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/ 26 November 2007
One in five of the tens of thousands of young children who die each year in South Africa probably suffocate to death, drowning from pus-filled lungs as a result of pneumonia. Yet more than two-thirds of these deaths could be prevented if all children under five were given a vaccine that protects against the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia — the pneumococcus.
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/ 26 November 2007
Boardroom politics and reshuffling happen all the time, usually because of personal differences or conflicting strategic visions. In the past two years there have been numerous chief executives who have resigned for "personal reasons" or "to spend more time with the family". These reasons are often used as euphemisms by executives who no longer see eye to eye with the rest of the board.
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/ 26 November 2007
Bethan lives in southern England on the same street as best friend Allie (64). They are on their first holiday to Kenya, a country they say is ”just full of big young boys who like us older girls”. Hard figures are difficult to come by, but local people on the coast estimate that as many as one in five single women visiting from rich countries are in search of sex.
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/ 26 November 2007
The who’s who of world soccer converged on Durban’s International Convention Centre (ICC) on Sunday for the 2010 preliminary draw. A rumble echoed through the centre as England were drawn in the same group as Croatia — the team that recently knocked England out of Euro 2008.
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/ 26 November 2007
After a week of uncharacteristic silence, Nicolas Sarkozy vowed there would be no going back on reforms that have triggered nationwide transport strikes. To an Ulster Unionist’s ears, his message would have had a profound resonance: No surrender. Stern rhetoric was met with extreme action. Shortly after he spoke, unidentified saboteurs set fire to kilometres of cabling — further disrupting France’s high-speed rail lines.
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/ 26 November 2007
With inflation reported at close to 15Â 000%, a quarter of the population in need of food aid and a currency so worthless even the government charges for services in foreign currency, no sitting leader should win an election. Unless, of course, he is Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe. Hard as it may be for many of his critics to figure out, especially those outside Zimbabwe, Mugabe has an open road to a sixth successive term as leader.
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/ 26 November 2007
Recently UNAids announced a steep downward revision of the number of HIV-infected people, especially in Asia. If the latest figures are accurate, the epidemic is even more concentrated in Southern Africa than previously thought. According to UNAids, of the 33,2-million people living with HIV worldwide, more than two-thirds of them (22,5-million) live in sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa remains the country with the greatest number of HIV infections.
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/ 25 November 2007
Human civilisation is based on the value of responsibility. Without it, the very enterprise of building a society is in danger. At Polokwane next month, the ANC will debate ideas for the future. One idea, in particular, has the potential to transform and uplift our country: a Bill of Responsibilities for our schools.
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/ 25 November 2007
I hope the people of Polokwane are getting ready for the ANC national conference with the same zest that the country is preparing for the 2010 World Cup. I don’t recall there ever being so much hype about anything up there, but it would be unkind to suggest that nothing ever happens in Limpopo. Stop smirking, writes comedian David Kau.
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/ 25 November 2007
Despite qualifying automatically as hosts of the 2010 World Cup, South Africa got some of the toughest opposition possible as preparation in the 2010 World Cup draw on Sunday. The draw, broadcast live to 170 territories, took place at the Durban International Convention Centre.