Africa

What's going on in Africa? HIV testing isn't even used in many places because they are expensive. Diagnosis is sometimes based on symptoms only. Malaria and TB are still a huge problem. Many people are getting sick in South Africa because there are so many oil refineries wrecking the environment with toxic chemicals, but this health risk has never been taken seriously because of the close ties between big oil companies and the corrupt US government. Cancer is one of the AIDS defining illnesses, and it's getting more common every day as European and American industries help themselves to the land and natural resources of Africa in exchange for a few jobs for a few people. Toxic refineries ruin the land, air and water, and the earth and people suffer as a result. Although jobs are created by industries, there may be dangerous working conditions. Deforestation can cause problems in some rural areas. When huge trees are ripped out of jungles and rain forests, habitats for mosquitoes and other insects are moved from high in the the treetops to the ground. The gaping holes created in this process form puddles. Malaria thrives in these instances, and other health problems are caused by parasites that have come to live in the rivers. There's little wonder that many people have immune-suppression under these conditions. It's also easy to understand why people living with problems like these could react positively to an HIV antibody test. However, things seem to be looking up a bit...
Uganda's AIDS statistics seem to be going down! - Uganda Sees Stunning Decline in AIDS Cases - May 3, 2004

Napwa criticises latest Aids stats - The National Association of People Living with Aids (Napwa) has criticised seemingly contradictory Aids statistics released by Stats SA and the UN. Stats SA earlier released figures which implied that South Africa had one million fewer HIV/Aids cases than previous estimates.
See also: South Africa says HIV/Aids cases has dropped - July 28, 2004

June 11, 2002 - I regret to report that Mr. Mokaba has passed away from pneumonia.
He was an outspoken critic of the HIV/AIDS paradigm until his death. My deepest sympathy to his family and friends.

Peter Mokaba was a member of Parliament in South Africa. This New York Times story from March 31, 2002 - "An AIDS Skeptic in South Africa Feeds Simmering Doubts" describes how
Peter Mokaba "incited a controversy by arguing that HIV does not exist
and AIDS drugs are poison."

Mr. Mokaba deserves praise for speaking his mind in a time when most public figures just go along with popular ideas. Hats off to Peter Mokaba!
Also, please visit the message board for more stories about Africa.

See this story, found in the November 22, 2001 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine. Writer Rian Malan went to his homeland in South Africa to find out the truth about AIDS in Africa. He thought it might be easy to discredit the AIDS dissidents, but he came back a year later with more questions than when he started.
Also - Far More At Stake On HIV/Aids Than a Denialist Conspiracy - another great article by Rian Malan, printed in Business Day, Johannesburg. This was posted on the allafrica.com website.

Here are Thabo Mbeki's answers to questions from SA Parliament: October 24, 2001.
Here is the transcript of a radio interview with South African President Thabo Mbeki. From BBC, August 6, 2001. As usual, he has some controversial things to say!
For official news visit the South African government's online page.
Visit this page for information about Thabo Mbeki.

Please read this great article, also about President Mbeki:
Mbeki: Aids, the fight is on!
While the world looks away and the Western media refuse to report it, something very important is happening in South Africa to Aids. Ten experiments, including the cause of Aids and the isolation of HIV, recommended by the interim report of Mbeki's Presidential Aids Advisory Panel, are about to get underway. When the experiments are complete, the world will finally know what Aids is all about. Osei Boateng reports. June, 2001 - New African Magazine
This is a wonderful publication and has an online page.
Please visit this VirusMyth page for more about Africa - there are many articles archived here.

South African PRESIDENTIAL AIDS ADVISORY PANEL REPORT - A synthesis report of the deliberations by the panel of experts invited by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki. VIEW THE FULL REPORT
This page is dedicated to Nkosi Johnson, a young boy in Africa who was exploited as a poster boy for AIDS. He was put on a long-term antibiotic regimen for most of his short life, and the anti-retrovirals given to him eventually killed him. This child died because of pharmaceutical drugging. Now that the drug companies and oil companies are in bed, there's big trouble ahead for Africa unless the public stops this fraud. Are you willing to help? The media's full of racist propaganda about Africa and Africans. Thank goodness for people like Thabo Mbeki. He's a revolutionary leader in Africa who demands to see the evidence that HIV is the cause of AIDS. The "mainstream" scientists and doctors scramble to discredit any dissenting voices, but it's too late. President Mbeki is an intelligent person and seems willing to stand his ground. People all over the world are talking about AIDS and Africa.

See also these pages: how manufacturing plants and chemical companies (mostly oil refineries) pollute South Africa with their toxic waste and then claim that it's AIDS and HIV causing asthma and cancer.
Here's a list of toxic chemicals being dumped into South Africa by the manufacturing plants

here's an article from the Village Voice

another article about Shell

Black SA community takes control of its air

See also Sasol Watch & SASOL: A GLOBAL LEADER OR A MAJOR POLLUTER South African and African American Communities on the Fencelines of Sasol Facilities Warn Investors of Sasol's Liabilities for Environmental Destruction & Health Threats

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