en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-08-20

2015-08-20 South Africa Health

GP Health takes action against 3 Rahima Moosa nurses
Eyewitness News
Action is being taken against 3 nurses who allegedly ignored a woman who went into premature labour. The entrance to a hospital ward. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN. FILE. Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu said an investigation has been launched ...

2015-08-20 South Africa Science

The Guardian

'Alien' plants spreading across the world causing billions in damage, says study
The Guardian
Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) foliage in the UK. A new study says human activity has led to native vegetation being overwhelmed by invasive species. Photograph: Fiona Lea/Getty Images/GAP Photos RM. Reuters. Wednesday 19 August 2015 ...

2015-08-20 South Africa Sports

ABC Online

Donna Vekic, woman at centre of Nick Kyrgios sledge, slams young Australian ...
ABC Online
The woman at the centre of the Nick Kyrgios sledging affair has spoken for the first time, saying she hopes such a thing never happens again. 19-year-old Croatian Donna Vekic, a WTA Tour player ranked 128 in the world, was unwittingly catapulted into ...

2015-08-20 South Africa Entertainment

htxt.africa

VIDI offers Smart TV streaming for SA
IT-Online
Local video on-demand service VIDI has become the first-to-market in South Africa with a streaming Smart TV app. The company is partnering with Samsung Smart TV to provide easy access to hours of TV series and feature films. Viewers prefer watching ...

2015-08-20 South Africa Technology

Independent Online

Pretoria extends free-wi-fi project
Independent Online
Pretoria city mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa continued with his trail-blazing objective by launching more of the free wi-fi services yesterday. Tshwane said it became the first city on the continent to offer the wi-fi voice, drive-in and chat services to ...
More free WiFi for Tshwane residents   Citizen
Movies add to Tshwane free WiFi mix   ITWeb
Tshwane citizens get more free WiFi services   IT-Online
Memeburn
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Washington Post

The Ashley Madison hack proves it: Everyone lies about their birthdays
Washington Post
The amount of information released by the Ashley Madison hackers is really quite staggering: Tens of millions of emails, locations, pick-up lines and even more personal data. And, of course, birthdates. You'd expect Ashley Madison to ask for a birthdate.
Ashley Madison data leak exposes high number of Australian cheats   ABC Online
Deny, deny, deny: love cheats scramble to save secret lives   The Times (subscription)
Ashley Madison hack explained   Sydney Morning Herald
Herald Sun
New Zealand Herald
The Australian
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htxt.africa

2015-08-20 South Africa Business

Financial Express

PRECIOUS-Gold climbs to 5-week high as Sept Fed hike hopes fizzle
Reuters
... * Gold has rebounded over 5 pct from July's 5-1/2-year low. * Coming up: U.S. existing home sales at 1400 GMT (Adds analyst comment, updates prices). By Manolo Serapio Jr. MANILA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Gold rose to its highest in nearly five weeks on ...

2015-08-20 South Africa South Africa

Mail & Guardian Online

DA goes to court over Nkandla
Mail & Guardian Online
The DA hopes to get Police Minister Nathi Nhleko's report on Nkandla set aside by the courts and for the public protector's findings to be enforced. Mmusi Maimane, Glynnis Breytenbach and DA chair James Selfe outside the Cape Town high court. (David ...

2015-08-20 South Africa Africa

Daily Sun

110m Nigerians are poor – Osinbajo
Daily Sun
VICE President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has expressed concern over extreme poverty in parts of the country, stating that records show that 110 million Nigerians are poor, representing two thirds of the population. This is even as he said some of the past ...
Why past govt policies failed, by Osinbajo   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Past Govt's Budgets, Policies Didn't Carry Nigerians Along – Osinbajo   Leadership Newspapers
110 million Nigerians are poor, says Osinbajo   The Nation Newspaper
BusinessDay
Pulse Nigeria
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Eyewitness News

Zimbabwe's Parliament debating laws to stop job losses
Eyewitness News
FILE: Parliament is now debating changes to the laws to make it harder for companies to retrench. Picture: WikiCommons. Zimbabwe · ZANU PF · Zimbabwe job loss. Zimbabwe,ZANU PF,Zimbabwe job loss. World. Email; Print ...

2015-08-20 South Africa World

Times LIVE

Steenkamps applaud Oscar block
Times LIVE
"We accept the decision by the minister of justice and are considering our options," a Steenkamp family spokesman, Anneliese Burgess, told Reuters last night. File photo. Image by: POOL / REUTERS ...

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