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Bringing home baby when you’re HIV positive and bae is not
Sperm washing, assisted insemination and long hospital waits – if you were lucky. But things are changing for the better
How to get South Africans to buy into the next big thing in medicine
These ATMs can decrease the number of patients in clinics but health workers are not helping to achieve that goal.
On the road: Go inside the farm clinics making sure workers are never far from care
They're not only good for workers' health, they're good for business too.
Turn to digital to increase communication with young people about HIV
Radio, print and TV are great tools, but digital platforms provide information and enables conversations between peers and with experts
Successful HIV treatment create health problems by contaminating water with ARVs
Traces of the drugs are found in urine and faeces, but water treatment plants are not designed to remove them
Mark Heywood: ‘I was pitched against the very government I had fought for’
Activists litigated to force government to give HIV-positive people antiretrovirals. Mia Malan talks to Mark Heywood about the political consequences
#AIDS2016: ‘Never again must the political meddling of a few derail progress’
The International Aids Conference returns after 16 years to a very different South Africa, but the battle against HIV is not yet over.
New state-run pharmaceutical company to produce ARVs by 2019
South Africa will soon get its own facility to make tablets to treat HIV and other ailments.
Meet the Khayelitsha compliers club
Communities are bringing HIV monitoring and dispensing out of the clinics and into their homes.
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Corruption allegations: It’s a family affair at Dihlabeng municipality
The mayor, her relatives and their friends keep landing lucrative tenders and using state resources. Yet Lindiwe Makhalema has failed to declare the list of her relationships with people and companies benefiting from the municipality
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Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES
An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow
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Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan
Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date
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Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA
SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations
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Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap
The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities
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Cheque value bundles – real value
Most people do not pay much attention to what bank account they have and whether or not it is suited to their daily realities
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Absa Rewards puts cash in your pocket
In addition to the cash benefits, you will receive special offers and exclusive deals from selected Absa Rewards partners
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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised
SAICA calls for a review of the mandatory minimum skills and qualifications required for all key financial management positions within the public sector
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Eleven ways to protect yourself against fraud
While financial services firms work continuously to improve security, fraudsters are always devising new plans to circumvent the latest safety measures
