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South African mortality crisis overcome
afrol News - Mortality rates, which have been increasing in South Africa since the 1990s, are on their way back down, reflecting a downturn of the AIDS epidemic and signalling longer lifespans for South Africans, statistics published today reveal.
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Why phone calls are so expensive in Africa
Sponsored Feature - It is estimated that African telecom operators are cheated for revenues totalling more than US$ 1 billion from their northern counterparts, who are not properly billed when international calls are made to Africa. These losses are a major reason behind the stiff pricing of international calls for Africans.Christian Ciupek, of South Africa's Intec Telecom Systems, looks at the issue. Read more
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Health | Science - Education
Is the African AIDS pandemic a bluff?
afrol News - A growing number of researchers question the "official" inflated numbers of HIV/AIDS prevalence in African countries such as Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho. Poor testing, a special diagnosis of AIDS in Africa and erroneous computer-generated estimates by the UN had led to "misleading" numbers, they hold. The history of AIDS in Uganda serves as proof.
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Gender - Women | Health
Abuse of women escalates HIV infections in Africa
afrol News - Violations of women's rights escalates the rate of HIV infections throughout the continent. Sexual oppression combined with a high biological receptiveness of viral transmission, put women at risk. As a consequence, the violence against women threatens to destroy whole communities. Read more
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