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Issue #208
ON SALE TILL
24 May

Issue 208

ISSUE #208 ON SALE TILL 24 May

chad

SA’s ‘unbelievable’ swimming star goes all out for more gold

bikers

Burning rubber: Baghdad bikers race to escape

rooibos

Small farmers in a stir as government remains weak on tea trademark

gazelle

Meet Gazelle and DJ Invizable — remixers of the revolution

onsplek

Oasis of hope helps lost girls find new lives

shades

Fifty Shades of Grey author writes to her 16-year-old self

sub-Saharan Africa

uganda gay rights

Murder and threats can’t stop fight for gay rights in Uganda

Posted on July 20, 2012 / Comments Off

In Uganda, like in many sub-Saharan African countries, same-sex relationships are illegal and punishable by incarceration in prison for up to 14 years, legislation that is supported by a majority of Ugandans and influenced by the lobbying efforts of U.S. evangelical churches.

The law could soon become even more draconian under the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, also known as the “Kill the Gays” Bill, which was re-introduced in parliament in February of this year.

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Global health threat as overuse of antibiotics breeds gonorrhoea superbug

Posted on July 11, 2012 / Comments Off

Drug-resistant strains of gonorrhoea have spread to countries across the world, the United Nations’ health agency has warned, and millions of patients may run out of treatment options unless doctors catch and treat cases earlier.

Scientists last year reported finding a “superbug” strain of gonorrhoea in Japan in 2008 that was resistant to all recommended antibiotics. The scientists warned it could transform a once easily treatable infection into a global health threat.

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