June 29, 2001

Smoke ban enforced

From Sunday (1 July) the ban on smoking in public places was enforced. Smoking is now only allowed in specially designated areas that do not take up more than 25% of the public space and are separated from the non-smoking area by a solid partition. Kerry Cullinan reports.

Pressure and politics cloud top AIDS job

The pressure of responsibilty for holding down the top AIDS job in the country weighs heavily on the slight shoulders of Dr Nono Simelela, head of the national HIV/AIDS Directorate. However, there is no doubting her her commitment to facing up to the challenges that confront her.

Loans for life
Living with AIDS – Programme 38

In this feature on "Living with AIDS" the World Bank's Dr Mamphela Ramphele speaks about the merits of loans to combat HIV/AIDS. Sue Valentine spoke to Dr Ramphele when she visited South Africa last week and asked her as a medical doctor and as a South African, how she felt about South Africa' s response to HIV/AIDS.

June 29, 2001

Critical thought and cool logic

Dr Mamphela Ramphele is one of five managing directors at the World Bank in Washington. On a recent visit home to South Africa she spoke out about the need for African governments to value intellectual rigour, the need for incentives for skilled professionals and the value of investing in anti-retroviral treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS

June 29, 2001

Smoke ban enforced

Pressure and politics cloud top AIDS job

Loans for life Living with AIDS – Programme 38

Critical thought and cool logic

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Loans for life
Living with AIDS – Programme 38