2014-12-29 South Africa Health

News24   

Violence a top 5 cause of death   
News24
Johannesburg - South Africa has no civil war but violence is one of the top five causes of death in the country, according to a study published by The Lancet, the Sunday Times reported. According to the report, South Africa was the only country outside the ...

2014-12-29 South Africa Science

Times LIVE   

E.coli alert raises big stink at Clifton   
Times LIVE
Gray Schomburg and katya Backer from Johannesburg walk past a no swimming sign on 4rd Beach in Clifton, Western Cape, Their have been reports of E coli warning for Clifton beach. Image by: Adrian de Kock ...

2014-12-29 South Africa Sports

Zambia Daily Mail   

Mashaba: Many PSL based players deserve to go to Afcon   
Goal.com
Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba held a training camp at the University of Johannesburg ahead of the 2015 Afcon finals in Equatorial Guinea. Only 27 players of the initial 34-man provisional squad were present on Sunday, with all the overseas-based ...

2014-12-29 South Africa Entertainment

Telegraph.co.uk   

N Korea: Internet outages continue amid hacking row   
AsiaOne
Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Pyongyang denied any role in the cyberattacks, calling such suggestions part of a "smear campaign" by unpopular South Korean leaders. Print. With its Internet networks continuing to suffer outages for the sixth ...

2014-12-29 South Africa Technology

Business Today   

PlayStation Network Returning After Hacking That Also Targeted Xbox Live   
New York Times
The Sony Corporation's PlayStation Network had connection problems for a fourth day since hackers attacked the video game network, and the company said on Sunday that service was gradually being restored. The hacker activist group known as Lizard ...

2014-12-29 South Africa Business

Times LIVE   

Court blow for shark-cage outfits   
Independent Online
Cape Town - The High Court in Cape Town has ruled that shark-cage diving operators may no longer hide behind the indemnity documents they make their clients sign, the Sunday Times reported. The court ruled this week that a defence based on the fact ...

2014-12-29 South Africa South Africa

Independent Online   

Malema ties the knot   
Independent Online
Polokwane - EFF leader Julius Malema has married his long-time girlfriend Mantwa Matlala in a private ceremony under heavy security in his hometown Seshego, Polokwane in Limpopo, according to reports on Sunday. Sunday Times reported that the ...

2014-12-29 South Africa Africa

The Punch   

Reps to summon Jega over readiness for 2015   
The Punch
The House of Representatives on Sunday raised concerns over the 2015 general elections, saying that adequate funding for the Independent National Electoral Commission and security would determine the credibility of the polls. The House Committee on ...

2014-12-29 South Africa World

BBC News   

Italy ferry fire: Scores awaiting rescue   
BBC News
Almost three hundred people are awaiting rescue from an Italian ferry that caught fire north-west of Corfu. Rescue operations are continuing despite massive waves and strong winds. The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, said it would be a "long night".
Rescue Under Way for Hundreds on Burning Ferry Off Greek Coast   Wall Street Journal
Race Against Time to Save Passengers From Ferry Adrift   ABC News
One Dead, Hundreds Trapped in Greek Ferry Fire   Voice of America
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ABC News   

AirAsia plane reported missing with 162 passengers onboard: latest   
Telegraph.co.uk
... • Air Asia missing plane: How the news unfolded • Pilot had asked to change route to 'avoid bad weather' • No mayday or distress call was issued by plane • Search and rescue resumes at 06.30 local time • Briton named in local media as Choi Chi Man
Indonesian official says missing AirAsia jet is believed to be at the bottom of the ...   Washington Post
Indonesia searches Java Sea for missing AirAsia plane, relatives wait   Reuters
2014 Proves a Grim Year in Malaysian Aviation   New York Times
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Daily Times   

US, NATO Mark End of Afghanistan Mission   
Voice of America
ISLAMABAD—. The NATO-led military alliance in Afghanistan formally ended its 13-year-long combat mission, leaving a relatively under-trained Afghan national security force to fight the deadly Taliban insurgency largely on its own. A special ceremony was ...