David Jackson
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/ 19 September 2007

Planning ahead to curb multidrug-resistant TB

A multifaceted international partnership programme to combat the growing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) pandemic is well underway, with a five-year project strategy until the end of 2011 also being developed within South Africa. In 2003, global pharmaceutical giant Lilly launched the Lilly Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Partnership project.

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/ 19 September 2007

Giving kids a reason to :-)

In a world of escalating bad news about crime, poverty, violence and ill health, one project has generated good news, provided hope and turned the tide — the Cipla Medpro Miles for Smiles Foundation. The foundation challenged two extreme athletes to participate in a radical event of their choice to capture the attention of all South Africans.

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/ 24 January 2003

Media shake-up on the cards

Nail boss Saki Macozoma is bidding for a pup in the shape of Johncom, the media and entertainment arm of Johnnic Holdings, media analysts have warned. Macozoma confirmed last week that Nail is bidding for the group, which includes the coveted Sunday Times.

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/ 29 September 2000

Getting our act together to regenerate

morality Cedric Mayson Spirit Level Being good is not just an individual matter. Morality is also a communal problem demanding a communal answer because our dos and don’ts are determined by the society we live in. Just as many South Africans still live in racial enclaves that direct their politics and behaviour, so is our […]