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Defend Truth

Jesse Copelyn

Jesse Copelyn has an MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

Latest Work

US funding cuts could cause over 150,000 additional HIV infections in SA by 2028 – study

Maverick Citizen

14 April 2025

US funding cuts could cause over 150,000 additional HIV infections in SA by 2028 – study

4 min

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Three common myths about US funding cuts to South Africa

Maverick Citizen

1 April 2025

Three common myths about US funding cuts to South Africa

7 min

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USAID funding cuts end vital HIV programme for SA orphans

Maverick Citizen

4 March 2025

USAID funding cuts end vital HIV programme for SA orphans

5 min

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Under bridges in Durban: the alarming rise of heroin injection and public health risks

3 December 2024

Under bridges in Durban: the alarming rise of heroin injection and public health risks

5 min

1

Alarming rise in HIV among drug users as government fails to implement policy

21 October 2024

Alarming rise in HIV among drug users as government fails to implement policy

5 min

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Cheap and nasty — heroin use in South Africa surges as price plummets

9 October 2024

Cheap and nasty — heroin use in South Africa surges as price plummets

5 min

1

South Africa still arming Saudis and UAE despite humanitarian crisis in Yemen

14 August 2023

South Africa still arming Saudis and UAE despite humanitarian crisis in Yemen

3 min

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Jesse Copelyn

16 September 2021

Early childhood development policies can strike at the heart of our culture of violence

6 min

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