Economic development equals more cancer
Cancer deaths in Africa are projected to double by 2030 due to growth and ageing of the population.
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Beating cancer in Africa
With a cancer death rate more than double that of Europe or North America, African researchers have announced a range of initiatives to tackle the epidemic.
Loving in spite of HIV ‘€“ Part 1 Living with AIDS 461
Do you know your partner'€™s HIV status? Would you still be willing to be with someone if they told you that they were HIV-positive? Katlego and Mpho, had to confront these questions in their relationship.
Peddling Poison
A poisonous new street drug is being peddled in KZN. Known as Whoonga, it'€™s highly addictive and sometimes lethal.
MCC fails to deliver best ARV combos
South Africa'€™s Medicines Control Council (MCC) refused to fast track critical fixed dose combination (FDC) antiretrovirals for inclusion in the country'€™s massive antiretroviral tender outcome announced in December, several sources have confirmed.
Granny, why can’€™t I go to school?
Endinako Ngxangashe (3) sits at her grandmother'€™s feet, intensely following her every move. She innocently asks her grandmother No-andile Ngxangashe'€™s (55) why she no longer goes to school. Ngxangashe'€™s candidly looks at her granddaughter and smiles.
Towards improved healthcare
With the launch of the AID Effectiveness Framework for Health last week, the Health Department is confident that it has taken a step closer to achieving its goal of giving South Africans better health care. This follows a renewed financial boost to the country'€™s health system.
Creche fees too much for unemployed mom
Nokuthula Jam-Jam (40), an unemployed mother of five is furious that her children can'€™t go to crèche.
Red tape keeps kids in limbo
Young children from an impoverished Cape Town community are spending their days on the street as bureaucracy hampers their access to safety and early education.
Whoonga dealers are peddling poison
Those peddling Whoonga, the deadly drug sweeping through KwaZulu-Natal townships, should face murder charges as they are deliberately poisoning people.
Why, when and how men rape
An article published in SA Crime Quarterly reports on the findings of research conducted to try and establish from men why they rape.
Behaviour increases HIV in youth
Teenagers say they know all they need to know about HIV/AIDS, yet they often fail to make the right decisions to protect themselves.
Behaviour increases HIV in youth
Teenagers say they know all they need to know about HIV/AIDS, yet they often fail to make the right decisions to protect themselves.
Behaviour increases HIV in youth
Teenagers say they know all they need to know about HIV/AIDS, yet they often fail to make the right decisions to protect themselves.
Ending hunger to reach MDGs
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children'€™s Fund (UNICEF) have committed to working together to reduce child stunting in Eastern and Southern Africa in an effort to reach the UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015.