2015-04-16 South Africa Health

New York Times   

As Ebola Retreats, Obama Urges Vigilance and Preparation in West Africa   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Now that the Ebola crisis in West Africa finally appears to be petering out, President Obama on Wednesday called for renewed international efforts to rebuild the shattered health systems in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, to shore up the ...

2015-04-16 South Africa Science

Hindustan Times   

Pollution check for Mumbai: What you can do to clear the air around you?   
Hindustan Times
Burning of fuel, garbage and wood, vehicular emissions due to traffic congestion and dust from construction activity are releasing toxic pollutants into the air, that Mumbaiites inhale every day. (HT Photo/Sunil Ghosh) ...

2015-04-16 South Africa Sports

Independent Online   

Suarez double lifts Barcelona   
Independent Online
Paris - Barcelona took a big step towards the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday as a goal from Neymar and a Luis Suarez double ended Paris St Germain's 33-game unbeaten home run in Europe with a 3-1 win at the Parc des Princes. PSG, who ...

2015-04-16 South Africa Entertainment

Channel 24   

Cassper Nyovest's Zim tour to go ahead despite death threats   
Channel 24
The social media post, which warned Cassper not to visit the country went viral on Wednesday afternoon. One post read.... A photo posted by Refiloe Phoolo (@casspernyovest) on Apr 15, 2015 at 8:04am PDT. However, Cassper has made it clear that he will ...

2015-04-16 South Africa Technology

Forbes   

Samsung Struggles To Keep Up With Apple's Juicy Profit Margins   
Forbes
A Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone (Photo credit: Jerome Favre/Bloomberg via Getty Images). One of the nice selling points of Samsung's Galaxy phones used to be the option of expanding memory manually. But with the Galaxy S6 and ...

2015-04-16 South Africa Business

Independent Online   

'SA power crunch is getting worse'   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - South African utility Eskom resumed widespread power cuts on Wednesday, leaving millions without electricity for a fourth day in a row, but a government minister ruled out the chances of a total blackout. Africa's most advanced economy is in ...

2015-04-16 South Africa South Africa

Independent Online   

'All we want is to get to our families'   
Independent Online
Durban - For the first time in 15 years of living in Durban, Somalian Tallman Abdul spent Tuesday night under the stars. He and a group could not go to the camp for displaced foreign nationals as they were searching for their wives and children whom they lost ...

2015-04-16 South Africa Africa

News24   

Durban to host peace march   
News24
Around 2000 people were involved in a standoff with police in Durban city centre this week. (Joe Stolley, News24). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories ...

2015-04-16 South Africa World

Los Angeles Times   

Man flies gyrocopter to US Capitol in apparent protest; charges pending   
Los Angeles Times
A Florida mail carrier created a stir at the U.S. Capitol by flying a gyrocopter into Washington, D.C., and landing it just outside the building Wednesday, police said. The move was an apparent protest demanding campaign finance reform. Despite the no-fly ...