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2015-07-26 South Africa Health

Comrades duo test positive
Independent Online
Cape Town - Two top 10 finishers at this year's Comrades Marathon could have their medals withdrawn after testing positive for banned substances. Khalid Galant, chief executive of the SA Institute for Drug Free Sport, named the two as ninth-placed ...
Doping allegations at Comrades   The New Age Online

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eNCA

Square Kilometre Array Telescope project paying off
eNCA
25 July 2015 - South Africa is already getting dividends from more than R3-billion invested in the SKA project. Financial returns will be seen only when the project is completed in 2030. Video: eNCA. JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is already getting ...

2015-07-26 South Africa Science

Newsweek

The $100 Million Alien Listening Project May Be a Huge Waste of Time
Newsweek
The Milky Way is seen in the night sky in the White Desert southwest of Cairo, May 16, 2015. If intelligent life is common in the galaxy, the author asks, where is everybody? Why haven't we heard from them? Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters. Filed Under ...
Why the $100-million search for aliens is a waste of time   MyBroadband
The modern-day search for alien life   Timeline
Why That $US100 Million Alien Listening Project May Be A Waste Of Time   Gizmodo Australia
The New Indian Express
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BGR

Scientists have created self-aware robots, but don't start panicking yet
BGR
Scientists have just made a robot that has demonstrated self awareness during a particular test, but that doesn't mean Judgement Day is coming. We're probably a long way from having to defend our race against robots, as the men behind the machines have ...

2015-07-26 South Africa Sports

Sydney Morning Herald

Ma'a Nonu injured in All Blacks win over Springboks
Sydney Morning Herald
JOHANNESBURG: Ma'a Nonu's immediate playing future is in doubt after the inside centre suffered a shoulder injury in the All Blacks' gritty 27-20 win over the Springboks in Johannesburg. The All Blacks star was not alone in the ranks of injured players ...
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer believes it was the right call to go with ...   SkySports
All Blacks' 'Guzzler' breaks the pain barrier   Stuff.co.nz
Boks' RWC plans on track, insists Meyer   Sport24
SuperSport
TVNZ
New Zealand Herald
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NEWS.com.au

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Rugby-Australia crush Pumas, set up New Zealand decider
Reuters Africa
July 25 (Reuters) - Australia crushed Argentina 34-9 in Mendoza on Saturday, scoring four tries to earn a bonus point and set up a Rugby Championship decider against New Zealand. The Wallabies, who lost to the Pumas at the same venue last year, were ...

2015-07-26 South Africa Entertainment

ABC News

Surfer's Heartfelt Return to the Water After Shark Attack
ABC News
Mick Fanning Instagrams his first surf after avoiding the water for nearly a week following shark attack. 1:30 | 07/25/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video ...
Australian surfer attacked by shark in SA back in the waves   Mail & Guardian Online
Julian Wilson's girlfriend: We'll go to the beach together when he decides to ...   Yahoo7 News
Australian pro surfer Mick Fanning is back in the water just a week after his ...   Business Insider Australia
Sport24
Independent Online
BBC News
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Independent Online

Rolene rings in the news of her engagement
Independent Online
Durban - Reigning Miss World and Miss SA 2014, Rolene Strauss is officially off the market after her boyfriend of more than three years, D'Niel Strauss, popped the question on Friday. The fourth-year University of the Free State medical student took to ...

2015-07-26 South Africa Technology

Metro

Google Street View car captures terrifying armed robbery
Metro
The latest incident snapped by one of its cars was a robbery in Johannesburg, South Africa. A series of images from the online map service showed an ADT security guard being held up by an armed robber wearing a green and yellow hat. MORE: This police ...

2015-07-26 South Africa Business

Times LIVE

Lonmin to axe 6 000 jobs as platinum slides
Times LIVE
Anglo Platinum Miners board a lift to take them underground on July 4, 2014 at Thembelani Shaft in Rustenburg. Image: Simphiwe Nkwali / Sunday Times. London-based platinum producer Lonmin is closing two of its high-cost, loss-making shafts and cutting ...

2015-07-26 South Africa South Africa

Independent Online

We aim to win all municipalities - Malema
Independent Online
Rustenburg - The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) would contest all wards countrywide during next year municipal elections, party leader Julius Malema said on Saturday. “We are going to have candidates in all municipalities with the aim of winning all ...
Malema accuses ANC of murder   News24
Malema calls for ANC to own up for its failures   Eyewitness News
Malema highlights ANC's Eskom failures   eNCA
Citizen
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Times LIVE

Maharaj breaks ranks on Nkandla payback
Times LIVE
Mac Maharaj has become the first member of President Jacob Zuma's inner circle to break ranks on Nkandla, publicly stating that he advised the president to pay back a portion of the R246-million spent on his private home. In an interview with the ...

2015-07-26 South Africa Africa

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Obama criticises Kenya over corruption, homophobia
DAWN.com
NAIROBI: US President Barack Obama on Saturday called for gay rights in Africa during his landmark visit to Kenya, comparing homophobia to racial discrimination he had encountered in the United States. In a joint press conference after talks with ...
Barack Obama in Kenya: Africa is a continent on the move   Irish Independent
An upbeat tone mixes with notes of discord as Obama visits Kenya   TODAYonline
Obama challenges Kenya on gay rights   9news.com.au
The Straits Times
CNN
Haaretz
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CBC.ca

Boko Haram blamed for 25 deaths in Nigeria
DAWN.com
MAIDUGURI: At least 25 people were killed in new suspected Boko Haram attacks in northeastern Nigeria, with many villagers also forced to flee their homes, residents said on Saturday. “The terrorists stormed Maikadiri around 9am and opened fire on ...