Melinda Gates on what’s best for children
Family planning is not a luxury to everyone. Melinda Gates talks about why she has dedicated so much of her time to helping women plan their families.
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Comment: Vaccines for Africa
With World Immunisation Week (April 20 – 26) drawing attention to vaccinations, Nicky Willemse turned the spotlight on Dr Seth Berkley.
Aids most prevalent cause of early deaths in SA
Aids kills more people prematurely in SA than another other disease – in sharp contrast to two decades ago, which set them at just 12%.
Gates and Slim launch agricultural research centre to aid food security
Carlos Slim and Bill Gates, the two richest men on the planet, have inaugurated a new agricultural research center outside Mexico’s capital.
World health weighs on Bill Gates
Bill Gates seems bent beneath a stronger gravity as he talks about the ‘puzzle’ that is South Africa’s health system.
Gates joins Africa’s richest man to fight polio in Nigeria
The richest man in Africa and the wealthiest man from the US have joined forces in the battle against polio, which has seen a resurgence in Nigeria.
Gates misses top spot in Forbes’ richest
Mexico telecoms czar Carlos Slim has topped the <i>Forbes</i> annual world’s richest list, sporting a $69-billion fortune that outpaced Bill Gates.
It’s war on tropical diseases
But experts warn that drugs alone will not win it, after the pharmaceutical giants agree to work together on an ambitious project.
Gates lends Global Fund a helping hand
Bill Gates has rescued a beleaguered health fund by pledging $750-million to fight three of world’s killer diseases — Aids, malaria and TB.
Bill Gates to G20: Don’t reduce aid
Speaking at the G20 meeting <b>Bill Gates</b> urges richer nations to invest more, not less.
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Giving is key to Africa’s wellbeing
In Africa, everyone is both a philanthropist and a recipient of philanthropy. Nothing is more unAfrican than being left to bury a loved one alone.
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Bill Gates sells 5-million shares in Microsoft
Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates has sold 90-million shares in 12 months, but still has 500-million; cash goes to help his foundation’s charitable work.
Faces full of foam
The cream pie (or foam pie, or custard pie) is a much more subtle and specific weapon than its slapstick origins would suggest.
Billions raised in Gates-championed vaccination drive
Donations led by the UK and Bill Gates have far exceeded the $3.7-billion targeted in a drive to fund vaccinations for children in poor countries.
Bill Gates, UK pledge billions to vaccinate 250-million children
Britain and Bill Gates have pledged more than half of the $3.7-billion sought to vaccinate nearly 250-million children against preventable diseases.
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Billions for immunisation
Watch as Bill Gates and others gather today to pledge billions to save children across the world
Gates urges African leaders to prioritise vaccines
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has called on African countries to work harder to get life-saving vaccines to children.
Africa can live up to its promise
Meaningful progress has been made to overcome the continent’s health hurdles, but more can be done through strong leadership, writes <b>Bill Gates</b>
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E-learning: The future of education?
If Bill Gates is excited about online education, you should be, too, suggests <b>Anna Malczyk</b>.
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Zuckerberg overtakes Jobs, Murdoch on Forbes rich list
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Steve Jobs and News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch on the <i>Forbes</i> rich list — but Bill Gates is still number one.
Circumcision could halt 4m new African HIV cases
More than four million new HIV infections could be prevented in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2025 if male circumcision rates were increased to 80%.
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Apple gains the upper hand over Microsoft
Apple surged past Microsoft as the world’s biggest tech company based on market value on Wednesday, the latest milestone in the company’s revival.
Gates backs 78 new science innovations
An effort to develop a vaccine triggered by human sweat was among 78 science projects backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Bill Gates pledges $10bn to vaccines for poor
Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, on Friday promised $10-billion to develop vaccines for the world’s poorest nations.
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Web censorship in China? Not a problem, says Gates
Microsoft founder Bill Gates plays down Beijing’s attempts to stifle dissent on the internet as "very limited".
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The real Bill Gates joins Twitter
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has just joined Twitter with a verified account, having been preceded by numerous fakes.
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Curtain falling on ‘digital decade’
While it got off to a rocky start with the Y2K bug and dotcom bubble, the era dubbed the "Digital Decade" has turned out to be a dizzying period of in
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Bill Gates pledges millions to African, Indian farming
Bill Gates on Thursday will unveil grants totalling $120-million to promote dynamic, home-grown, sustainable agriculture in Africa and India.
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Microsoft beats Apple to the Tablet
Bill Gates may have beaten Steve Jobs to combining computer power and paper notebook convenience in a single lightweight device.
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Bill Gates in new push against malaria
Bill Gates and thousands of babies are helping Africa prepare its largest medical experiment ever in the search for a new vaccine against malaria.
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UN to buy surplus food from poorer producers
More than 350 000 small-scale farmers in Africa and Central America will soon begin selling produce to the UN.
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Bill Gates is the richest once again
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has recovered his spot at the top of the United States money heap, Forbes magazine’s latest list reveals.
