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Thokomala: Giving orphaned children the best possible chance for a better future |
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July 21, 2008 |
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Conservative estimates predict there will be around two million AIDS orphans in South Africa by 2010, a figure that overwhelms the government and calls non-government organisations to action.
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'Whites won't come out' |
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April 18, 2008 |
 Lauraine van der Merwe, a 44-year-old employee of Standard Bank in Pietermaritzburg is HIV-positive. She is one of the few white people in the country to come out into the open about her status. Van der Merwe, a mother of two children in their 20s, spoke to Philippa Garson about dealing with her husband's death, the challenges of being HIV-positive, her fear of ARVs and the fulfillment she gets from being a wellness champion.
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Journey through 'a great epidemic' |
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April 09, 2008 |
 Award-winning South African author Jonny Steinberg, who has just published Three-Letter Plague, spoke to journalist Philippa Garson of SABCOHA about his latest opus, subtitled 'One man’s journey through a great epidemic'. Three-Letter Plague explores the impact of HIV/AIDS on a village near Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape, where Medecins Sans Frontieres has piloted its pioneering rural AIDS programme. Steinberg examines the strengths and weaknesses of this programme and investigates why it failed to convince his main protagonist, Sizwe Magadla, to test for HIV.
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Francois Venter on the AIDS crisis |
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March 10, 2008 |
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 Francois Venter, president of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society, recently spoke at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) on “South Africa’s HIV Problem: Crisis? What Crisis?” In conversation with SABCOHA, Venter discusses his views on the AIDS crisis, new lines of treatment and circumcision.
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Nutrition for positive living |
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February 28, 2008 |
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Now that polarising debates on “nutrition versus ARVs” are hopefully a thing of the past and the battle to get the state to supply ARVs to those who need them is more or less won, the critical but neglected area of nutrition needs to come under the spotlight.
With this in mind SABCOHA hosted Andre Croucamp, a media developer in this field, at its latest breakfast at Wits University’s Origin Centre on February 20 2008.
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SABCOHA patron and lottery king |
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February 15, 2008 |
Gidani CEO Bongani Khumalo cuts an impressive figure in his new office in Midrand with panoramic views of green hills that will all too soon disappear under new developments.
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SAB quenches thirst for survival |
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November 21, 2007 |
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“SAB Ltd’s HIV/AIDS workplace programme enhances your life and encourages you to be aware of your lifestyle and keep in good shape,”says David Sinelane, a delivery driver for an Amalgamated Beverages Incorporated (ABI) branch in Johannesburg.
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No truck with AIDS |
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November 13, 2007 |
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Trucking drives the wheels of South Africa’s economy and in many cases, those working within the sector drive the financial wellbeing of their families. It’s therefore essential that extensive efforts are made to bring down the rate of HIV among trucking industry employees.
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Tackling sexuality in the workplace |
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October 10, 2007 |
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Given that HIV prevention strategies in the workplace and broader society have largely failed, new insights into human behaviour, psychology and sexuality are called for. With this in mind SABCOHA hosted a fascinating workshop at the Inanda Club in Johannesburg on October 4 where three experts gave input in these areas and pointed the way forward for the development of new approaches.
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PABC to give continent's business coalitions a helping hand |
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September 27, 2007 |
SABCOHA speaks to Nairobi-based Patricia Mugambi Ndegwa, Africa
Director of the Global Business Coalition, on the challenges facing the
Pan African Network of Business Coalitions (PABC).
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