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1 in 4 South African men admit to committing rape

A woman who was raped rests in a bed at a hospital run by Heal Africa, a refuge for women who have suffered sexual violence. Rape is often used as a display of dominance and weapon of war in Africa. (Roberto Schmidt, AFP/Getty Images ) CAPE TOWN, South ...

From CLARE NULLIS, Denver Post,  20 Jun 2009
Related Topics: United Nations

1 in 4 South African men surveyed admit to rape

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—A leading South African research group said one in four male South Africans it surveyed admitted to committing rape -- a finding that cast a harsh light on a culture of sexual violence that victims groups say is deeply embedded ...

From CLARE NULLIS, Boston Globe,  19 Jun 2009
Related Topics: United Nations,  Jacob Zuma

Thembi Ngubane; activist recorded her AIDS ordeal

CAPE TOWN - South African health activist Thembi Ngubane, whose radio diaries of her struggle against the AIDS virus won her audiences and admiration around the world, has died of tuberculosis at 24. Joe Richman, who produced the diaries and became her ...

From CLARE NULLIS, Boston Globe,  12 Jun 2009
Related Topics: NPR,  Bill Clinton

South African AIDS activist Ngubane dies at 24

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- South African health activist Thembi Ngubane, whose radio diaries of her struggle against the AIDS virus won her audiences and admiration around the world, has died of tuberculosis at 24. Joe Richman, who produced the ...

From CLARE NULLIS, Buffalo News,  12 Jun 2009
Related Topics: NPR,  Bill Clinton

World Economic Forum on Africa opens

Africa must seize the opportunity to turn the current economic crisis to its own advantage and reshape global institutions long dominated by the West, political and business leaders said at the annual World Economic Forum on Africa. World ...

From CLARE NULLIS, Taiwan News,  10 Jun 2009
Related Topics: World Economic Forum,  Kofi Annan,  Morgan Tsvangirai

HIV rate among South African teens has dropped

The number of new HIV infections among South African teens has dropped significantly, prompting hope that national efforts to tackle the epidemic have finally turned a corner after years of denial and delay. A report by the Human Sciences ...

From CLARE NULLIS, Taiwan News,  9 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Thabo Mbeki,  Manto Tshabalala-Msimang

South Africa sees hope on AIDS

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The number of new HIV infections among South African teens has dropped significantly, prompting hope that national efforts to tackle the epidemic have finally turned a corner after years of denial and delay. A report by ...

From CLARE NULLIS, The News Review,  9 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Thabo Mbeki,  Manto Tshabalala-Msimang

White woman shakes up black-led SAfrica's politics

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Helen Zille has a sharp tongue and a short fuse, and she doesn't dodge a fight. In apartheid times she enraged South Africa's white rulers, and lately she has ruffled South Africa's black political establishment. Having won ...

From CLARE NULLIS, Boston Globe,  7 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Jacob Zuma,  Steve Biko,  Nelson Mandela

Zuma praises Mandela at opening of SAf parliament

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—President Jacob Zuma invoked the legacy of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on Wednesday as he urged South Africans to pull together in a time of national and global uncertainty. Mandela, South Africa's first black president, ...

From CLARE NULLIS, Boston Globe,  3 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Jacob Zuma,  Nelson Mandela,  Thabo Mbeki

SAfricans begin removing bodies of beached whales

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Authorities on Sunday began the grim task of removing the carcasses of 55 whales that beached themselves and had to be shot despite the frantic rescue efforts of hundreds of volunteers. Police had to put down 44 of the exhausted ...

From CLARE NULLIS, Boston Globe,  31 May 2009

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