by Aayesha Soni | Oct 3, 2018 | MRN Views
I am currently working in one of the busiest, and most specialised, trauma centres in Johannesburg, South Africa. When coming on for duty over a weekend shift, one can be sure that it will be an exceptionally busy one, with a multitude of patients with gunshot wounds...
by Aayesha Soni | Jul 4, 2018 | MRN Views
As a South African, I am truly ashamed that the former US president will be honouring the man whose struggles have allowed me to live freely today THE Nelson Mandela Foundation has invited Barack Obama to deliver the speech for Madiba’s centenary celebrations this...
by Aayesha Soni | Jun 7, 2018 | MRN Views
To actively target and kill a healthcare worker truly transgresses all bounds of barbarity, writes Dr Aayesha J Soni “We have one goal- to save lives and evacuate wounded people”- these were the words of 21 year old volunteer paramedic Razan Al-Najjar in...
by Aayesha Soni | Apr 25, 2018 | MRN Views
“On the anniversary of one of America’s worst mistakes, we need to remember not only because we still owe an enormous debt to the people of Iraq. We need to remember because the war’s goals remain in place…”, writes Aayesha Soni. Last month...
by Aayesha Soni | Mar 1, 2018 | MRN Views
This year, the 14th Israeli Apartheid Week will be commemorated in over 200 cities around the world. Commonly referred to as IAW, I as a South African do not think that a more apt name could have been chosen to highlight the atrocities carried out by the Israeli...