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- Crucify him, crucify him! Ankomah, Baffour // New African;Nov2000, Issue 390, p8
Presents the views of a South African insider on the controversy involving President Thabo Mbeki's stand on AIDS. Alleged goal of the local and international HIV/AIDS Network to get rid of Mbeki by proving he is a flawed leader; Elements of the network's alleged communications campaign to get...
- DRUGS OR GUNS. Hawthorne, Peter // Time International (South Pacific Edition);12/10/2001, Issue 49, p54
Examines how the South African government faces two legal cases that challenge its credibility. Opposition to a government weapons-acquisition deal; Allegations of graft and corruption; The legal attack against the government's AIDS policy; How President Thabo Mbeki's views on the treatment and...
- Mbeki plays down AIDS and orders a rethink on spending. Sidley, Pat // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition);9/22/2001, Vol. 323 Issue 7314, p650
Reports on the worries of doctors and health professionals concerning a letter from South African president Thabo Mbeki in which he ordered a re-examination of health and social policy, spending, and research in light of figures on death from AIDS in 2001. His assertion that there were fewer...
- `We Need Reconciliation.' Weymouth, Lally // Newsweek;6/14/1999, Vol. 133 Issue 24, p41
Interviews Thabo Mbeki, president-elect of South Africa, in the wake of June 1999 elections. Comparison of his policies and goals to those of Nelson Mandela; Economic policy; Crime control; Response to criticism about centralization of power; Role of the African National Congress; Relations...
- South Africa says AIDS drug 'toxic.' Cherry, Michael // Nature;11/4/1999, Vol. 402 Issue 6757, p3
Reports an announcement by South Africa's president Thabo Mbeki that the country would not supply the drug zidovudine (AZT) to HIV and AIDS patients until the safety of the drug is established. Why the statement is being seen as an attempt to justify delays by the government in supplying AZT to...
- South African leaders come under pressure to admit HIV/AIDS link. Sidley, Pat // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition);09/23/2000, Vol. 321 Issue 7263, p722
Discusses the South African government's refusal to acknowledge the fact that HIV leads to AIDS. Belief of health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang that AIDS is the result of a global conspiracy led by a fictitious group known as the 'Illuminati'; Details of evidence which reveals that...
- SOUTH AFRICA'S LONELY REBEL. Masland, Tom // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);3/4/2002, Vol. 139 Issue 9, p32
Focuses on Thabo Mbeki, president of South Africa. How his questioning of the medical basis of AIDS is affecting his presidency; Attitudes of Nelson Mandela and other politicians toward Mbeki's stance; How the mood of defiance is spreading; Speculation on why Mbeki is willing to diminish his...
- 'We Need Reconciliation' Weymouth, Lally // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);06/14/99, Vol. 133 Issue 24, p26
Interviews Thabo Mbeki, president-elect of South Africa, in the wake of June 1999 elections. Comparison of his policies and goals to those of President Nelson Mandela; Economic policy; Crime control; Response to criticism about centralization of power; Role of the African National Congress;...
- SOUTH AFRICA'S LONELY REBEL. Masland, Tom // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);3/4/2002, Vol. 139 Issue 9, p28
Focuses on Thabo Mbeki, president of South Africa. How his questioning of the medical basis of AIDS is affecting his presidency; Attitudes of Nelson Mandela and other politicians toward Mbeki's stance; How the mood of defiance is spreading; Speculation on why Mbeki is willing to diminish his...
