United States Diplomatic Mission to South Africa

MISSION IN THE MEDIA 2008

Selected articles and editorials published in the South African media

Where full text is not available online, the article may be requested from the Embassy's American Library

US pulls back aid for SA (The Times, April 3, 2008)

South Africa should expect a reduction in aid from the US because of the global powerhouse’s looming economic recession and a change in foreign policy. This is according to US Ambassador to South Africa Eric Bost, who addressed the East London business community this week.

US cash for Aids in SA rivals state’s own budget (Sunday Times, January 27)

US FUNDING for HIV/Aids programmes in South Africa this year comes close to matching the South African government’s own budget for dealing with the epidemic. The US will provide R4.3-billion to South Africa in 2008 to support its HIV/Aids programmes, Mark Dybul, the US global Aids co-ordinator, said in Pretoria on Friday.