Couple Receives Prestigious Award for HIV/AIDS Work Professors Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim have been honoured for their groundbreaking contributions to the medical field, receiving the prestigious Lasker-Bloomberg Award for Public Service, reports IOL . The epidemiologists, who have been married for 36 years and are both 64 years old, are globally recognized for their efforts in combating deadly diseases such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and the coronavirus. The Lasker Foundation said that the award celebrates the couple for identifying key factors in heterosexual HIV transmission and introducing life-saving strategies to prevent and treat HIV.
The award also includes a monetary prize of $250,000 (over R4 million). Unions Vow to Protect Teachers Amid Budget Shortfall Unions have vowed to defend teachers' jobs and maintain essential school services amidst an R28 billion budget deficit in the country’s national education department, reports IOL . According to education minister Siviwe Gwarube, problems in the provincial education department are causing concerns over possible layoffs of teachers and cuts to critical programs.
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) leadership has committed to doing everything possible to safeguard teachers' employment. At the union’s recent 10th Congress, SADTU president Magope Maphila called for increased public funding for education and warned of the challenging times ahead. He said that the crisis must not undo the prog.
