (compared with 6.7% in October ...

2014-12-19 South Africa South Africa

Mail & Guardian Online   

Staff aren't laughing at SABC jokes   
Mail & Guardian Online
The best thing about Ellen Tshabalala's resignation as SABC chairperson this week, staffers say, is that they will go into festive season parties less likely to be the butt of all jokes. “It's a bit funny the first time you stand around the braai and people demand to ...

2014-12-19 South Africa Africa

The Nation Newspaper   

Boko Haram abducts 185 in attack on village near Chibok   
The Nation Newspaper
Militants have killed 35 people and kidnapped no fewer than 185, fleeing residents said yesterday of an attack in Borno State town Gumsuri, 20 kilometres to Chibok, where nearly 300 schoolgirls were taken hostage in April. Teenager Aji Ibrahim said he was ...

2014-12-19 South Africa World

NDTV   

Islamist Militants in Nigeria Kidnap 185 in a Deadly Attack on a Village   
New York Times
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Islamist militants on Sunday killed 35 people and kidnapped about 185 others, primarily women and young girls, in a small village in northeastern Nigeria, survivors of the attack and local officials said Thursday. The attack took place in ...