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South Africa: What if sex work were legal?

http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81565
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Governments across the world grapple with the question of how best to deal with sex work: should it be decriminalised, or should existing legislation...
SOUTHERN AFRICA: The elephant ...

SOUTHERN AFRICA: The elephant in the room

Sunday, November 9, 2008
South African National Parks (SANParks) controversially auctioned off 47 metric tonnes (mt) of stockpiled ivory on 6 November, earning the government...
SOMALIA-SOUTH AFRICA: Foreign ...

SOMALIA-SOUTH AFRICA: Foreign competitors not welcome

Sunday, October 19, 2008
About 200 Somali businessmen in South Africa's Western Cape Province are being threatened with violence if they continue doing business in the...
Mandela urges South Africans t...

Mandela urges South Africans to put aside racial differences

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Nelson Mandela on Monday urged South Africans to put aside racial differences in a video address for the country's Youth Day, a rare appearance for...
SOUTH AFRICA: Current HIV trea...

SOUTH AFRICA: Current HIV treatment models not good enough

PLUS NEWS http://plusnews.org
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
More than 400,000 HIV-positive South Africans have begun antiretroviral treatment (ART) since the government launched its programme in 2004. But this...
SOUTH AFRICA: Violence against...

SOUTH AFRICA: Violence against foreigners flares in Cape Town

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Monday, May 26, 2008
Some 2,000 people fleeing violence against foreigners in Cape Town boarded a special train on Saturday to take them to Johannesburg, from where they...
Critical health care fails to ...

Critical health care fails to reach most women and children in high mortality countries despite gains in fighting child killer diseases

UNICEF http://www.unicef.org
Monday, April 21, 2008
World’s health leaders and parliamentarians convene to address accelerated action to reduce maternal and child deaths Leading global health...
UNICEF welcomes signing of Chi...

UNICEF welcomes signing of Children’s Act into law in South Africa

Saturday, April 12, 2008
UNICEF today welcomed the signing of the Children’s Amendment Act by the President of the Republic of South Africa, calling it a major step in...
GLOBAL: Conference throws spot...

GLOBAL: Conference throws spotlight on growing TB threat

PlusNews
Monday, November 12, 2007
The 38th World Conference on Lung Health started in Cape Town on 9 November, bringing together more than 3,000 scientists in the ongoing battle...
Chips are down for South Afric...

Chips are down for South Africa’s sharks

WWF
Saturday, August 25, 2007
A new study shows that inadequate regulatory controls and increased targeting of sharks in South African waters could make certain species...