The safety and security of the country could be at risk if HIV/Aids among police in South Africa is not addressed and large numbers of them start dying, the International Aids Conference heard in Toronto on Tuesday. A preliminary report shows police work in an environment that increases their risk of HIV infection.
Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Tuesday night lashed out at the media for ”distortion” in reporting on South Africa’s exhibition of garlic, lemon and beetroot at the International Aids Conference in Toronto. ”We haven’t shocked the world; we have told the truth,” she said.
The duopoly telecoms providers in Uganda, South Africa’s MTN and Uganda Telecom, have opposed the Ugandan government’s plan to open up the telecoms market to competition. The two providers say opening up the telecoms market would not be in the interests of the country.
Roofs of houses and businesses were in danger of collapsing under the weight of snow in Barkly East and Elliot in the Eastern Cape, Arrive Alive said on Wednesday. Disaster teams and traffic authorities were using graders to clear snow off the road. ”But it is very, very cold and the snow is very thick,” said an Arrive Alive spokesperson.
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The former head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Bulelani Ngcuka, did everything in his power to protect the reputation of former deputy president Jacob Zuma, according to an affidavit filed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. In the document, Ngcuka denies allegations of involvement in any political conspiracy against Zuma.
A shock hike in the price of beer announced by the Zimbabwean government last month has virtually emptied most Harare nightspots of revellers. The price hike seems to have taken away the only safe way for most Zimbabweans to bury their sorrows, forcing many to resort to other, not-so-innocent means to find solace.
About 54 700 people were left dead or missing and 2,5-million others homeless by last month’s devastating floods in North Korea, an independent South Korean humanitarian group said on Wednesday. Good Friends, a long-term aid partner for North Korea, said the floods were the worst in the country’s history.
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World Cup semifinalists Kenya were no match for Bangladesh as the tourists clinched the third and final one-day match by six wickets on Tuesday to win the series 3-0. Medium-pacer Ashrafe Mortaza acted as the chief destroyer of the Kenyan batting line-up, taking 6-26 for a total haul of 13 wickets in the three-match series.
The University of Pretoria’s Mamelodi campus will re-open on Wednesday, university management announced on Tuesday. This is after two weeks of sometimes violent protests by students and the temporary closure of the campus by management.