2015-05-27 South Africa Health

iAfrica.com   

Legal drinking age to be raised?   
iAfrica.com
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is seeking to change the legal drinking age in South Africa from 18 to 21 years of age. The change is part of the department's proposed National Liquor Policy, which has been opened to the public for comment.
South Africa plans to raise drinking age to 21   The Spirits Business
South Africa may raise its drinking age to 21   Moneyweb.co.za

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Times LIVE   

Call for better treatment of bipolar disorder   
Times LIVE
Bipolar disorder‚ or manic depression‚ is a mental illness that affects a persons moods‚ energy and ability to function. It is characterised by mood swings that shift between periods of extreme “highs” and “lows”. File photo. Image by: Gallo Images/Thinkstock ...

2015-05-27 South Africa Science

The Nation   

World's least-polluting nations aim to set Paris climate bar high   
The Nation
05 percent of the world's climate-changing emissions, you might not think it worth making a plan to curb that pollution - especially when you still need to get electricity to much of your population. But the Gambian government thinks otherwise. It is already ...

2015-05-27 South Africa Sports

ESPN   

Cavaliers' LeBron James, With Rout of Hawks, Again Heads to Finals   
New York Times
CLEVELAND — LeBron James secured his fifth straight trip to the N.B.A. finals on Tuesday night, extending a storybook season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his hometown team, with whom he reunited this season after a four-year separation. That James ...

2015-05-27 South Africa Entertainment

Times LIVE   

Noakes fights off attack by sugar   
Times LIVE
"Professor of food" Tim Noakes came face-to-face with his arch-enemy, sugar, when one of the stars of YouTube video series Suzelle DIY tried to stuff syrupy koeksisters into his mouth. Save & Share. Email · Print. Noakes joined Suzelle DIY to create a ...

2015-05-27 South Africa Technology

autoevolution   

California Hosts the First Standalone BMW Electric Car Sales and Service ...   
autoevolution
We've mentioned before how electric cars are slowly but steadily convincing more people of their potential, but BMW's recent work in the EV/PHEV area seems to be well received in California. There's no wonder California is a thriving environment for electric ...

2015-05-27 South Africa Business

Times LIVE   

SA's GDP growth slows to 1.3%   
Times LIVE
South Africa's economy grew at a slower pace in the first quarter as power outages curbed manufacturing output and farming output contracted. Gross domestic product rose an annualized 1.3% from the previous quarter, when it expanded 4.1%, the statistics ...

2015-05-27 South Africa South Africa

Independent Online   

Marikana: Zuma won't bow to pressure   
Independent Online
Cape Town - Almost three years after the fact, the killing of at least 34 miners in Marikana in 2012 took centre stage during President Jacob Zuma's budget vote debate in the National Assembly on Tuesday as opposition parties blasted him for delaying the ...

2015-05-27 South Africa Africa

NewsDay   

'Don't rule out Mujuru in Mugabe succession'   
NewsDay
TOP academic Ibbo Mandaza has said people should not rule out the possibility of ousted former Vice-President Joice Mujuru bouncing back as leader of Zanu PF and the country despite her recent expulsion from the ruling party. BY MOSES MATENGA.
Grace Causes Govt to Squander Hundreds of Thousands On More By-Elections   ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
Succession race could get messy (and possibly bloody)   Nehanda Radio
MORE BY-ELECTIONS LOOM   NewsdzeZimbabwe

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CHANNELS TELEVISION   

Court Orders NDLEA to Vacate Kashamu's Residence   
THISDAY Live
Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to stop the siege on the residence of the senator-elect of Ogun East Senatorial District, Mr. Buruji Kashamu, since ...

2015-05-27 South Africa World

Fox News   

Amnesty International accuses Hamas of torturing, killing Palestinians in new ...   
Fox News
File - In this March 30, 2015 file photo, a Palestinian girl walks next to destroyed houses, in the Shijaiyah neighborhood of Gaza City. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File). Amnesty International accused Hamas militants Wednesday of abducting, torturing, and ...