Lance Armstrong arrives in South Africa The Miami Herald | CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has arrived in South Africa ahead of his appearance in the Cape Argus cycling race. | Armstrong flew into Cape Town late Monday and is set to ride as part of the world's biggest peloton on Sunday. | The Argus is a one-da...
Condom use still far from the norm in South Africa The Guardian | Denialism and hypocrisy from leaders is failing to help in the fight against HIV and aids, say critics | Jacob Zuma was ridiculed for testifying he took a shower after sex with an HIV-positive family friend to lower the risk. Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters | An estimated 5.7 million South Afri...
Historic SA Open for Durban Country Club Independent online | Next » 1 2 | By Suren Naidoo | Durban is not only gearing up for the World Cup in June but also for another honour: in summer the city's world-renowned Durban Country Club will be hosting the 100th SA Open - the world's second-old...
Charlize Theron visits schools across South Africa Newstrack India | London, Mar 5 (ANI): Charlize Theron recently visited schools across her homeland South Africa, emphasizing the importance of education to the students. | The actress had t...
The Forgotten Plight of Zimbabwe's Xenophobia Victims in South Africa All Africa At least 1,500 Zimbabweans who fled their homes in the De Doorns farming area in the Western Cape, after they were attacked by South African mobs, believe they have been overlooked by authorities and aid agencies. | ...
Starting ART During TB Therapy More Than Halves Deaths - Durban Study All Africa An article in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that starting patients on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy while they are taking TB treatment could dramatically improve their chances of survival and strengthen the integration of TB and HIV serv...
SOUTH AFRICA: Inequality not so black and white IRINnews web | INEQUALITY NOT SO BLACK AND WHITE , 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - The growing gulf between the haves and have-nots in the black population has given South Africa the dubious distinction of becoming one of the world's most unequal societies, according to a recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an inter-...
Britain sends South Africa 42m condoms in HIV fight before World Cup The Guardian | • Host nation has one-in-five rate of HIV/Aids among adults | • Plea for an extra billion condoms before football fans descend | A teenage prostitute holds on to her one remaining condom as she waits for a truck driver to pick her up at one of the many truck stops on the main road from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/Rex F...
SOUTH AFRICA: Foreign nationals attacked with "impunity" IRINnews web | JOHANNESBURG , 9 February 2010 (IRIN) - Foreign nationals are being attacked with "impunity" in South Africa, a leading human rights organization charged as the latest service delivery protests turned violent and several hundred residents turned their anger on Ethiopian refugees living in Siyathemba township, about 80km east of Johannesburg. ...
