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/ 4 August 2003

Aids vaccine trials begin

Joseph Sirrah looked forward to receiving his first injection on Tuesday as part of Uganda’s Aids vaccine trials, despite the reservations of his wife and members of his community. In SA, 150 volunteers have already been recruited and screened.

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/ 4 August 2003

Über-merc

PSSST! Fancy a peek at Germany’s most politically-incorrect export since the V2 rocket? The Mercedes-Benz factory has just released pics of their monster SLR McLaren – a gull-winged, aerodynamic beauty rumoured to reach 100 km/hr in under four seconds, and attain a top speed of 340 km/hr.

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/ 4 August 2003

Equal to the best in the world

The recent growth of scientific excellence within historically black universities (HBUs) is being hailed as a remarkable success story. The result of a seven-year collaborative research programme between South Africa and Britain, this growth has taken place in universities that apartheid decreed were to remain inferior forever.