Phindi on dating, sex and being born with HIV
Youth delegate at the world Aids conference Phindile Sithole-Spong talks about reclaiming her sexuality after learning she was born with HIV.
View ArticleCampaigners protest against United Nations stance on prostitution
Former prostitutes and groups campaigning against sex trafficking will launch an international protest against UN reports that recommend the decriminalisation of pimping, brothel-keeping and the...
View ArticleSangoma: Why I take ARVs
Prudence Mabele, a sangoma and one of the founding members of the TAC, is adamant that ARVs are imperative to the survival of HIV positive people. Image – M&G
View ArticleHIV: Not one of us can say, ‘never me, never mine
Anyone can contract HIV, regardless of their income, social status or race. This week we publish the stories of three South African and one Namibian women with HIV in their 40s. They all fit the...
View ArticleSoul City: 20 years later and HIV still on the rise
I can’t find the piece I wrote about it, but 20 years ago, as a TV reporter for a local newspaper, I stood on the set of the first series of Soul City. If I recall correctly, it was somewhere out in...
View ArticleWomen abuse fuels HIV infection rate
Today is an anniversary, and not a happy one. On World Aids Day, we look up from the mundane noise and tasks of the day — our meetings, our email and even our HIV data-laden spreadsheets — and we...
View Article‘Forced’ sterilisation of HIV women violates rights
Three women’s rights advocacy groups have lodged a formal complaint with the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) protesting the “ongoing forced/coerced sterilisation of women living with HIV in South...
View ArticleMother mentors a boost for health
The paediatrics unit of the Soshanguve community health centre north of Pretoria is bustling. The benches in the waiting area and outside the consultation rooms are filled with children and their...
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