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UNFPA plans battle against HIV-linked maternal deaths
January 1, 2010 -- Africa news .A joint UN programme is to be launched to tackle the increasing number of deaths linked to childbirth among women living with HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa, a UN Population Fund official said. Comment?
37 Catholic workers killed worldwide
... ench priest Louis Blondel, who was killed during a burglary at his home in a shanty town north of Johannesburg, South Africa. - AFP Comment?
... what happens when a giant spaceship carrying a million or so aliens is marooned in the sky above Johannesburg, South Africa. The action takes place some20 years following the appearance of the craft, after its frightened and starving denizens have ... Comment?
Zimbabwe's Mugabe organized mass rapes
... . . . and cannot be coincidental," says the report, which Lewis and others will release in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the study, 18 of the female victims held positions as officers within the Movement for Democratic Change, the main ... Comment?
South African President Jacob Zuma Calls For End of 'Culture of Negativity'
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Zuma calls for end of 'culture of negativity' JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Dec 31 2009 14:53 President Jacob Zuma said 2010 was the year for South Africans to renew their commitment to national unity. Comment?
Portage Northern graduate aims to help Africa one chid at a time
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African Leadership Academy Location: On the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. Comment?
... roadmap to combat growing urban poverty. 16/04/2007 UN examines housing adequacy in South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Miloon Kothari, is on an official visit to South Africa to examine ... Comment?
Graeme Swann turns over new leaf to take place among elite
It is remarkable to think, given the Midas-like qualities in the spinning fingers of Graeme Swann, that there was a gap of nine years between his selection for England and his first Test cap. Comment?
At the Sandton Sun Hotel in central Johannesburg last month, Danny Jordaan, speaking to a group of Asian journalists, couldn't resist smiling when he said that at least now, the world media is asking how South Africa will stage the World Cup finals rather than whether they will hold one at all. Comment?
The ANC is failing poor Africans
With the World Cup nearing, 2010 will be South Africa's year. The self-proclaimed Rainbow Nation will receive a rainbow crowd of visitors, the largest and most diverse group of tourists in its history. Comment?
Laurence Harvey: The Actor Who Lived Life at the Top
... on October 1, 1928 in Yonishkis, Lithuania to a Jewish Russian builder. The family immigrated to Johannesburg, South Africa in 1934 and Laruschka grew up despising his bleak existence and longed to escape. At age 14, he ran away to join the South ... Comment?
ARCHIVE: 'We need our doctors,' South Africans plead; Fighting...
Esther Morajane wipes away tears, remembering how an inexperienced doctor sliced through her bladder on the way to her womb during a caesarean section. Comment?
The 25 Most Dangerous Cities for Offshore Outsourcing
Feature If you have an outsourcing contract for work in Bogota, Colombia, Bangkok, Thailand, or Johannesburg, South Africa, you should be aware that they rank as the riskiest offshore outsourcing destinations in the world. Comment?
Rain helps England reach final
There were tense, worrying moments along the way but England eventually emerged through the torment and qualified for the final of the Standard Bank series last night. Comment?
Constitution Hill, formerly Old Fort prison, Johannesburg, South Africa
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The testimonies left by Number Four jail's non-white inmates are a stark reminder of a brutal and barbaric regime The Constitution Hill prison in Johannesburg, South Africa, is a searing relic of racial apartheid. Comment?
Zimbabweans Travel to South Africa Despite Delays at Border
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Many Zimbabweans living and working in neighboring South Africa travel home during the holiday period, causing massive bottlenecks at the main overland border post. Comment?
South Africa leader says 2010 is year of football
Eds: APNewsNow. Moving on general news and sports services. JOHANNESBURG South Africa's president says hosting the World Cup will make 2010 the country's most important year since apartheid ended in 1994. Comment?
South Africa: New technology could revolutionise TB diagnosis
JOHANNESBURG, 31 December 2009 - A new technology being pioneered in South Africa may make screening for tuberculosis faster, cheaper and more reliable - " and it's all based on technology found on a typical trip through airport security. Comment?
Neill Blomkamp goes into District 9
All's well that ends with a movie getting made in Hollywood. But Vancouver-based South African director Neill Blomkamp found out the hard way the first time around that even sure things in Tinseltown aren't guaranteed. Comment?
UNFPA plans battle against HIV-linked maternal deaths
A joint UN programme is to be launched to tackle the increasing number of deaths linked to childbirth among women living with HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa, a UN Popu lation Fund official said. Comment?