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Trump’s push to cut another $9 billion in spending could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief
Senators narrowly saved funding for PEPFAR, the U.S. HIV/AIDS relief program that has saved millions across the globe, as Congress battles the clock to pass vast spending cuts proposed by President Donald Trump. Senate Republicans voted to...

Letters to the Editor: The 'lived experience expertise' of survivors is invaluable
My gratitude to Mark and David Ryan is in equal measure to my deep respect for what they have achieved. Over the past 30 years, numerous similar inquiries have been carried out. Academic, clinical, and legal expertise has been an important part of...

SA gets R520 million to buy the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab – but there’s a snag
Research indicates the anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir, protects women completely and works almost as well for men, transgender and nonbinary people. Photo: Marko Milivojevic/Pixnio South Africa has accepted an offer of just over $29 million (about R520...
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There's a New, Unexpected Reason to Visit One of the World's Ultimate Safari Destinations
Our guide, Dux Mareja, threw out his left arm like a shield. “Step around,” he warned, ushering my family down the main pathway of andBeyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge (from $1,850 per person, all-inclusive), a 12-suite property on the...

Why Kenya will roll out injectable HIV preventive drug next year
Director General for Health in the Ministry of Health Dr Patrick Amoth at Afya House on April 1, 2025. [Standard, Kanyiri Wahito] Kenya will begin rolling out Lenacapavir, a World Health Organisation-approved HIV preventive drug, in 2026 to allow...

Botswana mulls new FMD control zones
The Ministry of Agriculture is exploring the possibility of splitting existing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) zones to improve disease management and containment. Dr. Odireleng Thololwane, Chief Veterinary Officer at the Department of Veterinary...

UNAIDS: Funding Gap Threatens 6M HIV Cases, 4M Deaths
(MENAFN) As global funding shortfalls worsen, up to six million people may contract HIV and four million could die from AIDS-related causes between 2025 and 2029, the UNAIDS warned on Thursday. In its newly released 2025 Global AIDS Update, the...

General Synod in brief
New rules for spending at Church House General Synod voted June 29 to put a dollar limit on the amount of money officers of General Synod can spend on church business without approval from CoGS or General Synod itself. The resolution requires them...

ASX Market Close: Why are we red today? Because US CPI’s at 3%
Join our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights Good Afternoon and welcome to HotCopper’s Market Close for Wednesday, I’m Jon Davidson. It wasn’t tariffs that pushed down the ASX today, at least not directly. Instead the...

8 African countries battling massive humanitarian crises with little global attention
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) 2024 report shows eight African countries face some of the world’s most overlooked humanitarian crises, driven by conflict, climate shocks, and displacement, yet met with limited funding, media coverage, and...

Satewave churns out power solutions for Zim
Satewave Technologies has waded into Zimbabwe’s troublesome power supply challenges by rolling out an array of solar power solutions. DIVERSIFIED technology firm, Satewave Technologies has waded into Zimbabwe’s troublesome power supply challenges...

Peter Dube's trial commences after years of delays
Once a prominent car dealer in Gweru, Peter Dube now stands accused in a high-profile murder trial that has captivated the nation since 2021. Dube is facing double murder charges and two counts of attempted murder after allegedly shooting dead two...

‘I’m tired of surviving. I want to live again’: Cyclone Freddy’s legacy in Malawi
At first light, a ghostly mist clings to the slopes of southern Malawi’s Mount Mulanje. It veils jagged, reddish-brown gashes carved by Cyclone Freddy, violent reminders of the landslides that tore through the slopes. These scars bear witness to...

Africa-Asia Dialogue On Agrifood Systems Transformation To Open In Viet Nam
Monday, 14 July 2025, 1:15 pm Press Release: UNFAO Hanoi - Agriculture ministers and top-level policymakers from 15 African countries will meet with their counterparts from 3 Asian countries here on 15 July 2025 to discuss making agrifood...

Consequence of U.S. HIV Funding Cuts Are Showing, Threatening Years of Gains, Say Researchers | IAS 2025
Cuts in U.S. funding for HIV prevention programs are already having a notable effect that could result in an increasing number of HIV infections and deaths, unraveling decades of progress, according to research findings presented at a press...

Camp to Bring Together Youth Living with NCDs for Fun, Solidarity and Support.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 2nd, 2025 Camp Tuli Bonse to Host 60 Participants with Type 1 Diabetes or Sickle Cell Disease in Chongwe, Zambia CHONGWE, ZAMBIA – An innovative summer camp will bring together 60 youth and young adults living with...

Novartis secures Swiss approval for first-ever malaria treatment for infants, newborns
Health News With this move, Novartis reinforces its role in global public health by closing a longstanding treatment gap for one of the most at-risk populations in the fight against malaria. Zurich: Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has announced that...
Mkhwanazi doing well after week of police 'crisis': KZN premier Ntuli
Ntuli also condemned the actions of some lobby groups who were stopping the provision of services at hospitals and clinics in the province. “The problem of undocumented foreign nationals is serious hence as government we are trying to understand...

Reparations, justice and the 2025 Africa Anti-Corruption Day
The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) was adopted on 11 July 2003, during the 2nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Maputo, Mozambique. To affirm the continent’s commitment...
First Malaria Treatment Approved for Infants Under 5kg
Pharmaceutical company Novartis announced Swiss regulatory approval Tuesday for Coartem Baby, the first malaria treatment specifically developed for babies and young children weighing less than 5 kilograms. This approval addresses a critical...