The United States on Tuesday closed all its government facilities in South Africa, due to concerns raised by the regional US security office, the embassy's spokeswoman said.
South Africa's shopping malls have become an increasing target for armed robbers, a consumer group warned Thursday, with three people killed in attacks in and around Johannesburg this week alone.
South Africa's government faced more violent protests on Tuesday as police fired rubber bullets on marchers as a strike by tens of thousands of municipal workers entered a second day.
Stigmatizing notions of sex workers as "AIDS carriers" persisted in many communities
JOHANNESBURG, 16 July 2009 (PlusNews) - Southern Africa's sex workers, denied access to HIV prevention and treatment services, are paying a high price to make a living when even government-issued condoms are not always free, according to a new report.
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