2014-12-22 South Africa Health

Times LIVE   

SA life expectancy drops: study   
East Coast Radio
18 December 2014 at 15:40 by Sapa - A study has found that life expectancy in South Africa has declined on average 4.3 years since 1990. The average life expectancy for women was 63 years in 2013, with men living on average 57.7 years. By contrast, in ...

2014-12-22 South Africa Science

RTCC   

Tropical deforestation leads to rise in temperature, erratic rainfall affecting crops ...   
Full-Time Whistle
Always a matter of concern, the topic of deforestation and its potential threats to the planet has gained more urgency. A recent report, titled Effects of Tropical Deforestation on Climate and Agriculture, was published in the journal Nature Climate Change, ...

2014-12-22 South Africa Sports

Sport24   

Manyama breaks Chippa hearts   
Sport24
Port Elizabeth - Chippa United will go into the holiday season with broken hearts after Lebogang Manyama's brace secured maximum points for SuperSport United in their Absa Premiership clash in Port Elizabeth. Manyama scored two volleyed goals on ...

2014-12-22 South Africa Entertainment

Channel 24   

Miss World: Still that barefoot girl who climbs trees   
Channel 24
Johannesburg - Miss World Rolene Strauss wants to have dinner with President Jacob Zuma, is fed up with corny pick-up lines, and would not mind being a superhero. She stays fit thanks to her skipping rope and her favourite move is Dirty Dancing.
'I'm still the barefoot girl who climbs trees': Miss World Rolene Strauss   Times LIVE
Gallery: Miss World back home in SA   Independent Online
Hero's welcome for South Africa's first Miss World in 40 years   Hindustan Times

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Independent Online   

Swopped babies: mom wants biological child   
Independent Online
*Story has been updated. Johannesburg - One of the mothers whose baby was swopped at a hospital in Boksburg, Johannesburg, wants her biological child back, the Sunday Times reported. “We have discussed the terms and conditions of a parenting plan ...

2014-12-22 South Africa Technology

Businessweek   

North Korea Threatens Bigger Pain If Punished Over Sony Hack   
Businessweek
North Korea warned that any U.S. punishment over the hacking attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment would lead to damage “thousands of times greater,” with targets including the White House and Pentagon. Hackers including the “'Guardians of Peace'' ...

2014-12-22 South Africa Business

Reuters   

Asian shares take cue from Wall Street's rally   
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares took their cues from Wall Street and kicked off a holiday-shortened week on a strong footing on Monday, while the euro touched a fresh two-year low against the greenback on divergent monetary policy expectations.
Dollar Matches Two-Year High Versus Euro on Fed as Kiwi Drops   Bloomberg
Asian shares, dollar stand tall in thin trade   KFGO

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TheBull.com.au   

METALS-Copper futures drop, oversupply worries drag   
Reuters Africa
SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Copper prices inched down on Monday, reversing gains from the previous session on concerns over global oversupply. Copper is down some 13 percent so far this year on worries the market is heading into a supply surplus after ...

2014-12-22 South Africa South Africa

Times LIVE   

Minister of Finance says events will not derail Sars   
Times LIVE
Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene will not allow the events of recent months to "derail" the SA Revenue Service, and will do everything within his power to ensure Sars remains a model public institution.
Nene: Events will not derail Sars   The New Age Online
Sars deputy boss' woes continue   Eyewitness News
Nene moves to restore taxman's reputation   Independent Online
The Citizen   
BizNews   
BDlive   
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Eyewitness News   

Nine killed on KZN roads this weekend   
Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG – KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Service Officials say nine people have been killed in various accidents across the province this weekend alone. In the first accident, four people were killed and eight injured when a minibus and car collided on ...

2014-12-22 South Africa Africa

BizNews   

Zuma interview: The highlights and the lowlights   
BizNews
A pre-recorded interview with Jacob Zuma aired on SABC this week. For those who missed it, here are some of the highlights from the Agence France-Presse reports on the interview. According to the SAPA coverage, Zuma also took the interview as an ...

2014-12-22 South Africa World

BBC News   

Tunisia election: Essebsi claims historic victory   
BBC News
Tunisia's Beji Caid Essebsi has claimed victory in the country's first free presidential election, with exit polls suggesting he won 55.5% of the vote. Supporters of the 88-year-old celebrated in the capital Tunis. Campaigners for his rival, caretaker President ...