2014-12-20 South Africa Health

Times of Malta   

SA has good reason to celebrate - JZ   
iAfrica.com
President Jacob Zuma, in his end of year statement, said that South Africa had much to celebrate in the past year. He said that 2014 was a landmark year for the country as it had marked 20 years of democracy and freedom in South Africa. "We have good ...

2014-12-20 South Africa Science

Spaceflight Now   

December 19, 2014 in News: Russian-built spy satellite rockets out of ...   
Spaceflight Now
A Strela rocket soars from an underground missile silo Friday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. View more launch photos below the story. Credit: Roscosmos. A Strela rocket carrying a Russian-built radar surveillance satellite built for an disclosed ...

2014-12-20 South Africa Sports

Sport LIVE   

Steyn, Philander suffer tightness at Centurion   
Sport LIVE
South African quicks Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander will be fit for day four of the first Test with the West Indies, despite injury concerns. Steyn (groin) failed to finish the first over of the West Indies' second innings at Centurion on Friday, after the Proteas ...

2014-12-20 South Africa Entertainment

New York Times   

Obama Vows a Response to Cyberattack on Sony   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama said on Friday that the United States “will respond proportionally” against North Korea for its destructive cyberattacks on Sony Pictures, but he criticized the Hollywood studio for giving in to intimidation when it withdrew “The ...

2014-12-20 South Africa Technology

New York Times   

BlackBerry Narrows Loss, But Its Revenue Declines   
New York Times
OTTAWA — BlackBerry's chief executive, John S. Chen, thinks people who have been waiting for the demise of his troubled company can stand down. At least for a while. During his 13-month tenure running the once-dominant handset maker, Mr. Chen has ...

2014-12-20 South Africa Business

Eyewitness News   

No load shedding expected next week   
Eyewitness News
Eskom has battled to keep grid stable since a coal silo collapsed at Majuba Power Station. Joshua Howat Berger- Power lines are pictured in Johannesburg on 27 March, 2011. A technical team will ensure other interventions are implemented, such as ...

2014-12-20 South Africa South Africa

News24   

KZN cop shot dead by colleagues   
News24
Johannesburg - A police officer was shot dead by his colleagues in Melmoth on Friday, KwaZulu-Natal police said. The 27-year-old was killed after he tried to shoot at colleagues in the police station where he worked, Major Thulani Zwane said. Earlier, the ...

2014-12-20 South Africa Africa

Times LIVE   

Britain Condemns Killings, Mass Abduction In Northern Nigeria   
Bernama
LONDON, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Friday condemned the killings and mass abduction of villagers in northern Nigeria, Xinhua news agency reported. Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorist group killed 32 ...

2014-12-20 South Africa World

BBC News   

Cairns deaths: Children's mother arrested for murder   
BBC News
The mother of seven of eight children found dead in a home in Cairns, Australia, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police said the woman, aged 37, was lucid and talking to investigators. She has not been charged. She was found at the property, ...