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Excellent journalism benefits all in our society

By The New Age One event and the reporting of an issue demonstrated in the past few weeks that there is excellence in our journalism. Four years ago Discovery Health launched an annual competition for excellence in health journalism, of which I am the convener.
Continue reading | 16 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: hiv awareness, journalism, news media, the new age

Brown Dash is dead!

By DAILY SUN The death of kwaito star Brown Dash has brought the music industry to a standstill... Yesterday evening, condolences from fellow musicians and friends of the star poured in on social networks just hours after the sad news was spread that Dash had died
Continue reading | 10 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: daily sun, disclosure, healthcare, hiv awareness

Dalrymple was pioneer in field of Aids communication

By The New Age Former University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) academic and a pioneer in the field of theatre and Aids communication, Professor Lynn Dalrymple, 71, has died after suffering kidney failure.
Continue reading | 8 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: hiv awareness, the new age, women

‘Joburg is where I belong’

By The Star Big bad Jozi has a reputation that precedes itself, but accidental Joburgers with tenderness for the unexpected find the city can be an ol' softie too. When newcomer from New Zealand Karen Lim heard her husband's next company posting would have them living in Joburg, it left her with nightmares and sleepless nights.
Continue reading | 23 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, hiv awareness, the star

Children warned about strangers

By DAILY SUN Little Isaac Ramugondo disappeared without a trace... He was only four years old when he went missing in 2010. This happens everywhere in Mzansi and many of the kids are never found again.
Continue reading | 23 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: daily sun, hiv awareness, human trafficking

IN THE NEWS: Paper test could save lives!

By DAILY SUN Chemists in the USA have developed a sensor that may be able to test for diseases such as malaria and HIV - for less than R1 a time. And the sensor is made of folded paper! Richard Crooks, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Texas said: "Anybody can fold them up. An NGO with some volunteers can do it
Continue reading | 3 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: daily sun, hct, hiv awareness, hiv testing

IN THE NEWS: Crime is not having HIV but giving it to someone else

By The Star Siphiwe Maloyi and his wife Vuyo had been married for only a short while when he filed for divorce after his wife revealed that she was HIV-positive - something she had known for years. Siphiwe alleged his wife concealed her status until after they were married.
Continue reading | 2 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: hiv awareness, safe sex, the star

IN THE NEWS: Grants cut as health improves!

By DAILY SUN HIV-Positive people have to eat healthily. But many cannot afford to do this because they are unemployed.
Continue reading | 27 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: arvs, daily sun, healthcare, hiv awareness

EDITORIAL: Being HIV-savvy is essential, and now also easy

By Melissa Meyer How the media handled the announcement that Thabang Lebese died of AIDS-related complications this week is telling of the lack of basic HIV-knowledge among some reporters.
Continue reading | 9 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: hiv awareness, lesego motsepe, news media

ANALYSIS: Daily Sun’s shock & horror slant leads to re-stigmatisation

By Kim Johnson The Daily Sun’s prioritisation of HIV-related stories is once again in evidence given last week Friday’s (2 March 2012) blaring front page headline, “AIDS pastor raped me!”. But the tabloid’s penchant for slanting stories towards shock has produced a stigmatising and unproductive HIV-related story.
Continue reading | 9 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: daily sun, hiv awareness, journalism, rape