The credibility of the High Court to deal with HIV/AIDS issues in cases took a blow this week when the Sunday Times reported that a Pretoria High Court judge had prevented an HIV-positive mother custody of her children, at least partly because of her HIV status.  

Pretoria High Court Judge Johan Smit […]

The Independent in Britain is known for the clever use of its front page. The liberal daily often uses large photos or infographics splashed across the fold to highlight issues ranging from junk food to the Middle East. This week, it was the turn of HIV/AIDS.

On Tuesday, The […]

Some really good story ideas came out of the discussion forum on children and HIV hosted by the HIV/AIDS and the Media Programme at Constitution Hill on May 11.

HIV/AIDS and the Media fellows Glynis Clacherty and Christina Stucky presented their research that documented the voices of 17 young children living with […]

A recently released content survey of media news items in eleven southern African countries has added some statistical weight to what we already know: HIV/AIDS issues are shockingly under-reported in South Africa. 

The HIV and AIDS and Gender Baseline study, released by Gender Links and the Media Monitoring Project on […]

A large media fuss was made over the South African government’s initial refusal to accredit the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and the Aids Law Project ahead of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on AIDS (UNGASS), and then the subsequent grudging invitation to the TAC and the TAC’s refusal of […]