Thirty percent of miners are HIV positive - SA

The number of mine workers who are HIV positive is not known with certainty but rates are estimated at about 30% in the gold mining industry in South Africa, says Minerals Minister Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

Figures for the platinum mining industry are estimated to be in the range of 20% to 24% while in the coal industry it is between 15% and 17%. In the diamond industry it is about eight to 11%, she estimated.

Replying to a question from New National Party MP Basil Douglas, the minister said: "Generally these estimates are based on actuarial assessments, voluntary counseling and testing initiatives as well as estimates from antenatal data from the Department of Health."

She noted that from 1998 to 2000 a community study in the gold mining region of Carletonville -- the Mothusimpilo study -- organised by the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research and the South African Institute of Medical Research -- showed the prevalence of HIV to have increased from 28% to 30%.

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Gold Rat Robertson wears on his finger. Gold that's etched onto Bush's tooth brush. Praise the lord.

Material for Russert/Fineman/Woodward to discuss.

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they'll just offer those "jobs" to the unemployed here in the US.. US jobs are gooing to India/Pakistan/Bangladesh..you name it.. so we have a glut of unemployed here..

Goodness knows , the PNAC folks probably have a plan for a depopulated Africa.. One could only wish that they and their narrowminded bible-thumping pals would all emigrate there, and leave the rest of us (tha majority) to have our country back..

They could convert the Africans who did not die, and then could train them to be housemaids, gardners.. Hell, they could relive the 19th century for real..

Hoop skirts, pith helmets,diamond mines.. just like in the movies :)