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South Africa: Youth Leader Calls for 'Debate' Over Prosecuting Mbeki
The idea of prosecuting Mbeki for genocide was opposed on Monday by Youth League leader Julius Malema, who pledged to defend him and former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang .
SOUTH AFRICA: Life expectancy drops
JOHANNESBURG, 23 November 2009 (PlusNews) - South Africans are dying younger and in greater numbers, and HIV/AIDS is to blame, according to a report released this week by the South African Institute of Race Relations.
World Cup to Help Create HIV Awareness
Johannesburg, 19 November 2009 (PlusNews) - In less than seven months South Africa will host the world's biggest single sporting event - the FIFA World Cup. The chance to reach millions of local and visiting football fans presents a golden opportunity, not only for the country's business and tourism sectors, but also for its efforts to combat HIV/AIDS.
South Africa: Death Stats 'Implausible'
This is according to the Medical Research Council (MRC), which usually supplies government with mortality figures.
Africa: Trying to give sex workers safer alternatives
Johannesburg, 18 November 2009 (PlusNews) - A plan by Malawi to offer prostitutes low-interest loans to start small businesses in return for abandoning sex work is generating controversy in a country where women are disproportionately affected by high rates of poverty and HIV.
