Economy - Development
SA economy in limbo
afrol News - The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has fallen strongly, but not as much as bourses in the North, and South African business stakeholders are insecure whether the country will profit or lose out during the current global crisis. Foreign investors are more negative and have sent the rand straight downwards.
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Technology | Economy - Development
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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