Declining life expectancies in South Africa are attributed to the rise and rise of HIV/AIDS infections. It follows, therefore, that an increasing life expectancy may mean that the scourge is under control, or at least that it is being contained and the ill are receiving better medical care and therefore living longer. This in turn [...]
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… in the townships? Can anyone one provide a little information on this? This is a group of people that, from the outside at least, that seem to have a lot of time on their hands as they travel the miles and miles to and from work everyday in a variety of taxis, trains and [...]
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Lucky Dube’s killers have, at last, been convicted and sentenced for their awful deed. And despite all the other shenanigans in the South Africa legal world at the moment, this seems to be justice done in a reasonable time. It is apparent that the justice system is not all bad, contrary to what a lot [...]
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Corruption has been the subject of plenty of columns and blogs over the last couple of months. Dinner tables and university campuses have heard the sounds of peoples voices debating the merits of their non-corrupt leader. And yet through all of this they my have even agreed on one thing … corruption is BAD. As [...]
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