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Life without tv, movies

[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] My husband and I decided to give up watching television or movies or entertainment of any kind for seven weeks.  I suppose if we were living 100 years ago, this would be no big deal.  We, however, are conditioned to resort to packaged entertainment […]

74 521 abortions in SA in 2011

There were 74 521 abortions recorded in South Africa last year, the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says in a written reply to a question from African Christian Democratic Party MP Cheryllyn Dudley, who asked for the latest available statistics on abortions performed in each province. In reply Motsaledi […]

Charming mountain craft centre a lifeline to hundreds

[notice]An occasional guest column by Esther Labuschagne, ZUMAT (Zululand Missions Air Transport) public relations practitioner, about people she meets in off-the-beaten track places of KwaZulu-Natal.[/notice] It was March 2012 and I was accompanying pilot Sjaak Walhout on a medical flight from Mseleni Hospital in a remote area of northern KwaZulu-Natal […]

WHA told maternal mortality not improved by legalizing abortion

Originally published in Lifesite News Attendees of a global health conference in Geneva, Switzerland were given information today showing legalizing abortion does nothing to improve maternal mortality for women living in developing nations that lack access to improved medical care — which is the best method of reducing such rates. […]