cancer Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/cancer/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 09 Mar 2016 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 cancer Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/cancer/ 32 32 Poachers kill more rhino for the sixth successive year https://jjcornish.com/2016/03/poachers-kill-more-rhino-for-the-sixth-successive-year/ Wed, 09 Mar 2016 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2016/03/poachers-kill-more-rhino-for-the-sixth-successive-year/ The number of rhinos killed by poachers has increased for the sixth year in a row. This despite the marginal improvement shown in curbing this slaughter in South Africa. ends intro The Swiss-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature says  at least 1,338 rhinos were killed last year. That’s  the largest number since the […]

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The Swiss-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature says  at least 1,338 rhinos were killed last year.

That’s  the largest number since the poaching crisis intensified nearly a decade ago, taking the toll to nearly 6 000

The number of rhinos killed in Africa has gone up for six  successive years. There was a ray of hope in South Africa, where the killings decreased slightly after aggressive anti-poaching efforts,.

The killing of the animal has increased in recent years, fueled by a growing belief in Asia that its horns purportedly cure cancer.

As clients in countries such as China and Vietnam pay top dollar for rhino horns, poachers from global crime networks are getting brutal and sophisticated.

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]]> Apartheid killer gets medical parole https://jjcornish.com/2015/05/apartheid-killer-gets-medical-parole/ Fri, 29 May 2015 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2015/05/apartheid-killer-gets-medical-parole/ A 79-year white South African rightwinger jailed for his part in the murder of Communist leader Chris Hani, that threatened to derail South Africa’s transition to democaracy has been granted medical parole. Judge Selby Baqwa has made a controversial finding in the Pretoria High Cour that the prisoner Clive Derby Lewis has the right to […]

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]]> A 79-year white South African rightwinger jailed for his part in the murder of Communist leader Chris Hani, that threatened to derail South Africa’s transition to democaracy has been granted medical parole.

Judge Selby Baqwa has made a controversial finding in the Pretoria High Cour that the prisoner Clive Derby Lewis has the right to die with dignity

Judge Selby Baqwa says Justice Minister Michael Masutha unfairly denied Clive Derby Lewis medical parole four months ago.

He cannot hand the matter back to the minister because two independent doctors say the plaintiff has less than two months to live.

Clive Derby-Lewis was sentenced to death for providing the gun that killed Chris Hani 22 years ago.

He escaped the hangman because capital punishment was abolished by the ANC government.

He’s served 21 years in jail.

He showed no remorse for his action and was not considered for pardon by the Truth and Reconcialiation Commission.

Lately he’s sought to apologise to Hani’s widow Limpho but she’s refused to see him.

She left the court yesterday declining to comment.

Police Union spokesman Richard Mamabolo says he’s really disappointed Derby-Lewis will be set free because he’s not shown remorse.

Trade union leader Zwelinzima Vavi says the decision will spark an angry backlash.

Corne Mulder of the predominantly white Freedom Front Plus party says the parole’s long overdue.

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