Caster Semanaya has had notoriety thrust upon her in such pejorative way that her exquisite victory in the women’s 800m world championships is paling into insignificance.
The Boy from the Wild
The need for dedicated space for wildlife has never been so important. Author and African wildlife conservationist Peter Meyer tells Kathy Malherbe how his childhood has made him realise that sanctuaries are crucial to man and beast.
A triptych: beach, bush and treetops
A meander along the eastern edge of South Africa’s celebrated Garden Route uncovers three destinations for the most discerning traveller.
A Healthcare Case Study: A Sequence Of Miracles And Sustainable Collaboration
IN THE BEGINNING
It all started with the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) being tasked by Government in 2009, to ensure business participates in the HIV Counselling and Testing Campaign (HCT) with the Global Fund as the international funding agency. This was in line with the goals set out in the Government’s National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV, STIs and TB:
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Biker girls off on new ‘life’ ride
It’s way more than the usual concept of a bikers’ Sunday breakfast run. Speed and cornering won’t be very important but patience, guidance and saving lives will.
The 2012 Journey of Hope IS a bike ride but not by a bunch of heavies in leather, though some of the good ones generally tag along as escorts; the primary riders will be 16 breast-cancer survivors carrying a message of hope to women across (this time) kwaZulu-Natal that breast cancer needn’t kill.
The brave 16 will cover 1800km from October 6-14 riding and reaching out to rural communities by riding motorcycles from Pretoria to Bethlehem and focusing on the Eastern Free State then heading through the KZN Midlands and ending at uShaka Marine World in Durban.