Mara Kardas-Nelson

SA should lead the way in using antiretroviral therapy (ART) as a means of HIV prevention, WHO official Dr Reuben Granich said on Monday.

Rights activists claim HIV-positive women are being made infertile against their will by public health doctors.

A government policy change has resulted in a severe shortage of corneal transplants in South Africa.

Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for an immediate end to the detainment and deportation of Zimbabweans in South Africa.

According to student Ayogu, ''he is the Holy Father, and our spiritual leader, his words carry a lot of weight in all aspects of your life.

''Some - have tried to reintegrate on more than one occasion,'' she says. ''Because they fear for their safety they're not going back.''

Fire and brimstone rained down on northern Israel throughout most of this week. And as air-raid sirens sounded and rockets slammed into the country from Hizbullah positions in Lebanon, the state unfurled its extensive safety net. The Israeli Defence Force Home Front Command issued a list of safety recommendations via television and newspapers -- including step-by-step instructions on what to do when the sirens sound.