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by France NyakaThe devastating HIV pandemic gripping South Africa was one of the key themes of the May Day rally in Witbank on Saturday, with labour unions and non-governmental organisation urging workers to practise safe sex.Workers in union regalia, from all over the Ekangala district…

by Sally Evans CHARITIES and non-profit organisations (NGO) are in for a rough two years. Economists say organisations that rely on corporate funding will need to brace themselves for a reduction in cash over the next two years at least. This comes a few months…

by Thu HangA client attends a reproductive health and family planning consultation at Truong An Commune's medical centre in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Province of Vinh Long, which is part of the Government social franchise network Tinh chi em (Sisterhood). — VNA/VNS Photo Thu…

Center supports programs that give participants choice and control over their home and community-based services and supports BOSTON—The Boston College Graduate School of Social Work launched a new technical assistance center that offers states the tools they need to implement a wide variety of participant-directed long-term care…

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[atlpvideo src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UnhJ4po_5Ho" height="360" width="640"]Taking HAART provides a fly on the wall view of how outrage ignited a movement that united people across race and class, one that developed a well educated cadre deeply versed in the issues it confronted, built coalitions, used the courts, peaceful…

by Khopotso Bodibe It was September 2005. South African Aids activists were busy focusing on countering rampant Aids denialism and trying to get government to speed up access to antiretroviral medication for millions of HIV-positive citizens. At Durban's Westville Prison, another sad chapter in South…

Original Source Several organisations involved in this report are Atlantic grantees: Save the Children, University of Cape Town, University of the Witwatersrand, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Pretoria, and University of the Western Cape. Funding for this publication was provided by Saving Newborn Lives/Save the…

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…