“Life is like a coin. You can spend it any which way you wish, but you only spend it once“ “I remember it just like yesterday when the doctor broke the news to us. In my heart I yelled out to the Lord, asking why me? I was achieving good grades at school, had just been elected as Deputy Head Boy. Something I had always dreamt about, then it all came crashing down, all my hopes were dashed and my dreams had to wait“. This was 15-year old Kagiso Itumeleng Nkuna’s personal story that he shared at the South African... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 22nd 2011 |
September 2011, Cape Town: The cold, hard, hairless reality is that one in three South Africans will develop Cancer at some point in their lives. This is in the context of what the actual figures might represent if a reliable Cancer and mortality registry existed in South Africa… but it doesn’t says lobbyist Linda Greeff. Projections from the World Health Organisation show that Cancer related deaths worldwide will exceed the combined deaths caused by malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS by 2030. This makes Cancer one of the greatest threats to our society and a heavy future burden on the recently announced... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 22nd 2011 |
By Emeka Umejei – Lagos: Sept 12, 2011 marks 34 years of triumphant demise of Steve Bantu Biko, leader of Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) under the then Apartheid leadership in South Africa. Biko’s death is triumphant in the sense that rather than eclipse the struggle for black emancipation in the then Apartheid South Africa, it gave it strength and vigour. When agents of the then repressive Apartheid government in South Africa snuffed the life out of Steve Bantu Biko 34 years ago in Port Elizabeth prison, they heaved a sigh for relief. But rather than pour champagne for removing the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, September 11th 2011 |
Johannesburg, August 29, 2011 — The shortage of skilled clinical researchers is an important obstacle that will need to be addressed if reform of South Africa’s healthcare system is to be sustainable. “High quality clinical research, which requires a sound understanding of epidemiological and statistical methods, improves patient care because it provides insight and analysis of the causes, distribution, and control of diseases in local communities,” says Novartis Head of Global Development, US and Global Head Integrated Global Development Functions Group (IGDF), Dr Patrice Matchaba. “Because it provides scientifically valid answers to questions about diagnosis, prevention, therapy, prognosis and underlying causes of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 1st 2011 |
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – President Goodluck Jonathan has directed Vice President Namadi Sambo to further explore the possibility of making issuance of visas to citizens of Nigeria and South Africa easier under the aegis of Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission. The President was speaking to The Special Adviser on International Relations to South African President Jacob Zuma, Honourable Charles Nqakula who brought a special message to the State House. Dr. Jonathan said, he has told the Vice President, to quickly commence meetings of the Nigeria – South Africa Bi-National Commission, to look at issues such as issuance of visas for... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, August 26th 2011 |
