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Children’s Jerusalem in cargo containers
"I am a pioneer. I am a new generation.I deserve to be praised 'cause I am the child of an Aids free generation."Prince Harry on way to SA, Lesotho
Prince Harry is coming to South Africa. The Associated Press quoted royal as saying the prince will visit Lesotho and South Africa at the end of this month on behalf of a charity that he co-founded.Being saved from HIV gave her a purpose
"I was diagnosed with HIV in 1993. At the time, it was not very well understood. People would tell me that I was sick and quite frankly, I was tired of hearing those words, " says 39-year-old Ingrid Moloi from Alexandra, Johannesburg.Making a positive contribution to people
Welfare eligibility workers interview and investigative applicants and recipients to determine eligibility for government assistance, such as welfare, unemployment benefits and public housing.Nkosi still touching lives!
AIDS activist Nkosi Johnson is gone, but his legacy lives on. Nkosi's Haven will soon establish a media house catering to orphans across AfricaPoverty among causes of baby dumping
Every week South Africans read stories of people who were abandoned as children making a desperate plea to be reunited with their parents on the hugely popular reality show Khumbul'Ekhaya.HIV terminology: Say it right
The New Age (TNA) continues to willingly and refreshingly engage with HIV through regular stories and reports. But using the correct terminology to write about the subject accurately and sensitively is equally important as having HIV feature in the news regularly.
On Monday (6 February 2012) TNA published a story on the plight of children orphaned by AIDS in the Eastern Cape. The article highlights the lack of government and community support for children in child-headed households.
However the headline and text of the TNA story repeatedly mention “AIDS orphans”. At first glance this might seem more like a case of calling a spade a spade than an instance of using the incorrect terminology, but when the term is subjected to scrutiny it is revealed to be somewhat problematic.
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