2015-05-01 South Africa Health

Times LIVE   

South African court grants man right to end his life   
Irish Examiner
A terminally ill man has been granted the right to end his life in South Africa, where euthanasia is illegal. For the first time in the country, Judge Hans Fabricius yesterday ruled that Robin Stransham-Ford could be euthanised with no legal or professional ...

2015-05-01 South Africa Science

Fox Business   

Japan's Gruesome Dolphin Hunt Poses Threat to 2020 Olympics   
Fox Business
Local residents try to save melon-headed dolphins stranded on the coast in Hokota, northeast of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 10, 2015. (Reuters). The summer Olympics in Tokyo are five years away, with the games already drawing more ...

2015-05-01 South Africa Sports

iAfrica.com   

Kebble gets Stormers start   
iAfrica.com
Oliver Kebble has been named in the Stormers starting XV for the first time, as the Cape outfit prepare to take on the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. Kebble is named at No.1 with outstanding performer Steven Kitshoff earning a well-deserved rest. Meanwhile ...

2015-05-01 South Africa Entertainment

Wall Street Journal   

New Venice Biennale Chief Beckons Artists on the Margins   
Wall Street Journal
“Art isn't just made by white people in Europe with great patrons. Sorry,” says Okwui Enwezor, the first African curator of the Venice Biennale. Mr. Enwezor, 51, gained prominence as director of Munich's Haus der Kunst, a museum built by Adolf Hitler to ...

2015-05-01 South Africa Technology

DestinyMan   

Clayson Monyela denies corrupt dealings with businessman Charl van Niekerk   
DestinyMan
The allegations were made against the government spokesperson on eNCA's investigative programme Check Point on Monday night. City Press reports that during an interview with Limpopo-based Capricorn FM Monyela said his legal team was handling the ...

2015-05-01 South Africa Business

iAfrica.com   

Eskom, municipalities in payment deal   
iAfrica.com
Power utility Eskom has entered into payment agreements with 10 out of the 20 defaulting municipalities which owe Eskom for non-payment of bulk electricity supply. On 10 April 2015, Eskom announced that it had moved to notify all parties who are likely to ...

2015-05-01 South Africa South Africa

News24   

Zulu King seeks to meet foreign mission leaders to iron out issues   
The New Age Online
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has called on government to arrange an urgent meeting between himself and heads of foreign missions. The Zulu King says he will use this opportunity to explain what is expected of people living under traditional authorities.
More trouble than they're worth?   The Economist
King Zwelithini remains mum on ICC complaint   Mail & Guardian Online

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Times LIVE   

Four stranded South Africans walk to safety in Nepal   
Times LIVE
Refugees surround collapsed buildings during a rescue team searching for lives on April 29, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt.
Four South Africans still trapped in quake-hit Nepal   Mail & Guardian Online
Nepal: trapped SA hikers are safe   Independent Online
South Africans trapped on Nepal mountain pass   News24

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News24   

15 SAPS employees in court for fraud and corruption   
News24
Port Elizabeth - Fifteen SA Police Service (SAPS) employees comprising of police officials, general workers and cleaners appeared in various Eastern Cape courts on charges of fraud and corruption on Thursday, the Hawks said. The accused are all linked to ...

2015-05-01 South Africa Africa

The Guardian Nigeria   

Jonathan pledges to hand over a terrorist-free Nigeria   
The Guardian Nigeria
From Madu Onuorah (Abuja), Laolu Akande (New York), Karls Tsokar (Abuja), Victoria Ojugbana (Lagos) and Njadvara Musa (Maiduguri) President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to liberate all Nigerian territories held by the Boko Harm sect before the May ...

2015-05-01 South Africa World

ABC Online   

Indonesian ambassador to Australia praised after expressing sympathy for ...   
Xinhua
CANBERRA, May 1 (Xinhua) -- An Australian government minister on Friday praised Indonesia's ambassador to Australia for acknowledging the challenging period in Australia-Indonesia relations. On Thursday evening, Nadjib Riphat Kesoema, the ...