New HIV vaccine to be trialed in South Africa

Cape Town in the news:

New HIV vaccine to be trialed in South Africa: “This was precautionary to see if the vaccine looks promising,” said Linda Gail-Bekker, deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, and president-elect of the International AIDS Society, who is leading the vaccine trials.: “Cape Town” – BingNews
Trump is right: He should want his country to be great. South Africans, it seems, are far less eager to embrace that possibility. CAPE TOWN – While South Africans spent Monday honouring Nelson Mandela, a very different kind of man was being lauded in the US. The …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
Cape Town paramedic stabbed with broken bottle: Two paramedics were ambushed by four armed men as they were loading a patient into an ambulance near Blackheath, in Cape Town. The crew was responding to an emergency at the Happy Valley informal settlement on Monday, George Herald reported. Emergency …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
Cape Town set to be cold and wet – and the rest of South Africa doesn’t escape a burst of Winter: The African Union force in Somalia said it is investigating the alleged killing of 14 civilians by Ethiopian soldiers, with witnesses saying they opened unprovoked firing on a prayer meeting. At least 56 civilians, including 11 children, were killed …: “Cape Town” – BingNews
Why South African politics is about to take a giant leap forward: Polls suggest that the ANC will be lucky to get majorities in any metro in Gauteng; Cape Town is long lost; and Nelson Mandela Bay is expected to follow. The ANC is far more vulnerable everywhere, polls suggest — most obviously in Tshwane, where …: “Cape Town” – BingNews