Matt Schudel, The Washington Post Published 6:32 pm CDT, Saturday, September 29, 2018 In preparing for what would become his life's work, Wayne Meyers served in the Army in the Pacific during World War II, received two doctorates, attended theology school, studied French and held two medical internships. Perhaps most important, he never lost the inspiration he felt as a child when he heard tales of missionary life while attending a Methodist church in rural Pennsylvania. In 1953, he was still eight years away from his first trip to Africa when he married Esther Kleinschmidt, who had grown up in what was then called the Belgian Congo, where her parents were medical missionaries. Eight years later, Wayne and Esther Meyers and their three - later four - children moved to Central Africa, where they spent more than a decade working with people afflicted with one of the world's most feared and misunderstood diseases: leprosy. From the beginning, it was apparent that Dr. … [Read more...] about Wayne Meyers, researcher and doctor who treated leprosy patients in Africa, dies at 94
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Melania Trump heading to Africa like previous first ladies
Darlene Superville, Associated Press Updated 12:05 am CDT, Saturday, September 29, 2018 FILE - In this March 17, 1997, file photo, as a Senegalese guard looks on, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and daughter Chelsea look out from "the door of no return" on Goree Island in Dakar, Senegal. This is the door through which more than 60,000 slaves walked before being shipped to the west and used as slaves. Mrs. Clinton is on the first day of her two-week goodwill tour through Africa. When Melania Trump flies to Africa on her first extended international journey without the president, she’ll be following in the footsteps of her recent predecessors. less FILE - In this March 17, 1997, file photo, as a Senegalese guard looks on, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and daughter Chelsea look out from "the door of no return" on Goree Island in Dakar, Senegal. This is ... more Photo: Doug Mills, AP FILE - In this … [Read more...] about Melania Trump heading to Africa like previous first ladies
Activists discuss health reform in South Africa
Two celebrated advocates for accessible HIV/AIDS treatment in South Africa visited Macalester on Tuesday, Sept. 25 to discuss their work. Vuyiseka Dubula and Mandla Majola both partner with Acacia Global, a nonprofit that works to support NGOs in South Africa on issues of social justice and cross-cultural understanding. The organization’s Executive Director Kevin Winge introduced Dubula and Majola, who were in town for an organization fundraising event in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. “They get up every morning in conditions that none of us have to experience, facing issues that are almost unimaginable for most of us here,” Winge said. Dubula served for eight years as the General Secretary for the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), a widely praised group in South Africa dedicated to pushing for access to care for HIV and AIDS. “TAC is really considered the model for organizing communities to fight HIV/AIDS,” Winge said. Majola, who recently founded the … [Read more...] about Activists discuss health reform in South Africa
Giant dinosaur species discovered in South Africa
Doyle Rice USA TODAY Published 2:01 PM EDT Sep 28, 2018 Fossils of a new, giant species of dinosaur have been discovered in South Africa, a study published Thursday reports. The creature, which lived some 200 million years ago, was about twice the size of a modern-day African elephant. It was also the largest land animal alive on the planet at that time, according to the study. Known by the Latin name Ledumahadi mafube, it weighed over 26,000 pounds and stood about 13 feet high at the hips. Although it isn't the biggest dinosaur ever found, "It's the first true giant that evolves in a long line of dinosaurs called sauropod dinosaurs, said study co-author Jonah Choiniere, a paleontologist at the University of the Witwatersrand, in a statement. Sauropods, weighing up to 66 tons, include well-known species like the brontosaurus. Thus, this part of South Africa was the origin of all the giant dinosaurs that evolved later, Choiniere said. The new … [Read more...] about Giant dinosaur species discovered in South Africa
South Africa Will Host First Enterprise Africa Summit in 2019
CAPE TOWN , SOUTH AFRICA , September 28, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Cape Town – From January 24-25, 2019 the full ecosystem of Africa’s enterprise applications leaders will gather under one roof in Cape Town for the inaugural Enterprise Africa Summit. This first ever conference and exhibition will feature nearly 40 speakers for a packed two-day program featuring keynote and animated presentations, moderated panel discussions and up to 12 hours of networking sessions, lunches, coffee breaks, dinners and receptions. The event will attract 600 attendees spanning the enterprise applications spectrum, 90 percent of whom are in management positions. “African business leaders charged with digital transformation within their organizations will not want to miss this one-time opportunity to hear from, and speak directly with, peers, recognized experts, and top global solution providers," said Jon Kent, Sales Director and Co-founder of the Enterprise Africa Summit. “We … [Read more...] about South Africa Will Host First Enterprise Africa Summit in 2019