Full Coverage: South Africa

01/23/2007 Tough isolation measures are justified to contain a deadly, highly contagious, drug-resistant mutant strain of tuberculosis and to prevent "a potentially explosive international health crisis," warn experts in South Africa and Canada.
From: Public Library of Science

01/23/2007 Trade unions and labour rights activists will launch a global campaign Tuesday to use soccer to promote "decent work" worldwide, focusing initially on the construction sector, in the build-up to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

01/22/2007 * Nothing But The Truth is written by and stars John Kani "who changed the face of theatre in South Africa in the last century". It explores the relationship between those who remained in South Africa to lead the anti-apartheid struggle and those who returned victoriously after living in exile; London, from 1 February.

01/09/2007 Köyhyyden läsnäolo näkyy Etelä-Afrikassa esimerkiksi laajoina hökkelikylinä ja kadulla kohdattuina kerjäläisinä. Nyt on päätetty selvittää, miksi jotkut onnistuvat nousemaan köyhyydestä ja toiset eivät. Afrikan historian laajin tutkimus sosiaalisesta liikkuvuudesta alkaa tänä vuonna. Valtio on myöntänyt sille kolmen miljoonan euron rahoituksen.

01/05/2007 Oprah Winfrey and Gordon Brown - who both recently launched educational initiatives - could do "so much more to improve girls' education", a leading development group said today.