Although former deputy president Jacob Zuma remains in hot water concerning allegations of government corruption, he has at least got his story straight regarding HIV/AIDS.

A Sunday Times report recounted a recent speech by Zuma to a young crowd.
The report read:

Speaking to Vaal University of Technology students, Zuma’s comments were clearly aimed at exploiting Mbeki’s […]

The Guardian’s Health Editor Sarah Boseley made a blunder last week, claiming the US Food and Drug Administration had approved a rapid HIV home-test kit, before the committee had even met to discuss the matter.
The article has sparked off renewed interest in the ethical issues that surround HIV-home testing. It also makes us think twice […]

I didn’t know what awaited me when I was asked to facilitate a two-week training course called “Politics of HIV/AIDS Healthcare” on behalf of the Southern African Media Training Trust (NSJ). I came away from the course exhausted, but challenged and inspired by the 18 journalists from around the region who shared in this experience […]

With qualifications to her name such as a BA from Fort Hare University , a diploma in Obstetrics, a Master’s Degree in Public Health from a Belgian university and a Health Care Systems Planning certificate from the United Kingdom, Mantombazana Edmie Tshabalala-Msimang is a reasonably qualified health minister. But test public support for this particular […]

Two traditions that bear an impact on HIV/AIDS prevention have caught the attention of the press over the last few weeks.

The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is scheduled to hold public hearings on the Children’s Rights Bill, which is stirring controversy amongst traditionalists because of its proposed outright ban on virginity testing. But […]