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The Times, South Africa: Unpaid NGOs

Cape Town :: South Africa | about 21 hours ago | Technology News

Source: Androscoggin News

South Africa recently marked World Aids Day and many were optimistic that the fight against HIV and Aids is finally on track. But HIV caregivers in Thembisa have little to be merry about this Christmas. The Gauteng Health Department has...

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AFRICA: Facing facts means prioritising prevention

Dakar :: Senegal | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: IRIN

ARV treatment in Africa to be put into prevention. "We need more of the same; it's not very sexy, but there you are," he told delegates at the five-day conference. "We need to put as much into HIV prevention as...

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EE Times: Sun looks to extend Java's reach

San :: Mali | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: Androscoggin News

With an eye toward making Java the platform of choice for "all the screens of their customers' lives," Sun Microsystems Inc...JavaFX, a platform said to merge form and functionality for building rich internet applications with immersive media and content for...

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The Herald, South Africa: 'Easy' matric exams raise fears of pass rate ...

Fort Beaufort :: South Africa | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: Androscoggin News

Cape matric pupils yesterday finished off the last of what they described as easy exams, but there are fears that the papers were made easier to ensure a good pass rate. Matric candidates yesterday wrote mathematics paper 3 an...

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Political crisis left Zimbabwe vulnerable to cholera outbreak

Beitbridge :: Zimbabwe | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: The Guardian

from political crisis to cholera epidemic Country's political turmoil created conditions ripe for spread of infectious disease that has killed hundreds Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF) was first alerted to Zimbabwe 's cholera outbreak in the town of Beitbridge on November...

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TMCnet.com: MTN ICT Learning Centers Launched

Accra :: Ghana | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: Uinta County News

The Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN-Ghana) in partnership with the Government of Ghana has launched the 'MTN ICT Learning Centers' to help improve upon the teaching and learning of ICT education in communities. The project involves the construction of 10 replicable...

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Limpopo health dept waits on cholera results

Harare :: Zimbabwe | 2 days ago | Technology News

Source: News 24

The Limpopo health department is still awaiting results on whether the Nwanedzi River is contaminated with cholera bacteria. Spokesperson Phuti Seloba said on Thursday that the department was "fighting" for the results because it wanted them urgently.

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Researcher says govt crime strategy has failed

Pretoria :: South Africa | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: News 24

Institute for Security Studies (ISS) report revealed on Wednesday. Speaking at a seminar on the state's response to the crime problem, senior researcher Johan Burger said that he was "adamant" that the strategy had failed. He said this was because...

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New Scientist: Deep-voiced men not guaranteed to impress

Dar es Salaam :: Tanzania | 2 days ago | Technology News

Source: Uinta County News

Women might swoon over Barry White's deep bass, yet when looking for a provider, they find Justin Timberlake's falsetto sounds sexier. A new study among African hunter-gatherers found that women who were nursing a child prefer higher-pitched male voices than...

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Rival Zimbabwe factions far apart before summit

Harare :: Zimbabwe | 28 days ago | Technology News

Source: International Business Times

PF party and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change say they want resolution so they can turn their attention to rescuing their country from economic collapse. But there was little prospect of a breakthrough at Sunday's summit of...

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