Bad blood.

Bad Blood. In 2001, South African President Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born June 18 1942) is the current President of the Republic of South Africa.<ref name="gcis-profile2004" /> Early years
Born and raised in what is now the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, Mbeki is the son of Govan Mbeki (1910 donated blood to encourage others to do the same, but now it's been revealed that his blood was rejected--because he is black. With soaring HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. infection rates, blood donated by black South Africans This is a list of notable South Africans with Wikipedia articles. Academics, Medical and Scientists

Wouter Basson, Scientist
Mariam Seedat, sociologist and gender advocate (1970 - )
Estian Calitz, academic (1949 - )

is considered high risk by the country's National Blood Service.

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Title Annotation:	RANT; South African's HIV infection rates
Author:	Chaddha, Anmol
Publication:	Colorlines Magazine
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	6SOUT
Date:	Mar 22, 2005
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