2015-04-16 Zimbabwe Health

NPR (blog)   

Nut So Fast, Kind Bars: FDA Smacks Snacks On Health Claims   
NPR (blog)
If you're deciding between a candy bar and a fruit-and-nut bar, and health is top of mind, the best choice seems obvious. But when it comes to companies actually labeling their products "healthy," the Food and Drug Administration is showing it won't pull any ...

2015-04-16 Zimbabwe Science

Wired   

Watch This Gross MRI of a Knuckle Cracking   
Wired
Human beings—well, the rude ones—crack their joints. It's a thing. But scientists have never really understood the physics behind that chilling noise. (And yes, they care.) In the 1970s, most experts thought it had to do with the collapse of air bubbles in the ...

2015-04-16 Zimbabwe Sports

Yahoo Sports (blog)   

Manny Pacquiao given speed bag with Floyd Mayweather's face on it   
Yahoo Sports (blog)
But with Manny Pacquiao's megafight against pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather just two weeks away, "Pacman" is taking the art of visualization to a whole new level. Robert Shapiro – yes, that Robert Shapiro – recently gave Pacquiao a speed bag with ...

2015-04-16 Zimbabwe Entertainment

Channel 24   

Cassper Nyovest's Zim tour to go ahead despite death threats   
Channel 24
The social media post, which warned Cassper not to visit the country went viral on Wednesday afternoon. One post read.... A photo posted by Refiloe Phoolo (@casspernyovest) on Apr 15, 2015 at 8:04am PDT. However, Cassper has made it clear that he will ...

2015-04-16 Zimbabwe Technology

Daily News & Analysis   

After charging Google, European Union antitrust chief declares independence   
Daily News & Analysis
Google boss Eric Schmidt might have missed it in the uproar over the EU's antitrust charges against the US tech giant, but European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager wants to congratulate him. It was a throwaway line in an hour-long press ...

2015-04-16 Zimbabwe Business

New Zimbabwe.com   

Active mobile subscribers up in 2014 — Potraz   
NewsDay
THE country's active mobile subscriber base grew by 3,5% while revenue generated by mobile network operators declined by 17,9% in 2014, a report from the Postal Regulatory Telecommunications Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has shown. BY VICTORIA ...

2015-04-16 Zimbabwe World

Nyasa Times   

Celebs stand against Xenophobia   
The New Age Online
SA celebs have voiced out their disgust at the recent xenophobic attacks that have been taking place in KwaZulu-Natal. Former member of Skwatta Kamp Slikour, Maps Maponyane and Dineo Ranaka have joined the many voices condemning xenophobia in ...

2015-04-16 Zimbabwe Africa

The Guardian Nigeria   

Why I declined assent to constitution review bill, by Jonathan   
The Guardian Nigeria
front pix Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (right )and former Senate President, Ken Nnamani during the visit of delegates of National Steering Committee on Second Peer Review of Nigeria to National Assembly in Abuja ...

2015-04-16 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

NewsDay   

Mujuru loses salary, benefits   
NewsDay
Government has reportedly withdrawn most of former Vice-President Joice Mujuru's State-funded benefits including security staff as the Zanu PF regime intensifies its campaign to reduce her to an ordinary citizen after expelling her from the ruling party and ...