2011 ACT Scholarship winners Tankiso Mamabolo and Gugu Gumede Since 2009, the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) has been supporting arts students through their scholarship programme. The only difference this year, is that there are more scholarships on offer to Grade 12 scholars and first and second year university students than ever before. Supported by the National Lotteries … [Read more...] about ACT scholarships change young lives
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Fifteen years of saving lives in South Africa
AHF Anniversary Photo: AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) this week celebrates 15 years of saving lives in South Africa. The organisation released a poignant documentary chronicling its early battles with the government and pharmaceutical companies in its campaign for the provision of affordable medicine. The AHF is the biggest non-profit HIV/AIDS … [Read more...] about Fifteen years of saving lives in South Africa
Bill Clinton confronts Black Lives Matter protesters
Video: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton criticizes Black Lives Matter protesters at a rally held for his wife Hillary, telling them that they “are defending the people who kill the lives you say matter.” Gavino Garay reports. The post Bill Clinton confronts Black Lives Matter protesters appeared first on The Johannesburg Times. Read the full article by JHB Times … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton confronts Black Lives Matter protesters
It’s confirmed: motor vehicle safety belts save lives
Netcare 911’s general manager of national operations, Shalen Ramduth, says that safety belts save lives and urges South Africans to use whenever they travel in a motor vehicle. Photo: Netcare 911 Strap in this Easter, urges emergency service provider: The use of safety belts in motor vehicles is without doubt responsible for saving the lives of countless South Africans every … [Read more...] about It’s confirmed: motor vehicle safety belts save lives
We can’t place lives in danger and not act – Prasa
Pretoria – The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) says it does not tolerate non-accountability when it comes to safety, and those found to be in breach are dealt with. “We take a zero tolerance [approach] to non-accountability [on] safety,” said CEO of rail operations Mosengwa Mofi. “There have been a lot of employees who […] The post We … [Read more...] about We can’t place lives in danger and not act – Prasa
