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GATA OVER MAKOVA RILES WAR VETS
News dze Zimbabwe
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July 13, 2025
The recent declarations of national hero status for the late Dr Sydney Gata and liberation war hero status for Colonel Claudius Makova have sparked controversy, highlighting the complexities of Zimbabwe’s hero recognition system. While Dr Gata, a...
World’s first malaria treatment for newborn babies gets approval
Euronews
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Published on 08/07/2025 - 7:15 GMT+2 Switzerland’s drug regulator has approved the world’s first malaria treatment for newborn babies, clearing the way for the medicine to become available in parts of Africa where the life-threatening disease is...
Madame Monica Chakwera Joins Global Gathering of First Ladies in New York
Nyasa Times
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July 9, 2025
First Lady of Malawi, Madame Monica Chakwera, is in New York, USA attending the Third Annual Global Academy for First Ladies and Gentlemen, a prestigious leadership forum held at the Ford Foundation in partnership with Columbia University’s...
US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention and treatment at risk, warns UNAIDS
The Times of India
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In early 2025, the global fight against HIV/AIDS faced a significant setback with the United States of America's decision to halt foreign aid funding for HIV prevention and treatment programs. This move, part of a broader 90-day pause in US...
Malawi Launches Second Edition Of Pathogen Genomic Surveillance Strategy And Implementation Plan
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) LILONGWE, Malawi, July 8, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Malawi Ministry of Health, launched its updated plan for the implementation of its Genomic Surveillance Strategy that was produced with technical support from...
What Reinildo said in Sunderland transfer talks grabbed Kristjaan Speakman attention
The Northern Echo
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The experienced defender has put pen to paper on a two-year deal with the Black Cats after his Atletico Madrid exit. Reinildo completed his medical and finalised his switch in Madrid and will link-up with his new Sunderland teammates later this...
5 Top railway stocks to watch out for in 2025 and beyond
Financial Express
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Investing in businesses with big order books is similar to sowing a seed into fertile ground — given time, attention, and the right environment, it guarantees a healthy, sustainable crop. Similarly, a strong order book reflects good future...
Kristjaan Speakman explains why Sunderland have made Reinildo their fourth summer signing
Sunderland Echo
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July 8, 2025
Sunderland have completed their fourth incoming transfer of the summer window Reinildo has said it is a ‘dream come true’ to join Sunderland after putting pen to paper on a two-year deal. The experienced left back has become Sunderland’s fourth...
Global Fund to cut R1.4 billion to SA for HIV, TB and malaria
Eye Witness News
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The Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and malaria (Global Fund) has notified Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi that it will reduce funding to South Africa by R1.4 billion. Global Fund said it would be reducing allocations for the seventh grant cycle...
Reinildo Mandava breaks silence after sealing Sunderland transfer - 'It's a dream'
Chronicle Live
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July 8, 2025
Sunderland new signing Reinildo Mandava says it's a dream come true to sign for the Black Cats and play in the Premier League next season. The Black Cats confirmed the arrival of the former Atletico Madrid left-back who completed his medical in...
How Global Fund is Saving Lives from Malaria, TB, & HIV across Africa
Inter Press Service
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July 7, 2025
Africa, Development & Aid, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Credit: UNOCHA/Giles Clarke NEW YORK, Jul 7 2025 (IPS) - In Gabú, Guinea-Bissau, a...
Novartis Gets Approval for First Malaria Drug for Babies
This Day
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July 10, 2025
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Novartis has received approval in Switzerland for Coartem Baby, which it said was the first drug to treat malaria in babies and very young children, a process Nigeria was hugely involved in, a Reuters report said. Eight...
How Did Football Buddies From Utah Join a Coup in the Congo?
New York Mag
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July 11, 2025
Surveillance footage of Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson at a shooting range in West Jordan, Utah. Photo: United States District Court for the District of Utah This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation...
Real and fake antidotes to Trump's latest tariffs, seen from South Africa
CADTM
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump apparently aims to reassert his power to cause a full-blown economic catastrophe, perhaps reminiscent of 1930s-scale Make America Great Depression Again. The self-harm to his own MAGA lower-middle-class social base –...
Innovative online leak detection and water-savings systems
Cape Business News
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July 10, 2025
Case Study – Locations: Umhlanga (KwaZulu-Natal) and Sandton (Gauteng), South Africa TRIALLED BY PROPERTY OWNERS AND MANAGERS IN SOUTH AFRICA Background All kinds of properties require water for a variety of purposes. The water reticulation system...
Countries Must Urgently Step Up to Transform Their HIV Responses
Tu Salud
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July 11, 2025
UNAIDS [on June 10] launched its 2025 Global AIDS Update, AIDS, Crisis and the Power to Transform, which shows that a historic funding crisis is threatening to unravel decades of progress unless countries can make radical shifts to HIV programming...
Southern Africa: Bishop Selemela urges priests in IMBISA region to embrace change and renewal
Vatican News
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July 10, 2025
As the Catholic Church journeys through the Synod on Synodality and the Jubilee Year, the Auxiliary Bishop of Pretoria Archdiocese has urged priests to embrace pastoral renewal. Sheila Pires – Pretoria In an interview about the recent weeklong...
Poverty & extremism
Dawn
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July 12, 2025
“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” — Nelson Mandela POVERTY is frequently cited as a cause of growing extremism, but proving it is not as easy as portrayed. While Pakistan’s...
Sunderland set for double transfer boost as work on more exciting deals continues
The Northern Echo
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Sunderland reached a £19.5m agreement with Club Brugge for Talbi over the weekend, with the winger now set to complete his medical and rubber stamp his move to the Stadium of Light. Confirmation of the signing of Reinildo is also imminent, with...
Dean Spears & Michael Geruso on Why We Need More People
Persuasion
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July 5, 2025
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