George Onkoba has an accounting degree and worked at a bank for seven years. He gave it all up to pursue his real passion, painting. His family and friends shunned him, but George says he’s never been happier.
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The country must urgently address the politics of ethnicity before it can move towards a workable democracy.
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The President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, has submitted his candidacy for the position of member of the Council of the International Football Federation (FIFA).
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Wits researchers have announced a “breakthrough” in HIV prevention in women. The injection is much more effective than daily pills in preventing infection in women.