Congolese refugees in Uganda are banding together to make a life outside the ‘diseased’ state refugee camps.
With its boda bodas,vibrant nightlife
and top cuisine,it
sure is full of fun for
a city known more
as a way station
than a destination.
Mara Kardas-Nelson ate and drank and walked her way through a gloriously hot, sticky and beautifully unhurried mess.
Residents of all different backgrounds fear that the Bo-Kaap will be left behind if the community does not have forceful collective representation.
The city that remains abuzz from morning until night,leaves you wanting more as it has too much to soak up in a short amount of time.
A silicon ring, currently being tested in trials across Africa, could be the new way to prevent HIV infection in women.
Southern Africa has little reason to celebrate, given the massive HIV funding cuts that threaten to take the region back to where it was 10 years ago.
Young South Africans do not perceive themselves to be at risk of contracting HIV, which make calls for innovative education more urgent.
Through frank interviews, the documentary refrains from being didactic, but opens up discussion among men.
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/ 10 December 2010
Inadequate training is a barrier to successfully preventing TB infection in HIV patients.
As acid mine drainage threatens some of South Africa’s major cities and waterways, technology providers are looking for cost-effective solutions.
Effective solutions for dealing with the country’s massive acid mine drainage problems exist, but the question is who should finance the way out.
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/ 29 November 2010
The move away from dependence on oil has created a resurgence of interest in using coal to power our jobs, homes and lives.
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/ 26 November 2010
Headlines of unpaid miners matched with new BMWs for owners has pegged the leadership of Aurora as the bad boys in mining.
Mine waste is everywhere. From cities to towns to farms to nature reserves, polluted water and air have landed on the doorsteps of millions of people.
Second in a series of stories in which we explores AMD in SA, this week’s focus is on gold mining and communities that live with its after-effects.
Second in a series of stories in which we explores AMD in SA, this week’s focus is on gold mining and communities that live with its after-effects.
Much of Potgeiter’s energy is wrapped up in anger. After buying a peat farm, Potgeiter began to worry about reports of acid mine drainage.
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/ 23 November 2010
Millions of South Africans must cope with mine dumps, shafts, dust, and polluted water left in the wake of decades of uncapped mining.
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/ 12 November 2010
Acid mine drainage has bubbled into the public consciousness. But exactly what it means and how we need to deal with it remains murky.
Concerns that Jo’burg and the Cradle of Humankind will soon be flooded with acid mine drainage have been central to discussions for months.
One of the most abundant heavy metals in the earth’s crust, uranium is a known radiological element and toxin.
Despite its importance to development and human health, the quality of South Africa’s water is fast degrading.
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/ 9 November 2010
The world of acid mine drainage is filled with myriad characters with competing interests. Follow this guide to see who’s who.
World Contraception Day puts spotlight on limited reproductive health information for South African women.
A device aimed at measuring the body’s immune
response to HIV on site could ‘revolutionise’ Aids care in poor, under-resourced areas.
Advocates claim that the United Nations "has failed women", and that a new women’s agency was already lacking transparency.
Activists fear not enough will be raised to meet the minimum requirements.
The International Aids Conference theme, "Rights here, right now", highlights a global push towards a human rights approach to HIV/Aids.
Flat-lined rather than scaled-up funding promises to be a central issue at the International Aids Conference in Vienna.
Hard-fought gains against HIV/Aids are being threatened by international donors “flatlining” funding for treatment programmes.
Hopes are high that a study of a broad-based preventative approach will dramatically reduce prevalence among particularly vulnerable miners.