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UCT drops HIV vaccine project
The department of science and technology, which is reviewing its funding of HIV vaccine research at the University of Cape Town, says it has to consider its “limited budget”. “There are a number of issues that need to be considered,” department spokesperson Nhlanhla Nyide said.…
Author: Cape Times
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The First Large Scale African It Gets Better Project Launched in Cape Town
Messages of Hope and Solidarity for Gay South Africans Watch the videos of several Atlantic grantees who participated in the project. Equal Education, It Gets Better Gender DynamiX, It Gets Better The Inner Circle, It Gets Better October 11, Cape Town –…
Author: It Gets Better – Cape Town
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Health training gets R16m shot in the arm
A UNIVERSITY of Cape Town (UCT) training programme for senior public health sector officials had received a R16m shot in the arm from an international funding body, the university said yesterday. International research showed health systems across the globe lacked management capacity, especially in the…
Author: Business Day
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South Africa Journal: Engaged Activism Bends the Arc Toward Hope
I returned this weekend from an extended visit to South Africa, where Atlantic has long been engaged in supporting organisations and leaders working on human rights, reconciliation and health issues. Ordinarily in a column, I try to drill down on some particular aspect of our…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Giving While Living: Chuck Feeney’s Role in This World
The term “Giving While Living” is globally associated with Chuck Feeney, the Founding Chair of The Atlantic Philanthropies, a major international philanthropic foundation. He is the “anonymous donor”, a man who lives to give away billions. Photo: Charles Feeney – Atlantic Philanthropies Founding Chairman…
Author: Daily Maverick
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Project will help tackle crime
by A’EYSHA KASSIEM VIOLENT crime, a failing education system and the impact of HIV/Aids and TB are some of the “critical threats” facing South Africa, says the University of Cape Town’s newly-installed vice-chancellor Max Price. Price said he hopes to see UCT play a greater…
Author: Cape Times (South Africa)
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South Africa: AIDS conspiracy believers less likely to condomise
DURBAN, 22 June 2011 (PlusNews) – Thirty years after the discovery of AIDS, conspiracy theories that posit the virus as man-made continue to enjoy support among a segment of South African youth – and these beliefs may be putting them at greater risk of HIV…
Author: IRIN PlusNews
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A School Journey Into Eastern Cape's Darkest Heart
By Mandy De Waal While children in former Model C schools enjoy the privilege of excellent facilities, there are places of learning in rural areas without access to water, where pupils share grossly overcrowded classrooms, and where conditions essentially violate basic human rights. During a…
Author: Daily Maverick
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Study refutes claims patients stopping ARVs for grant money
Treatment Action Campaign is an Atlantic grantee. by JENNY GROSS ALTHOUGH there have been reports of Aids patients refusing life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to lower their blood counts enough to qualify for social grants, a three-year study in Khayelitsha found no evidence that people give…
Author: Cape Times (South Africa)
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Gay Groups Slam SA Government
South Africa’s leading LGBT organisations have slammed the government for failing yet again to uphold gay and lesbian rights in the international arena. The Joint Working Group, which represents a network of 26 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex organisations, said that it is deeply…
Author: Mamba Online
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