http://www.news24.com/Tags/Companies/mrc Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:07:14 +0200 A Kenyan separatist movement has denied accusations by the authorities that it was behind a raid in a coastal resort that killed eight people, although it said former members may have been involved. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Kenya-group-deny-blame-for-resort-attack-20130329 As the world marks International Women's Day, a report which found that a woman is killed by an intimate partner every eight hours in South Africa highlights the high levels of violence against women. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/3-SA-women-killed-by-partner-each-day-20130308 Police officers and social workers should treat abuse and rape cases with more seriousness, a ministerial committee says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Rape-not-treated-seriously-minister-20130221 The case for the decriminalisation of dagga is building as an expert rejects the assumption that consumption of the drug is causally tied to psychosis. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Case-builds-for-dagga-decriminalisation-20130218 Female homicides in South Africa are five times higher than the global rate, and SA is certain to be "one of the leaders" in a new study on violence between intimate partners, a researcher says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SA-a-leader-in-violence-against-women-20130218 Dagga has a real medical benefit and several organisations have indicated their support for research into the treatment applications for the drug. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Dagga-has-real-medical-benefits-expert-20130114 Too many child murder cases are not identified or investigated by the police, MPs have heard. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Child-murder-cases-neglected-MRC-20121107 The Medical Research Council has told Members of Parliament that a woman is killed every eight hours in South Africa. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/MRC-says-3-women-a-day-killed-in-SA-20121107 A new report shows a drop in the rate at which people have been dying in South Africa, the Medical Research Council says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SA-death-rate-dropping-20121018 Most murdered South African women are killed by their husbands, boyfriends or same sex partners, a study has found. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Most-SA-women-killed-by-partners-study-20120821 Friends and relatives of seven young men accused of gang raping a teenage girl cannot believe that their "kind-hearted" boys have been accused of the horrendous crime. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Gang-rape-accused-are-good-boys-20120420 SA's programme to prevent HIV in babies has achieved a 96.5% success rate in wiping out transmission from infected mothers, the MRC says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/AidsFocus/SA-nearly-wipes-out-infant-transmission-20110609 South Africa is launching clinical trials of two Aids vaccines that local researchers have developed in collaboration with US experts. http://www.news24.com/World/News/SA-tests-Aids-vaccine-20090719 The prevalence of HIV in children and teenagers has dropped, while condom usage has increased, a national survey has found. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Child-teen-HIV-down-study-20090609