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Murder suspect to remain in jail

Times LIVE 

The Bredasdorp man charged with the murder of Sulnita Manho will be held in jail until his bail application in May.

DA says: There's an app for that

Times LIVE 

Politics is shifting into digital platforms as the Democratic Alliance launched its Activist App yesterday, an online tool that seeks to empower its members on the ground ahead of the local government elections.

Sharp hike in wheat duties

Times LIVE 

An increase in wheat-import duty of 34% - the highest on record - to protect local farmers has been approved by the Treasury, but it has asked the International Trade Administration Commission to review the formula used to calculate the increase because it is worried about the higher tariff's effect on food prices.

Luck be Jade's lady in Hooters finals

Times LIVE 

A Port Elizabeth student will try her luck in Las Vegas representing South Africa at the international Miss Hooters competition after winning the South African leg over the weekend.

Marriage lengthens cancer survival

Times LIVE 

Married cancer patients are more likely to survive longer than those who do not have the support of a spouse during their battle with the illness, a study has suggested.

Full-fat to diabetics' advantage

Times LIVE 

People who regularly consume full-fat dairy products are less likely to develop diabetes than those who eat low-fat dairy products, according to new research published in the journal Circulation.

To be or not to be in Afghanistan

Times LIVE 

Occasionally fighting to be heard over the clatter of helicopters flying into the nearby Nato headquarters, British actor Naeem Hayat delivers Hamlet's reflections on mortality and retribution to a shivering audience in Kabul.



Family fearful after pupil stabbed

Times LIVE 

An 18-year-old has been arrested for the stabbing of a 15-year-old pupil at Modderdam Secondary School in Bishop Lavis on the Cape Flats, but the victim's family have chosen not to open a case because are afraid for their safety.

Grenade explodes in court demo

Times LIVE 

The detonator of a hand grenade exploded during a demonstration in court requested by a judge in a Pakistani anti-terror trial yesterday, injuring two people and throwing the judge off his chair.

Cruz campaign accused of using 'Gestapo tactics'

Times LIVE 

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's new convention manager accused Ted Cruz's campaign of using "Gestapo tactics" after the Texas senator swept the party's convention-delegate selection process in Colorado.

Famous rhino maimed, then killed in Zim

Times LIVE 

Veterinarians in Zimbabwe put down a rhino that featured on a popular wildlife television series after it was critically wounded in a poaching attempt, a wildlife conservation group said yesterday.

Wild tigers roar back from extinction

Times LIVE 

The number of wild tigers across the globe has increased for the first time in a century, thanks to improved conservation efforts, wildlife groups said yesterday.

War-torn Darfur votes on unification

Times LIVE 

Sudan's war-scarred Darfur region voted yesterday in the first day of a referendum on its future status despite international criticism, a rebel boycott and protests in camps for the displaced.

Playing with kids' futures

Times LIVE 

Parents might be unable to apply for Grade 1 or Grade 8 places at sought-after Gauteng schools if yesterday's website crashes are anything to go by.

Meet the Filmmaker Who Wants to Save Horror From Cheap Scares

BuzzFeed 

The masked killer (John Gallagher Jr.) in Hush.

Netflix

For viewers who associate horror films with panicked screams, Hush may be a breath of fresh air. Throughout the movie, final girl Maddie (Kate Siegel), a writer who is deaf, is terrorized by a crazed attacker (John Gallagher Jr.) while remaining almost entirely silent: She’s a scream queen who can’t speak, let alone scream.

Hush, which is now streaming on Netflix, was conceived by Oculus director Mike Flanagan and... Читать дальше...

Obama's worst mistake: No Libya 'day-after' plan

Times LIVE 

A failure to adequately plan for the aid and governing of Libya after the US-led Nato attacks in 2011 "probably" was his biggest error in office, President Barack Obama told Fox News on Sunday.

Superbugs get gene ally

Times LIVE 

A newly discovered antibiotic-resistant gene is threatening to open up a new front in the war against superbugs by rendering a "last-resort" drug impotent, experts warn.

Convicts on Strike: Conditions in Texas Prisons Reminiscent of Slavery

Sputnik International 

On April 4th prisoners from multiple facilities in Texas went on strike in hopes that poor working and living conditions will be improved. Director of the Prison Justice League (PJL) Erica Gammill told Loud & Clear host Brian Becker that the inmates’ demands are “basic human rights” that should have already been afforded to them.

To save Indian Skimmer, MP tells Rajasthan not to open dam gates

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

To save the Indian Skimmer, an endangered bird found in the National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh has requested Rajasthan not to discharge water from its three dams on Chambal River till the first week of June. The reason for concern -- unhabited islands in the downstream, where these birds lay eggs, get inundated when large volumes of water is released.





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