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Adoption crisis for 2 million children

Since 2008 there had been no real increase in adoptions in South Africa, Beeld reported.

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Zuma slams botched circumcisions

The deaths of young initiates following circumcision ceremonies cannot be tolerated, President Jacob Zuma said.

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The neutralization fingerprint of an HIV antibody allows scientists to determine which strains of the virus it can block and how effectively it does so.

SA university hails potential HIV cure
March 13 2013 at 09:34

Australian researchers have moved a step closer to finding a cure for HIV.

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Inside Lonmins Karee shaft 3 in Marikana, North West. File photo: Boxer Ngwenya

Sex, sweat and dirt down deep
March 13 2013 at 07:53

A simple skills trade is all it takes sometimes for women to get men to do their heavy work, writes Poloko Tau.

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In this photo taken Sunday March 3, 2013 people attend Mass at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Some South African Catholics say they hope a new pope will reform their church to allow them to help prevent the spread of AIDS, deal with pregnancies resulting from rape, and think about allowing priests to marry. Congregants at a progressive parish in downtown Johannesburg say a new pope should balance tradition with the needs of a flock negotiating a modern world dangerous with AIDS, sexual abuse, poverty and contempt of women. (AP Photo)

Some SA Catholics want reforms
March 12 2013 at 17:26

Some South African Catholics say they hope a new pope will reform their church to deal with modern issues like Aids and rape.

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ARV medication. File photo: AP.

Court orders ARVs for baby
March 12 2013 at 10:31

Parents objecting to their baby receiving HIV and Aids medication, presumably because of religious beliefs, has been overturned by a judge.

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President Jacob Zuma. File Photo: Masi Losi

Focus on youth for Commonwealth Day
March 11 2013 at 14:28

South Africa will celebrate Commonwealth Day by focusing on youth development issues, President Jacob Zuma said.

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David Livermore, director of the Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring & Reference Laboratory at the Health Protection Agency.

Antibiotic resistance a ‘catastrophic threat’
March 11 2013 at 09:31

Antibiotic resistance poses a catastrophic threat and could mean patients having minor surgery risk dying from infections, health expert says.

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This photograph, released by the University of Mississippi Medical Centre, shows Dr Hannah Gay, a paediatric HIV specialist at the University of Mississippi. Dr Gay treated the baby girl who was born with HIV.

Meet the doctor who cured a baby of HIV
March 10 2013 at 16:36

The devout Christian who spent years doing missionary work in Ethiopia is finding all the attention a little overwhelming.

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Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi held one-on-one meetings with the students. File photo: Masi Losi

Department to improve supply of ARVs
March 8 2013 at 15:03

The Department of Health was working at improving the supply of ARVs to SA’s 3000 health facilities.

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In this file picture, Head of the Catholic Church in South Africa, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier. Photo: AFP

Napier, SA’s pope hopeful
March 8 2013 at 14:03

If Catholic cardinals want the next pope to embody the complexities of the modern Church, they should look no further than SA.

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Cardinal Willfred Napier

Napier embodies the modern church
March 8 2013 at 11:41

If Catholic cardinals want the next pope to embody the complexities and contradictions of the modern Church, they should look no further than Cardinal Wilfrid Napier

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