African-American women are 23 times as likely to be infected with the Aids virus as white women and account for 71,8% of new HIV cases among women in 29 American states, research shows. A non-profit health organisation has found that in 2001 about 67% of black women with Aids had contracted the virus through heterosexual sex — up from 58% four years earlier.
Education for all was the policy Zimbabwean authorities pursued diligently for much of the first decade after independence. The goal was to extend education to the previously disadvantaged black majority. Scores of schools were built and the training of thousands of teachers speeded up. It did not take long to bear fruit. Sadly, those classroom gains are now in jeopardy.
Ten minutes after the final whistle, with Chelsea’s fans chirruping “Champions League, you’re having a laugh” to a near-empty stadium, the cheery fellow who mans the Highbury Tannoy announced that “the games still come thick and fast”. Tannoy man was referring to the fact that Arsenal host Liverpool in the Premiership on Friday.
The new Saveclaudio.co.uk website received 3 000 responses in its first week. Chelsea’s immense wealth bemuses the public and the manager is the only person at Stamford Bridge to inspire unstinting affection. Claudio Ranieri is seen as the little guy pitted against a vindictive enemy of limitless power.
Robert Sangster, Europe’s most successful racehorse owner of the past 30 years, died at his home on Wednesday after a long fight against pancreatic cancer. He was 67. Sangster’s horses won 27 European Classics. He also owned the 1984 Breeders Cup Mile winner, Royal Heroine, and 1980 Melbourne Cup winner Beldale Ball.
Orlando Pirates defender Lucky Lekgwathi will on Thursday accompany Bucs to the Seychelles for their African Champions League match against St Michel on Saturday. Lekgwathi has been out of action for more than six months after sustaining a career-threatening injury during the 2004 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Kaizer Chiefs continued their march to their first league championship title in 12 years when they defeated Moroka Swallows 2-1 in a hard-fought Soweto Castle Premiership derby played at a wet FNB stadium on Wednesday night. Swallows were the better of the two sides in the first half but missed a number of easy chances to score.
Deportivo la Coruna coach Javier Irureta described his team’s sensational Champions League triumph over holders AC Milan on Wednesday as a ”miracle”. The Spanish side overturned a 4-1 first leg deficit to win the return clash of their quarterfinal tie 4-0 to go through 5-4 on aggregate and set up a semifinal match-up against FC Porto.
For Jack Nicklaus, this might be about as close as he’ll ever come to giving a farewell speech at Augusta National. ”I would say the chances of not seeing me here next year are a lot greater than seeing me,” Nicklaus said on Wednesday. ”It’s far better than 50% that I won’t play here any more.”
Defending champions Auckland will face a Bulls tight five of Test strength as they try to rebuild their Super 12 rugby season on Friday in the opening match of round eight. Bulls coach Rudy Joubert has named Richard Bands, Danie Coetzee and Christo Bezuidenhout in his front row against the Auckland Blues.