2015-10-07 South Africa Health

News24   

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to be set up in Africa   
News24
Cape Town - Establishing Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa will ensure the continent is not caught by surprise with an outbreak such as Ebola. This is according to South African health minister Aaron Motsoaledi, who was speaking at ...
China committed to building 100 health facilities in Africa   South African Broadcasting Corporation
China, Africa agree on building resilient public health system   Xinhua
Africa, China commit to improving health systems on African continent   Eyewitness News
eNCA   
Shanghai Daily (subscription)   
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News24   

Baby, maternal deaths soar in Sierra Leone on Ebola fear   
News24
Dakar - Maternal and newborn deaths in Sierra Leone have soared since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as fear of being infected and mistrust of health workers deter pregnant women from giving birth in health facilities, researchers said on Tuesday.
Maternal deaths soar in Sierra Leone on Ebola fear: Researchers   South African Broadcasting Corporation
Baby and maternal deaths soar in Sierra Leone amid Ebola fears – researchers   The Guardian
How The Times Covered the Ebola Epidemic   New York Times
Slate Magazine   
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Chicago Tribune   

Over 50 Percent of Nigerians Have Poorly Arranged Teeth   
AllAfrica.com
Over 50 percent of Nigerians suffer from orthodontic problems or malocclusion simply called poorly arranged teeth. President of the Nigerian Association of Orthodontists, Dr Ifeoma Utomi disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during the sensitization and ...
October is National Orthodontist Month- Why Choose an Orthodontist?   Virtual Press Office (press release)
Shout Out: Dr. Kristina Sakas, orthodontic student   Chicago Tribune
Family: Adults, children embracing braces together   Arkansas Online

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eNews Park Forest   

Reproductive Health Experts Call for Action on Toxic Chemicals   
eNews Park Forest
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--October 6, 2015. Last week, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) released a statement encouraging broad-based policy measures that prevent exposure to toxic environmental chemicals.
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) launches a global ...   SYS-CON Media (press release)
How toxic chemicals are causing miscarriages, stillbirths and other health ...   Health24
Mother, child deaths highest in low-income countries   Vancouver Sun
EIN News (press release)   
Duluth News Tribune   
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics   
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Over the Mountain Journal   

Mother's Milk: Homewood Mother Uses Personal Tragedy to Enrich the Community   
Over the Mountain Journal
Program Coordinator Katherine Wood and Executive Director Mary Michael Kelley in front of their "donor Program Coordinator Katherine Wood and Executive Director Mary Michael Kelley in front of their “donor wall” which has pictures of mothers they've ...

2015-10-07 South Africa Science

Times LIVE   

Naledi puts foot in theory   
Times LIVE
The researchers found that H. naledi was probably adapted to climb trees and walk upright. File photo. Image by: MOELETSI MABE. Big brains were believed to have led the evolutionary charge to becoming human, but a new study suggests it might have ...

2015-10-07 South Africa Sports

Sport24   

6 reasons Boks won't botch it   
Sport24
London – The stakes seem way too high for South Africa, fielding a virtually full-strength side, to suffer another “Japan” and potentially bow out of a World Cup at the group stage for the first time by coming a cropper at the hands of the 16th-ranked ...
Pressure is still there - Du Preez   Independent Online
We win or we are out - Fourie   SuperSport
No let up in pressure but Boks know path to success   South African Broadcasting Corporation

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gulfnews.com   

Fiji storm to incident-packed Rugby World Cup win over Uruguay   
gulfnews.com
Milton Keynes: Uruguay scored their first World Cup tries for 12 years on Tuesday but could not stop Nemani Nadolo leading Fiji to a rampaging 47-15 victory to end their campaign. Carlos Arboleya claimed Uruguay's first try in the tournament since ...
Los Teros refelect on 'night of firsts'   ESPN
Fiji end World Cup campaign on a high with 32-point win over Uruguay   The Guardian
Fiji bow out of RWC overpowering feisty Uruguay 47-15   The San Diego Union-Tribune

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SuperSport   

Lack of experience costs England dear   
SuperSport
England's early exit from the Rugby World Cup could be blamed on a lack of forward planning that left them devoid of tournament experience. England have only seven players with previous World Cup appearances in their squad, less than any of the other ...

2015-10-07 South Africa Entertainment

Citizen   

Trevor Noah heading back to SA for tour   
Citizen
Trevor Noah attends the South African Film and Television Awards (Safta) at the Pretoria State Theatre in Pretoria, South Africa on 7 February 2009. (Photo by Gallo Images/City Press/Muntu Vilakazi) ...

2015-10-07 South Africa Technology

Independent Online   

Emissions saga: VW plans recall in 2016   
Independent Online
Berlin - Volkswagen Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said in an interview with a German newspaper that the company would launch a recall for cars affected by its diesel emissions crisis in January and complete the fix by the end of next year. “If all ...
Volkswagen Sought a Green Seal for Its Diesel Cars   New York Times
For Volkswagen, costs of scandal will be piling up   Daily Times
More than 27000 used imports caught up in VW scandal   Irish Independent
WIRED   
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Game on: digital games to pass $100B pa by 2020   
iTWire
PCs will power 8% annual growth in video games, seeing the digital games industry going from $80B in 2015 to $104B by end 2018. This projected $20B+ of growth in the digital games market will stem from the contributions made by the PC market, showing ...

2015-10-07 South Africa Business

BDlive   

Sibanye's new deal raises its PGM play   
BDlive
SIBANYE Gold's R4bn offer for Aquarius Platinum announced on Tuesday will catapult it into the ranks of the five biggest global platinum group metals (PGM) miners. This deal follows a month after an agreement to buy Anglo Platinum's Rustenburg mines.
Sibanye's brisk march   Moneyweb.co.za
Sibanye raises platinum gamble with Aquarius deal   Reuters Africa
Aquarius Platinum rescued by Sibanye Gold for R4-bn in cash   Times LIVE
Mining MX   
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly   
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New York Times   

Volkswagen Sought a Green Seal for Its Diesel Cars   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — In July 2011, President Obama took the stage here to announce sweeping new fuel economy and carbon emissions targets for vehicles in the United States. Joining him were top executives from nearly every automaker, representing 90 ...

2015-10-07 South Africa South Africa

Times LIVE   

Madonsela wants end to doubt on her powers   
Times LIVE
Madonsela has asked the court to rule on the extent of her powers. File photo. Image by: Simphiwe Nkwali / Sunday Times. The Constitutional Court is to be asked to clarify whether the public protector's findings in respect of remedial action are binding.
EFF welcomes decision that Madonsela can join court bid   News24
Madonsela joins EFF's case for clarity & integrity   Eyewitness News
EFF welcomes Concourt's #PayBackTheMoney decision   Politicsweb
South African Broadcasting Corporation   
AllAfrica.com   
eNCA   
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Times LIVE   

Zuma announces task team to tackle problems at universities   
Times LIVE
Zuma made the announcement following a meeting, between him and the vice-chancellors of higher education institutions across the country at the Union Buildings, to discuss the tense situation at several campuses. File photo. Image by: CARLO ALLEGRI / ...

2015-10-07 South Africa Africa

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Pistorius to stay in jail as parole decision delayed   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Oscar Pistorius will stay in jail after a decision to grant him parole was again delayed in a long battle last Monday, over whether he should be released early from a prison sentence for killing his girlfriend. They're going to refer the matter back to ...

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News24   

DRC ruling party officials behind demo attack   
News24
Police try to clear a main road as anti government protesters burn tyres during a protest against a new law that could delay elections to be held in the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. (John Bompengo, AP). Multimedia · User Galleries ...
DR Congo authorities 'hired thugs' to attack protesters   The Nation
Congo ruling party officials behind demo attack -rights body HRW   South African Broadcasting Corporation
Congo ruling party officials behind demo attack - rights body HRW | Reuters   Firstpost
The Economist   
Chicago Tribune   
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Times LIVE   

Madonsela wants end to doubt on her powers   
Times LIVE
Madonsela has asked the court to rule on the extent of her powers. File photo. Image by: Simphiwe Nkwali / Sunday Times. The Constitutional Court is to be asked to clarify whether the public protector's findings in respect of remedial action are binding.
EFF welcomes decision that Madonsela can join court bid   News24
EFF welcomes Concourt's #PayBackTheMoney decision   Politicsweb
Madonsela joins EFF's case for clarity & integrity   Eyewitness News
South African Broadcasting Corporation   
AllAfrica.com   
eNCA   
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Citizen TV   

Kenya pupils return after teachers' strike suspended   
TV Newsroom
It was a ritual repeated at all the over 36,000 schools in the East African nation, both private and public. “Those were the only ones whose attendance returns were made available to TSC during the strike, for the rest there is no proof that they ...
Court to rule on teachers' pay rise on November 6   The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
Lawyer - CBA Cure to Teacher Strikes   AllAfrica.com
Teachers to know fate of pay rise in November   Citizen TV (press release)

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The Nation Newspaper   

At 55: Nigerians Probe Selves …Say Buhari Has A Lot To Do   
The Tide
As Nigeria reaches the middle age of 55, many in Bayelsa State have expressed their hope in indivisible country and the need to return the nation into an egtarian society where justice, reigns supreme. Speaking to The Tide in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State ...

2015-10-07 South Africa World

Irish Times   

ECJ ruling vindicates privacy activist   
Irish Times
The European Court of Justice ruling on Tuesday concerned a referral from the Irish Court involving the Irish Data Protection Commissioner in Portarlington and the Austrian law graduate and privacy campaigner Max Schrems. He is a Facebook user since ...