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Fri 8/31/01 CONTROVERSIAL RACISM CONFERENCE OPENS IN SOUTH AFRICA
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has opened the World Conference against Racism with a plea for delegates to look beyond their individual disputes and develop an international plan to combat prejudice.
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Tue 7/24/01 1:43 PM Warning: South African scam bilks US citizens The scam starts like this. You get a letter or fax from a trustworthy sounding organization (such as the "South African Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources") advising you that someone with the same last name as yours is owed more than $21 million dollars. But because neither this person nor any close relatives can be located, the money is YOURS -- provided that you put up sufficient collateral. Do not fall prey to this old ploy. Uncover the truth at the Financial Sentinel.

Fri 4/20/01 10:38 AM Bowing to mounting public pressure, the pharmaceutical industry dropped its legal effort to prevent South Africa from importing cheaper anti-AIDS drugs and other medicines. www.nytimes.com/2001/04/20/world/20AFRI.html?ex=988777461&ei=1&en=4f154a57381b26b7

Thu 3/29/01 4:05 PM AIDS Obstacles Overwhelm a Small South African Town By RACHEL L. SWARNS
In Hlabisa, South Africa, cheaper H.I.V. drugs are still too costly to provide to the poor in public hospitals, even though South Africa is better off than most countries in Africa. www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/world/29AIDS.html?pagewanted=2?ex=986899882&ei=1&en=644400ee615d0b2e