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Highly contagious disease surges in some US states amid report of possible fatal case
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is on the rise in some parts of the U.S., public health departments have reported. The highly contagious viral illness is most prevalent among children under 5, but people of all ages can become infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Virginia, the Fairfax […]
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Loni Anderson's death thrusts turbulent Burt Reynolds romance back into the spotlight
Though Loni Anderson’s talent on screen earned her mega success, her life behind the scenes got just as much — if not more — attention. Dubbed a “sex symbol” for decades, Anderson, who died on Sunday after battling a prolonged illness, embraced her sexuality and public romances, including her relationship with the late Burt Reynolds. […]
South Africa is preparing to diversify its export markets in response to the looming 30% tariff imposed by the US, which government officials say will cost jobs and shave 0.2% off economic growth. The country is one of several facing punitive tariffs from the US as it moves to protect its own manufacturers and labour […]
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Nicaragua Celebrates 46 Years of Sandinista Revolution in Pretoria
The Embassy of Nicaragua in South Africa hosted a vibrant commemoration of the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution at its Waterkloof premises. The event, attended by dignitaries including ambassadors and diplomats from Cuba, Venezuela, Russia, Iran, Sahrawi Republic and Vietnam, as well as representatives from the ANC, SACP, and South African youth organisations, […]
Peru celebrated its 204th anniversary of Independence as proclaimed by General Jose de San Martin in 1821, marking the end of the more than 300 years of colonial rule.This important milestone reminds Peruvian’s of their commitment to freedom, sovereignty and democracy. Ambassador Mr Jose Javier Augusto Shaw thanked the Minister of Correctional Services Dr Pieter […]
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Most people on ARVs stay on them. Does our health system know that?
More than two weeks ago, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that the treasury has given R622 million of emergency funding to his department to prop up South Africa’s HIV treatment programme. About R590 million is for provinces’ HIV budgets and R32 million for the chronic medicine distribution system, which allows people to fetch their antiretroviral […]
Upskilling youth: Young members of the cooperative such as Lubabalo Mkhiva have learnt new skills through the project, including around solar installation and energy management. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee Patrick Bam is an executive member of a township cooperative in the Eastern Cape that is generating, managing and benefiting from its own sun-powered energy project. He […]
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Ali Mazrui’s view on how Ethiopia solves the West’s ‘puzzle’ about Africa
Western images of black Africans in earlier centuries portrayed them as people without history, incapable of poetry, too intellectually retarded to philosophise and too mentally slow to be scientific. Ethiopia’s historical experience unequivocally disproves these misconceptions, according to the late, great Kenyan scholar, Ali Mazrui. It is worth noting from the outset what Mazrui was […]
Young children in South Africa live on the edge of both possibility and risk. If all of them were to grow up thriving, it would unlock opportunities for our country: a stronger economy and a safer, happier society. And yet, more than half (500 000) of the children who enter our schooling system every year […]
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Hidden cost of justice denied: What the Vodacom ruling reveals about SA’s social priorities
The constitutional court’s recent ruling in favour of Vodacom, effectively overturning a supreme court of appeal decision that would have awarded Nkosinathi Makate between 5% and 7.5% of the revenue generated from the Please Call Me innovation, is more than just a legal outcome. It reflects a deeper problem in South Africa — the widening […]