2015-03-17 South Africa Health

CBS News   

World's first successful penis transplant in South Africa   
The Star Online
South African doctors pull off the world's first successful penis transplant on a 21-year-old man whose organ was amputated three years ago after a botched circumcision. The nine-hour operation, which took place on Dec 11, 2014, was part of a pilot study by ...

2015-03-17 South Africa Science

The Australian Financial Review   

Humans are all a bit genetically modified   
The Australian Financial Review
It might surprise many people that they are even to a small degree part bacterium, part fungus and part alga. NaN of. Studies suggest natural transgenics is ubiquitous. Photo: Getty Images. by The Economist. Opponents of genetically modified crops often ...

2015-03-17 South Africa Sports

Sport24   

Du Toit to see knee specialist   
Sport24
Durban - The potential loss of Pieter-Steph du Toit pending a diagnosis from the specialist is a huge blow to the Sharks' fortunes, the union announced via their official website on Monday. Du Toit, 22, had to leave the field in the 37th minute of the Super ...

2015-03-17 South Africa Entertainment

Daily Mail   

Kim Kardashian's derriere works overtime in extremely tight-fitting black jeans   
Daily Mail
She put on yet another bootylicious display in a pair of extremely tight-fitting trousers. On Monday, Kim Kardashian was seen showing off her curvaceous figure in a head-to-toe black outfit in Los Angeles. Although the 34-year-old reality star was covered up in ...

2015-03-17 South Africa Technology

Channel 24   

R2K: TV control system bad for the poor   
Channel 24
Johannesburg - A control system in the boxes required for television watchers to switch from analogue to digital would force the poor to pay for access to information, the Right2Know Campaign (R2K) said on Monday. "There is little doubt in our minds that the ...

2015-03-17 South Africa Business

BDlive   

Motsepe accuses Eskom of 'letting SA down badly'   
BDlive
Patrice Motsepe speaks at the release of ARM's results in Sandton on Monday. He said many jobs could be created if water and electricity were well priced. Picture: MARTIN RHODES. Related articles. Mining in search of its better angels · The end battle?
ARM cutting costs   Mineweb
ARM's Motsepe urges serious govt intervention on Eskom let down   Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
ARM shows platinum ambition in Implats deal   Mining MX

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Moneyweb.co.za   

S Africa mining assets up for sale should go to local companies   
Economic Times
LONDON: Anglo American and other companies looking to sell some of their mining assets in South Africa should sell to national champions, or companies owned by local communities and by their workers, South Africa's mining minister said on Monday.
South Africa expects to start granting shale licences later this year   Reuters
Karoo fracking 'game-changer' may be a non-starter   Times LIVE
SOUTH AFRICA : Shell turns up heat on Pretoria   Africa Intelligence (subscription)

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BDlive   

BUSINESS DAY TV: 'Complex dynamic' at play at Eskom after suspension of key ...   
BDlive
BUSINESS DAY TV: There's still little clarity on yesterday's shock announcement that four of Eskom's top management team have been suspended pending an inquiry into the parastatal's performance. Here to shed some light with an informed opinion is EE ...

2015-03-17 South Africa South Africa

Mail & Guardian Online   

Malema sequestration to be argued in June   
Mail & Guardian Online
The matter would be argued in June, and that it would give Sars and Julius Malema time to file all the necessary court papers. According to court papers, Malema owed Sars R16-million, plus interest, after failing to submit tax returns between 2006 and 2010.
Tax case delay buys Malema time   Eyewitness News
Malema sequestration order to be heard in June   News24
Malema case postponed   BDlive
Independent Online   
The New Age Online   
Times LIVE   
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Independent Online   

Trucker due in court after Chabane's death   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - The driver of the truck involved in a collision with Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane's car was expected to appear in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. The truck was making a U-turn across the N1 ...

2015-03-17 South Africa Africa

CBC.ca   

Boko Haram pushed out of Bama by Nigerian military   
CBC.ca
Nigerian government forces recaptured the northeastern city of Bama from Islamist Boko Haram insurgents, the army said on Monday, a significant victory for the government just two weeks before a national election. Boko Haram had held Bama, situated in ...

2015-03-17 South Africa World

BBC News   

Israelis to vote in key election   
BBC News
Voters in Israel are preparing to go to the polls in what is expected to be a tightly-fought election. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a challenge from a centre-left alliance that has promised to repair ties with the Palestinians and the international ...