2015-09-16 South Africa Health

Citizen   

Highveld Lions to go 'deaf for a day'   
Citizen
The bizhub Highveld Lions on Tuesday went deaf for a day in support of the eMoyo.org campaign in celebration of deaf awareness month in September. The franchise partnered with The KuduFoundation, which is spearheading eMoyo and the Deaf for a Day ...

2015-09-16 South Africa Science

Times LIVE   

The Big Read: I want no part of God or Naledi   
Times LIVE
Homo naledi is a racist plot using pseudo-science to link Africans to sub-human, baboon-like creatures. Save & Share. Email · Print. It sounded mad, and Mathole Motshekga and Zwelinzima Vavi were jeered on social media for expressing it. I joined the ...

2015-09-16 South Africa Sports

Citizen   

Test of faith awaits Jones in Japan swansong   
Citizen
If anyone can get Japan to punch above their weight at the World Cup, it's Eddie Jones, the grizzled former Wallabies coach looking to go out with a bang. Tokyo (AFP). Jones, whose Australia side were beaten by England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson's ...
Burger won't underestimate Japan   SuperSport
Boks must adapt - Loubscher   Independent Online
Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa's international record   Telegraph.co.uk
Reuters Africa   
Sport24   
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Independent Online   

United's Shaw suffers double break   
Independent Online
Eindhoven, The Netherlands - PSV Eindhoven's Luciano Narsingh struck a second-half winner as they fought back to claim a 2-1 victory against a Manchester United side who lost Luke Shaw to a double leg fracture in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Champions League: Luke Shaw suffers horror leg break as Manchester United lose ...   gulfnews.com
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw was 'crying' in the dressing-room after ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Luke Shaw: Man Utd left-back suffers double leg fracture   BBC Sport
Bleacher Report   
SI.com   
ABS CBN News   
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SuperSport   

SA bowlers step up preparation for India   
SuperSport
The Proteas bowlers are stepping up their preparation ahead of their bumper tour of India starting in less than two weeks. The Gauteng-based bowlers on Tuesday took part in a thorough session with Proteas bowling coach Charl Langeveldt with the aim of ...

2015-09-16 South Africa Entertainment

Channel 24   

Naomi Watts and Matthew McConaughey wrote each other love letter   
Channel 24
Los Angeles - Naomi Watts wrote a series of love letters to Matthew McConaughey to prepare for The Sea of Trees. The 46-year-old actress - who appears alongside the Hollywood hunk in the drama movie - has revealed she sent Matthew some intimate ...

2015-09-16 South Africa Technology

Irish Examiner   

Social media takes on racism   
Irish Examiner
Germany's justice minister has vowed to work with Facebook to thwart racist and hate posts, acting on worries about a rise of xenophobic comments in German on social media linked to Europe's refugee crisis. Germany is expecting a record-breaking influx ...
Facebook to Help Germany Crack Down on Hate Speech   PC Magazine
Facebook will work with Germany to crack down on racist posts. What now?   Christian Science Monitor
Facebook vows to help Germany combat racist, xenophobic content   CNET
Wall Street Journal   
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CNET   

Is the Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupe the best all-round AMG?   
CNET
AMG cars are fast and exciting but when there's room for kids does it become the perfect car? Share (0). facebook. twitter. googleplus. linkedin. Transcript. Transcription not available for Is the Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupe the best all-round AMG ...
More Gee for Your Wagon: Brabus Tweaks Already Irrational Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4²   Car and Driver (blog)
Mercedes-Benz GLE 350d Coupe 4Matic AMG Line, motoring review: Merc's answer ...   The Independent
Mercedes S-Class Cabrio Enters The Rarefied Segment Of Luxury 4-Seater ...   Carscoops (blog)
Autoblog (blog)   
BoldRide.com   
Channel 24   
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Computerworld   

Porsche Mission E electric sports car has holograms, charges in 15 minutes   
Computerworld
Imagine an electric sports car that uses holograms on its dashboard, can charge in about 15 minutes, then travel 310 miles on a charged battery. That's just a few highlights of the Porsche Mission E electric concept sports car that was unveiled in the ...
Will Porsche steal Tesla's thunder with electric car?   Tampabay.com
Audi shows off its Tesla stopper: e-tron electric crossover   USA TODAY
Porsche's new electric concept car could give Tesla trouble   Atlanta Journal Constitution
CNBC   
SFGate   
ecomento.com   
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ITWeb   

Broadband spectrum licensing edges forward   
ITWeb
A step forward from ICASA in the licensing of three bands of spectrum could help unlock South Africa's true mobile broadband potential. The process for the allocation of in-demand spectrum will likely still take another two years, according to analysts ...
Icasa starts consultation on releasing more mobile spectrum   Telecompaper (subscription)

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TIME   

Apple looking at ways to help you delete built-in iPhone apps you don't use   
IBNLive
New Delhi: Apple finally seems to have realised there are plenty of in-built apps iPhone users just don't need. For long, iPhone users have been put off by the number of apps which do no good to them other than lying on their phone and eating up space.
Apple's new iOS9 mobile operating system to give older iPhones longer battery life   NEWS.com.au
iOS 9 Review: an upgrade that will save you time and battery   The Australian
Sales of new iPhones likely to top last year   China Daily
The Daily Telegram   
RU Daily Targum   
New York Daily News   
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The Nation Newspaper   

Dstv...please stop disrespecting me in such times please.   
News24
"A person will remain the same until the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of change." This quote mocked me as I (with much less effort than I thought it would take) took the first step to connecting my Wii console to the internet! I ...
Hoolee hits the screen Dec 1   The Nation Newspaper

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games.on.net   

Electronic Arts Upcoming Games And Buyout Rumors Bode Well For Company   
Seeking Alpha
EA is rumored to be eyeing a buyout of successful Polish video game leader CD Projekt SA, similar in many respects to other successful previous EA buyouts. EA has a strong brand portfolio and upcoming product line. CD Projekt SA has a hit franchise and ...
The Witcher 3 Developer CD Projekt Red Slices Rumours of Being Bought to Pieces   Push Square
The Witcher 3 Developer CD Projekt Red Confirms They Aren't in Talks to Sell ...   PlayStation LifeStyle
CD Projekt RED Not in Talks to be Bought by EA, Rumor Debunked   WCCFtech (blog)
GamingBolt   
GameSpot   
VG247   
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Inquirer   

It's 2015 and people really need a 10Mbps internet connection   
Inquirer
THE ANALYSTS AT OVUM have done what they do and found that fixed-line consumer broadband users watch video, use devices and like a solid connection. Ovum found that a modern broadband habit is a hard one to feed, adding that people are looking to ...

2015-09-16 South Africa Business

BDlive   

S.Africa's Truworths in talks with British footwear retailer   
Reuters
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 14 South African fashion retailer Truworths International said on Monday it was in talks with closely held British shoe chain Office, sending its shares rising. Though the South African retailer has clothing stores in Ghana, Nigeria ...
Truworths Starts Talks to Buy U.K. Footwear Chain Office Retail   Bloomberg
South Africa's Truworths in talks about bid for British footwear retailer Office   Reuters UK
Truworths in talks with British footwear retailer   BDlive
Drapers   
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Independent Online   

SANParks' gift to you   
Independent Online
Cape Town - South Africans will have free day access to most national parks this week after devastating fires ripped through the South Peninsula early this year. The 10th South African National Parks Week, in partnership with FNB and Total South Africa ...
SANParks invite S/Africans to visit nature sanctuaries   StarAfrica.com
Week of free access to national parks   BDlive
Minister Edna Molewa - Launch of 2015 SA National Parks Week   AllAfrica.com
News24   
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Times LIVE   

Hawks swoop on bank worker who stole R2m from ATMs, and replaced it with fake cash   
Times LIVE
A bank employee who was responsible for loading money into the ATMs has been arrested for theft by the Hawks in Groblersdal. Save & Share. Tweet · Email · Print. Related News. Swerving 4x4 alerts police to illegal abalone valued at R1.1 million.
Bank employee nabbed for loading fake notes into ATM   News24
Bank employee steals millions from ATM's   eNCA

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South African Broadcasting Corporation   

SA's big banks stand firm amid volatility   
South African Broadcasting Corporation
A key factor driving rates of growth in the major banks' gross loans and advances has been robust demand for bank intermediated funding by the corporate sector during the first half of 2015.(SABC) ...

2015-09-16 South Africa South Africa

Mail & Guardian Online   

DA wants NKP act scrapped   
South African Broadcasting Corporation
The DA claims the 1980 National Key Point Act in current form is a hot bed for corruption. (SABC). Tags: South Africa · Abongwe Kobokana · DA · Zakhele Mbhele · Mario Ambrosini · IFP · Nation Key Point. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Parliament says ...
DA challenges National Key Points Act   Citizen
DA wants key points law taken out of ANC's hands   Times LIVE
DA targets 'apartheid-style' Key Points Act   Mail & Guardian Online
The New Age Online   
Eyewitness News   
AllAfrica.com   
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Times LIVE   

Two die as bus bombed in Strand   
Times LIVE
The men who died were sitting on the upper level and could not escape the burning bus, which was transporting 43 people at the time. File photo. Image by: Supplied. Two people were killed and 11 seriously injured last night when an Intercape bus was ...

2015-09-16 South Africa Africa

TIME   

Zimbabwe's President Accidentally Delivers The Same Speech Twice In A Month   
TIME
At the opening of Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday, President Robert Mugabe spoke on the grim state of the national economy, expressing his hopes that Chinese investment would revitalize things in the struggling southeast African country. If it sounded ...

2015-09-16 South Africa World

Montreal Gazette   

Students say university rankings really do matter   
Montreal Gazette
Having spent the last couple of years nipping at the heels of the dominant University of Toronto in several of the most authoritative university rankings, McGill found itself at the top of the Canadian heap in the QS 2015 rankings, made public on ...
McGill top-ranked Canadian university in the world, followed by U of T, UBC ...   National Post
NUS, NTU in top 13 of World University Rankings   AsiaOne
UAE boasts three top-500 universities   gulfnews.com
Prague Post   
Toronto Star   
BBC News   
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The Sun Daily   

Saudi king sanctions Binladin firm over pre-hajj tragedy   
The Sun Daily
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency on Sept 12, 2015 shows Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (2nd R) looking at pilgrims during a tour of the site where a crane fell inside the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy Muslim city of Mecca. AFP.
World Watch: News Digest   Wall Street Journal
Saudi king sanctions Binladin firm   Sky News Australia
Saudis Suspend Binladin Construction Group Over Deadly Mecca Crane Collapse   NBCNews.com
Arab News   
The Punch   
RT   
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The Globe and Mail   

Computers in classroom have 'mixed' impact on learning: OECD report   
The Globe and Mail
At a time when school boards across Canada are equipping classrooms with new laptops, tablets and desktop computers to bring learning into the digital age, a global study raises questions over whether all that technology necessarily means better ...