I was pleasantly surprised to see that HIV/AIDS made it onto the front page of the Sowetan today (January 27). Why surprised? Well, I just didn't think they did that.

The story is about a woman who believes that her husband has deliberately infected her with HIV. According to her, he has become abusive, threatening […]

“A man who has had sex with another man within the last five years, whether oral or anal sex, with or without a condom or other form of protection, is not permitted to donate blood and must please not do so,” said Dr Robert Crookes last Thursday.
And so it began – a week where […]

As 2006 kicks off, it seems a good time to make some new year’s resolutions for fighting HIV/AIDS in South Africa … So here are five we hope our government will make and not break.

1. Mbeki will come out strongly in the fight against HIV/AIDS
President Thabo Mbeki could do worse than announcing that […]

The Global Fund’s recent decision to pull the plug on a $56-million grant to the loveLife campaign has renewed questions over the effect the campaign is having on South Africa’s youth.

“The issue was the programme’s ability to reduce HIV infection among young people,” Global Fund spokesperson Jon Liden told Business Day.

The Global Fund had given […]