Plague in their midst

Article Abstract:

Hundreds of millions of rand are bring poured into South African Aids research, much of which is concentrated in KwaZulu-Natal where one in three adults are believed to be infected with HIV. Research is increasingly focusing on managing the personal, economic and other impacts of the Aids epidemic, many experts having come to the conclusion that efforts to prevent the spread of HIV-Aids have failed. Professor Alan Smith of the University of Natal Medical School's department of virology comments that no-one seems to care about an Aids epidemic that will kill millions of people in the next four or five years.

Health aspects, Research, AIDS (Disease), AIDS research

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Dancing with borrowed shoes

Article Abstract:

South Africa is setting up a student loans scheme in order to fund an expansion in the numbers of poorer students in higher education which has led to debt for some institutions. A national bursary system is needed and loans can be combined with grants. Recent graduates can also carry out national service in order to pay back some of their debt. South Africa can use international experience which has built up on the issue of student loans.

Education and state, Social policy, Education policy, Student loans

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