Outrage as kids can now be charged for French kissing and holding hands. The long-awaited Sexual Offences Act has stirred up a hornets nest barely a week after being passed into law. It has substantially changed the definition of rape and was drafted to protect children and the mentally disabled from sexual exploitatio
Plucky children from a home in Namibia realise their ambition of performing their dance routines in the big city of Johannesburg Lying in bed on the first night of our visit to Johannesburg last week, I said to myself: is this true? Can we really be here? Is this a dream come true? I am a teacher and the chairman o
Former First Lady sends message to her family and SA: It s not a death sentence GRACA Machel, the wife of former President Nelson Mandela, is championing the Each One Reach Five campaign. Machel said she wanted to reach out to her own family as well as the nation through this initiative. The former First Lady, who did
-- Now her family face a difficult decision: Do they stay in a country where they will never feel safe? Seventeen-year-old Jamie Paterson was asleep when five psychopathic sadists invaded her family s Johannesburg home. She was dragged out of bed. As four of them terrorised her mother, father and nine-year-old brother,
Between 300000 and 600000 children in South Africa are infected with HIV. Only about 26000 of the 120000 children who urgently need it are undergoing treatment. Doctors have urged parents, caregivers and health workers to be alert to signs of HIV and to test children early, especially babies. Children with HIV/Aids
THE question of when to tell children they have HIV has become a hot topic now that thousands of HIV-positive children are becoming teenagers, thanks to successful treatment programmes in Africa. Caring for adolescents was high on the agenda of the Third Paediatric Aids Treatment Forum for Africa in
International pop star Annie Lennox has lambasted the South African government for it Aids policy. Aids, as Madiba has said, is a human rights issue and should be treated as such in order to avoid this genocide that is affecting millions and millions of people around the world, she said at a private fundraiser luncheon
ZACKIE Achmat has been cast into the international spotlight for his fearless work on HIV and Aids. Soon he will take centre stage again - this time to pledge his love and commitment to long-time partner Dallie Weyers. The couple plan to tie the knot in a civil union at the Imperial Yacht Club in Lakeside, near Cape To
UK SouL sensation Corinne Bailey Rae is among the international stars jetting into Joburg for the 46664 concert on Saturday, answering Nelson Mandela s call to raise awareness of the HIV/Aids pandemic. For a hip young artist, who s the toast of the international music scene, this is just another in a saint s load of wo
The United Nations agency charged with combating HIV-Aids has lowered its global estimate of the number of people infected with the virus to 33.2million from 39.5million because of improved research methods. But the revised figures do not have a bearing on South Africa - the country with the highest number of infection
The minister of social development, Zola Skweyiya, yesterday announced significant steps to improve the lives of children living on the margins of society. He said an estimated eight million children received social grants from the government, a figure that suggests that this country s poverty problem is more serious t
Nelson Mandela rocks. This is according to the US rapper Ludacris, who is set to appear in the annual 46664 concert at Ellis Park on December 1. He said: I am so honoured to have been invited by someone like Nelson Mandela. It makes me feel great to be part of the concert. 46664, named after former president Mandela s
Minister releases shocking statistics on children and Aids. Eight million South African children would be without food or care were it not for government grants, Zola Skweyiya, the minister of social development, said yesterday. He was announcing plans to extend government support to hundreds of thousands of orphans,
SA s programme lags those of some of the less well-off countries. THE surge in the number of infections caused by the deadly, mutant form of tuberculosis is the legacy of mistakes in fighting the disease over the decades. That s the verdict of Nils Billo, head of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Di
For five years, President Thabo Mbeki has succeeded in keeping his Aids dissident views below the radar since Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang adopted and propagated his reservations about antiretroviral drugs, says his biographer Mark Gevisser. Tshabalala-Msimang articulated a policy that enabled him to step b
In this edited extract from the introduction to his new biography of Thabo Mbeki, Mark Gevisser explains how he came upon the title, The Dream Deferred, after a six-hour meeting with his subject It was Mbeki himself who gave me the word disconnected to describe his (to all intents and purposes) parentless childhood, an
Taking an HIV test is a landmark in your life, says Parlotones bass and piano player Glenn Hodgson. Three members of the South African rock Indie group - due to perform at the 46664 concert on World Aids Day in Johannesburg - joined the Each One Reach Five campaign this week. For me personally, my HIV test marks a befo
One of the more significant moments of my life was when Dr Dave informed me of my HIV-positive status. He told me about the implications and gave me the best advice: Go and live. I am ever thankful to him for this initial positive response to what could be a very negative or misconceived situation. I knew how it had ha
Dave Nowitz, marketing manager of the Society for Family Health, knows he can make a difference. Don t stop using condoms to protect yourself against HIV/Aids, says Dave Nowitz, senior marketing manager for the Society for Family Health, amid the uproar this week about faulty condoms. The Society for Family Health sell
Pupils learn about HIV-positive prostitute who abandons baby. A story about an HIV-positive prostitute, who abandons her baby, is being taught to primary school pupils across the country - despite being banned in classrooms in the Western Cape. The story, a case study intended to create awareness about HIV/Aids among G
SABC3 s hit show takes just about every honour at the SA Film and Television Awards Original plot twists are interspersed with topics such as affirmative action, domestic violence, racism, HIV and Aids The SABC3 soapie Isidingo scooped top honours at last night s South African Film and Television Awards by winning the
South African academic and scientist Prof Jerry Coovadia has again been honoured for his HIV and Aids research. The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia has conferred the Herman Gertrude Silver Award - for significant contributions in the field of paediatric HIV and Aids - on the 67-year-old researcher. He began his res
President Thabo Mbeki s approval rating fell by the biggest margin of his presidency, to the lowest point in four years, after he sacked Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge in August, according to poll results to be released tomorrow. Only four out of every 10 South Africans thought he was doing a good job
His so-called friends slammed their doors in his face, including the person who infected him Ed left his parents house while he was in matric. I saw him once at his dad s house at Christmas, after which I didn t see him for many years. As 2006 drew to an end and everybody was preparing for the holidays, I was strugglin
Young South Africans can be the architects of their future by taking an HIV test, says Nkosinathi Biko, son of Black Consciousness leader Steve Bantu Biko. The 36-year-old CEO of the Steve Biko Foundation is committed to furthering the development legacy of his father, who died in police custody in 1977. Our motto is p
Top musicians can’t wait to rock Ellis Park. Ellis Park is ready to rock, with international artists such as Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox and Corinne Bailey Rae billed to perform in this year’s 46664 concert. The star-studded line-up will also include the likes of rapper Ludacris, rock groups the Goo Goo Dolls, Razorlig
There s a long history - and a touch of expediency - behind her survival, writes Paddy Harper President Thabo Mbeki has remained resolute in defence of Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, in the face of mounting evidence of her alcohol abuse, and a theft conviction against her. The President s actions - in removi
Dutch NGO helps set up cuddly-toy company David Mkhwanazi lost his job after telling his bosses that he was HIV- positive. Now his status has become the reason he has found new employment. The 32-year-old is one of 45 people, either HIV-positive or affected by the disease, who are employed by a factory making cuddly Af
The Rugby World Cup, getting the cellphone number of the attractive girl across the crowded room and plans to be elected to the board of trustees of the local bowling club - that sums up what my friends and I often talk about over cold beers. No one mentions the word Aids for fear of dampening the festive spirit. W
For HIV-positive woman, climbing Africa s highest mountain was a healing process, writes Claire Keeton Phindile Madonsela from Soweto reached the top of Africa s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, in June and she has dreams of one day climbing to the top of the world, Mount Everest. The strong athlete told her story as s
Back in 1984 my husband, Alan, decided to train at the Whitman-Walker Clinic and Georgetown University, in Washington DC, to provide some support to people with HIV/Aids. I, like most people at that time, didn t really know anyone with the disease and I told him I didn t mind him helping these people as long as he didn
My Peers still think I m a daring person, or crazy as they say. Entering that health facility you start to think twice - maybe you should leave, you re not ready for such news. But then again, when will you know your status if you don t do it now? A little voice inside me gives me strength: You ve come this far. No one
State to protect shrubs, and traditional healers rights The government has stepped in to save a tiny South African plant from extinction after hundreds of tons were harvested for foreign drug companies, one of which has patented its use to fight HIV/Aids. Now traditional healers, who have used the plant for centuries,
World renowned biologist David Baltimore is to deliver the third annual Nelson Mandela Science Lecture at the University of the Witwatersrand today. Dr Baltimore, a Nobel laureate and one of the world s most influential biologists, will talk about why viruses continue to threaten our lives. He said: Sometimes, science
Though the prevalence of HIV has decreased in South Africa , the shortage of health professionals is challenging the expansion of treatment. This was highlighted yesterday by Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang in a speech at the Global-World HIV/Aids Alliance conference in Richards Bay, north of Durban. Hoste
There I was, enjoying the best year of my life. Having recently graduated and being blessed with a job within months, in the midst of high unemployment, I suddenly started suffering from severe headaches. I thought it could be the result of my divorce, which happened that same year. Some doctors called it post- traumat
DR Francois Venter, one of South Africa s leading HIV/Aids specialists, doesn t miss much when it comes to HIV. But he once woke up in the middle of the night with a jolt, realising that he d failed to diagnose HIV in a patient he d seen earlier that week. He was a young, white Jewish guy from a good family who d been
South Africa has one of the highest incidents of sexual violence in the world, with almost half a million woman and children raped each year, according to advocacy group One In Nine Campaign. The group argues that only one in nine rape victims report the matter to the police. This is due to the victims lack of confi
Popular Idols finalist Tender Mavundla has dropped a bombshell by revealing that she is HIV-positive. The 25-year-old beauty from Port Shepstone in KwaZulu- Natal broke her silence after being treated by a doctor for a severe bout of flu this week. Mavundla is a crowd favourite in the hit reality TV show, which attract
Clinical trials testing an HIV vaccine in South Africa were halted on Friday after results from sister trials around the world found that it was ineffective. Professor Glenda Gray, principal investigator of the trial in South Africa, said this was a huge disappointment for everyone in HIV vaccine research. Some 700
I am doing it for the students. These were the words of Professor Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga, vice-chancellor of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, after taking a voluntary HIV test during the final round of the four-day voluntary counselling and testing drive at the institution s Bellville campus. Mazwi-Tanga is no
Marvelyn Brown is a young African-American woman who is visiting South Africa to speak about living with HIV. Here is her story: Q: How old are you? A: I am 23 years old. Q: Where are you from? A: I am originally from Nashville, Tennessee. Q: When did you find out that you were HIV- positive? A: I found out that I
The Each One Reach Five campaign has prompted Kempton Park Chief Magistrate Judith van Schalkwyk to play her part in the struggle against the HIV/Aids pandemic. Van Schalkwyk this month set up testing stations at her court for staff to take voluntary HIV tests. This is the first time testing stations have been set up a
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel s notoriously tight-fisted Treasury gave the Department of Health more money than it had asked for to dispense antiretroviral drugs this year. Dr Nomonde Xundu, head of the Health Department s HIV/Aids unit, told the Sunday Times they had since submitted a request for another significant
Doctors and Aids activists are divided about an upcoming clinical trial to determine whether an African traditional medicine can halt HIV from developing into full-blown Aids. Critics say that the trial - set to take place next month at Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg - to test the efficacy of the Sutherlandia pl
Taamba Lithete, a final-year BAcc, LLB student, is one of the 12 champions who led Stellenbosch s Each One Reach Five campaign this week. He writes about why he chose to have an HIV test: I have chosen to participate in leading this campaign at Stellenbosch University to set an example and emphasise the need for everyo
Patricia Dakana owes her life to the late Rev Fikile Mgcoyi, who ensured that she got antiretroviral treatment The late Rev Fikile Mgcoyi dedicated the remaining years of his life, after retirement, to the struggle for antiretroviral treatment in the Queenstown area of the Eastern Cape. He was a school principal and Mo
Primary school children as young as eight are experimenting with drugs and sex in the sprawling suburbs of Chatsworth and Phoenix, causing panic in the two communities. The recent drug scandal at Simla Primary in Shallcross, when seven children collapsed after taking Ecstasy tablets, has blown the lid on a problem whic
The Each One Reach Five campaign lies at the heart of a national HIV-testing drive running over two months at 13 higher education institutions. The drive has been initiated by the Higher Education HIV/Aids programme, a joint undertaking of the Department of Education and Higher Education South Africa . It is
The courts have ruled that the Sunday Times was correct to expose Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang s unbecoming behaviour during her stay at the Cape Town Medi-Clinic. In an important ruling this week, Johannesburg High Court Judge Mahomed Jajbhay stated that “there was in fact a pressing need for the public to
DR ANGELA Mathee, 47, is a crusader whose foremost enemy is the lead in paint and petrol. Her mission, which is already benefiting children, is to prevent lead poisoning. But Mathee, winner of the Woman of the Year Award 2007: Health, has also taken time out to throw her weight behind the Each One Reach Five campaign.
There s a long history - and a touch of expediency - behind her survival, writes Paddy Harper President Thabo Mbeki has remained resolute in defence of Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, in the face of mounting evidence of her alcohol abuse, and a theft conviction against her. The President s actions - in removi
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has repeated its demand for President Thabo Mbeki to provide reasons for keeping Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang in his Cabinet. In a letter sent through its attorneys to Mbeki s office on Friday, the TAC said Tshabalala-Msimang had failed in her constitutional duty to ensur
AIDS campaigner Zackie Achmat has come out of retirement to help undo the damage of Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge s sacking. Achmat, whose activism around HIV/Aids won him a Nobel nomination, said Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was actively reversing gains made in the fight against Aids while Madlala-Routledge wa
President Thabo Mbeki appointed her for a full term as deputy to Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota between 1999 and 2004, where she was in charge of, among other things, gender equity within the national defence force. She served without a hint of controversy and played a key role in programmes aimed at reskilling ex-com
The controversial Health minister, who was appointed on June 17 1999, has frequently questioned the use of antiretroviral drugs in treating HIV/Aids patients, saying their side effects could be dangerous. Instead, she has recommended lemon and garlic. Raw garlic and the skin of a lemon - not only do they give you a bea
A showdown has been looming between Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge and Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang since she stepped out of the minister s shadow two years ago to become South Africa s political leader on HIV/Aids. This week she paid the price for being an HIV champion and exposing the failure of Manto Tshabala
President Thabo Mbeki s decision to sack Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge beggars belief. It is hard to imagine anything at this point in his presidency that could more brutally prove his commitment to the politics of his inner circle above service to the people. He smothered a small ray of hope because
In 2005 my girlfriend of one year fell pregnant. The relationship was okay, not perfect, but there were discussions of marriage. She was a divorcee, had two kids from her failed marriage and was a hard worker. I loved her and her two beautiful daughters. She still had a good relationship with their father and, especial
Soul City celebrities throw their weight behind campaign and HIV clinic, writes Claire Keeton. Soul City star Rantsatsi Rantsatsi, best known for his character Mandla, says he got a real wake-up call about HIV back in 2005. The 24-year-old discovered he had TB and he knew of its close link to HIV. Prompted by his TB re
-- Government delays new therapy for HIV-positive pregnant women The Department of Health is stalling the introduction of treatment that can prevent more than 90% of pregnant HIV-positive women from passing the virus to their babies. Currently, as many as 30 000 infants in one province alone are being infected with HIV
-- NDA chief executive says it reminds him of mass offensives against apartheid Godfrey Mokate, chief executive of the National Development Agency (NDA), has enthusiastically joined the Each One Reach Five testing campaign to stop HIV spreading, saying it reminds him of mass campaigns to end apartheid. A veteran activi
Take an HIV test and get five other people to do the same. Make it clear that no one has to disclose their results. Let us know why you decided to join the campaign and how you felt when you took the test. We would welcome any stories about the experiences you have while participating in the campaign. Send your stories
At the moment we are pulling people out of the river with antiretrovirals What will I tell my children when they ask what I did in the war against Aids? asks Michael Mol Michael Mol, a medical doctor who is best known as a TV presenter, urges every South African to act now to stop HIV. We have an opportunity now to ma
Police are probing the dumping of hundreds of hypodermic needles outside a primary school in Clairwood, Durban, this week, which led to two boys being pricked. Police are also investigating a case of assault against a parent who allegedly hit a pupil after a child was stuck with a needle. In the second incident, a boy
I m 24 years old, the single mother of a beautiful baby boy. He is turning two in October. When I was pregnant I had to do an HIV test, and to my shock I tested positive. I tried to tell the father of my baby but was very scared that he would leave me, so I kept it a secret from him . When I gave birth I was given ARVs
Top players can help defeat Aids - union leader Zondi needs a player of exceptional courage to tell SA he is HIV-positive. Ronnie Zondi has gravitas to burn. He s a huge, cliff-shouldered man, with a fatherly voice that seems to burble from the ground beneath his feet. It s no surprise that Zondi skippered all the PSL
Miss South Africa Megan Coleman and Miss SA Teen Zizo Beda defy the stereotypes of beauty queens. They turn heads, but they are more than pretty faces. The pair are smart, outspoken and both have hands-on experience in caring for loved ones with HIV/Aids. Coleman, 22, took care of a child with HIV and Aids for nearly t
Mpumelelo Mkhabela, Dominic Mahlangu and Moipone Malefane
Nomination of Madlala-Routledge seen as endorsing her Aids views Controversial Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge has been nominated for a senior leadership position in the South African Communist Party. Madlala-Routledge is expected to be among the new faces when the party elects office-bearers next week
Where teachers sell sex to buy food, while those with power are bleeding the country dry ... Stella Sithole is a high school teacher with neatly braided hair and a husband who works in a bank, yet in the twisted world of President Robert Mugabe s Zimbabwe she has to sell her body to feed her children. As she battle
Juvenile inmates at the Grahamstown prison will confront issues and attitudes around HIV and Aids with the help of the Interactive Themba Theatre Company. Eleven members of the Johannesburg-based theatre company will perform at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival Fringe. Eric Richardson, the company s managing direc
-- HIV/Aids is South Africa s tenth biggest natural killer. The number of deaths from Aids-related diseases increased by 3.3percent, which researchers at Statistics South Africa said might partly be attributable to improvements in death registration and population growth. The report by Stats SA entitled Mortality and c
-- Activist on a mission to fight abuse of women WHEN Mbuyiselo Botha dances at home with his 13-year-old daughter S bonganjalo, she jokes with him about acting silly because he has a bullet in his brain. Shot by apartheid police in Sharpeville in 1986, Botha is paralysed on his left side but that has not slowed him do
Today I woke up with a river of tears on my pillow; so many thoughts are crossing my mind. The time is 4am and I am asking myself how I could have been so stupid. Is it fair that my family has to suffer because I had unprotected sex with the man I thought was my soul mate? Look at me now, I am all alone. He has gone an
More than two million striking workers are set to bring South Africa to a complete standstill on Wednesday. If the labour action is not headed off in the negotiating chamber over the next 48 hours, this country will see the biggest confrontation between workers and the state since the mass stay-aways that helped end ap
South Africa s programme to prevent mothers passing on HIV to their babies has been slammed as abysmal . Only about eight percent of infants are being protected from HIV - because access to anti-Aids drugs remains a problem. South Africa s programme to prevent mothers passing HIV onto their babies was failing hopelessl
Risky sex is part of a recreational pattern. Playas who average six girlfriends in three months, people living with HIV and those with sexually transmitted infections who drink alcohol are among the groups being targeted to stop the spread of HIV. The need for focused, effective HIV prevention programmes was high on th
TV presenter makes a model patient as her blood is drawn. It s easy to see why Top Billing presenter Basetsana Kumalo was voted one of the top 100 great South Africans in the SABC3 informal poll in 2004. She exudes enthusiasm even when doing a public HIV test, and is as much in her element having her blood drawn in her
The Department of Correctional Services is likely to be tied up in litigation yet again if it continues to ignore prisoners calls for access to antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV/Aids. The Aids Law Project revealed its plans for the treatment of HIV-positive prisoners yesterday at an Aids conference in Durba
Musicians and television personalities braved the hot sun of the North West Province to delight HIV/Aids infected and affected children at Tapologo Aids Hospice in Rustenburg. Tapologo Day, held last Friday, marked the launch of Positive 2007. Positive 2007 (15-17 June) is a huge fundraising drive that offers a festive
My friend, a male sex worker, described himself as a dead man walking . Two days earlier, his 26-year-old girlfriend, also a sex worker, had died of pneumonia, aggravated by Aids. Her death mirrored that of Ian Phillips earlier in the week, who had been a contemporary of mine at university 30 years earlier. My friend o
The existing voluntary system protects no one, simply deferring individuals facing of the truth to when they are already ill and the effectiveness of treatment compromised, writes Francois Venter The hospital antiretroviral clinic I work in is easy to access, has a very short waiting time and is free, yet the wards in
THOUSANDS of health workers who care for HIV/Aids patients in Gauteng have been left in the lurch after provincial health authorities allegedly failed to pay them. At least 3000 people to whom the health department pays monthly stipends of between R500 and R1000 have had their cash cut off - although they are still car
Media personality says people owe it to their lovers to be honest. RADIO and TV presenter Redi Direko ran the Two Oceans ultra-marathon with her partner last month. She is as committed to staying the distance when it comes to beating HIV. I think that anybody who cares about this country wants to raise HIV awareness an
I AM a 41-year-old divorced mom with two kids that I am looking after by myself. I am living with HIV and I am taking ARVs. I am fine, fit and strong for my kids. The way to conquer this disease is to accept, stay positive and forgive. And most of all, have faith in God because he is our creator. He knows when we are g
One of South Africa s leading Aids activists, Mark Heywood of the Treatment Action Campaign, has effectively replaced Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang as deputy chairman of the SA National Aids Coalition (Sanac). The move is seen as a major boost to the new national Aids treatment plan that has accelerated the
My parents were educated and God-fearing. Yet somehow Aids slipped in. It was two days before Christmas 2005. My mother and I were in the lounge watching TV when we heard a loud thud in the passage. We found my dad sprawled on the floor. My mum started screaming. I felt for a pulse. He was still alive. I ran to call an
The acting Minister of Health, Jeff Radebe, endorses the Each One Reach Five HIV-test campaign - particularly as there is the need for an increase in the uptake of voluntary counselling and testing. For any such campaign to be effective, attention should be paid to: # Effective utilisation of peer influence; # Ensuring
We need to test 25 million people, writes the Deputy Minister of Health, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge THERE is a national spirit of unity and determination to work together to overcome HIV/Aids. Reaching this stage has not been easy, but we are now ready to all pull in the same direction. This does not necessarily mean th
Tshifhiwa Marlyn Muruba remembers her friend Lerato and vows to take care of the baby she had to leave behind I MET a friend called Lerato in 1998. We clicked immediately. She was like a sister, we were there for each other, we were the same age, 27. I had a child but she did not. She was staying in Soweto with her fam
A North West councillor faces an attempted murder charge for allegedly deliberately infecting his lover with HIV. The 35-year-old councillor, whose name is known to the Sunday Times, was arrested on Friday, shortly after he had allegedly sent the woman a threatening cellphone text message. The woman reported her lover
Every single South African can be a hero in the fight against Aids. Today, the Sunday Times is asking each person who reads the stories on this page to take an HIV test and to get five others to do the same. Ask each of those five to get another five to do the same, and so on. Some 25-million people need to be tested f
One of Joburg s foremost theatre personalities has revealed to Metro that he has been HIV-positive for 10 years - and he is feeling fabulous . Top musical director Bryan Schimmel decided to let Joburg know his HIV status to show that living with the virus need not prevent anybody from leading a healthy and productive l
Former First Lady sends message to her family and SA: It s not a death sentence GRACA Machel, the wife of former President Nelson Mandela, is championing the Each One Reach Five campaign. Machel said she wanted to reach out to her own family as well as the nation through this initiative. The former First Lady, who did
Africa s biggest generic drug maker, Aspen Pharmacare, has sealed a deal with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Tibotec Pharmaceuticals to package, distribute and ultimately manufacture a new AIDS drug called darunavir to subSaharan Africa. Darunavir, which is expected to reach 30,000-40,000 people in Africa in 2011, is
-- After Beauty Sons found her beloved mother wasting away from Aids, she pledged to get tested regularly IT HAS taken me several visits to the psychologist to come to terms with my mother s death on June 30 2005. I am a 35-year-old mother of two. My mom worked hard to support us (me, my two sisters and my brother). My
HIV stands for the Human Immune-deficiency Virus. HIV is the cause of AIDS, which stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. There are cells in your body which protect you from invasion by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. They also destroy cancer cells. The HI Virus attacks and destroys these cells in your
From this week, life offices will no longer apply existing HIV/Aids exclusions to life and disability policies, the Life Offices Association (LOA) has announced. This follows a best-practice recommendation by the association to its member offices to waive existing HIV/Aids exclusions for all lump-sum death and disabili
Exclusive breast-feeding is not just the healthiest way to feed a baby but reduces the risk of HIV transmission from mother to child. A new study by scientists from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies found there was only a 4% risk of postnatal transmission of HIV to
You can t eat pap every day, said one young man, explaining why he and his friends cheated on their wives and girlfriends. A young woman said all the good peaches were attached to branches, explaining why her peers became sexually involved with men who were already in relationships. The incidence of multiple sexual pa
If these children are given a start in life they will grow up and become important people in our society My mother used to say a nation that does not care for the poor does not get blessings from God A group of teenagers from Chiawelo, Soweto have taken a bold step to help orphans and destitute children in their commun
Seven years ago it felt like a death sentence. But Brett Anderson has turned the shock of being HIV-positive into a triumph of learning and sharing. Since discovering his status, Anderson, 34, a Cape Town-based TV producer, has made 29 Aids- awareness commercials, co-founded the human development consultancy LifeLab, a
I also thought my employers would reject me. But they said: We love you and you can work here forever A month ago, Christine Williams and her domestic worker read a Sunday Times article about Bev White, a woman supporting her HIV-positive employee. Three days later, Williams s domestic worker, too, was diagnosed with
Former President Nelson Mandela has come out in support of the Everyone Knows Someone campaign. We are all affected, or infected, by this disease and it is therefore very important to know your status. Silence is as big a killer as HIV/Aids itself, and we believe the Sunday Times campaign will help the fight against th
AN ONLINE REPORT: As part of a campaign to know your Aids status, Government is spending R26 million annually on voluntary counselling and testing services In statistics just released, the Health Ministry said 1.37 million people across SA were tested for HIV/Aids in the past financial year, with 35% of that number tes
Everyone Knows Someone is a Sunday Times campaign aimed at encouraging people to know their HIV status. It is also an attempt to destigmatise the infection. We would like to publish the personal experiences (and, where the writer feels comfortable, photos) of people in South Africa living with HIV or caring for lov
Cast: Junior Singo, Owen Sejake, Ntati Moshesh | Director: David Hickson | Certificate: PG | Running time: 114 mins This film is beautifully made and one must single out Lance Gewer s striking cinematography of rural KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg. He has done a superb job of locating this story in an utterly convincin
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