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Students in the fast lane…

Almost half of South Africa's higher education students are engaging in sexual activities with more than one partner; about 18 percent admit to changing partners in one month; and about 35 percent say they did not know who they slept with in the past month.
Continue reading | 25 June 2013 | 0 Comments | Tags: mcp, research, the star, youth

Women, don’t put up with it

A friend told me to watch Intersexions on SABC1 this week. The programme was about a married couple.
Continue reading | 9 May 2013 | 0 Comments | Tags: intersexions, mcp, the citizen

I infected you with the virus

A Soweto man, whose ex-girlfriend confessed to having deliberately infected him with HIV, cannot seek justice as he was prevented from opening a case.
Continue reading | 22 April 2013 | 0 Comments | Tags: condoms, mcp, sowetan

Sex, lies and cheating

There are some arguments that women will seemingly never win. Men can wear their pants low - showing of their underwear or worse, a plumber's crack - and get away with it. Yet when a woman in low-cut jeans bends over, any visible underwear is seen as repulsive.
Continue reading | 1 March 2013 | 0 Comments | Tags: mcp, true love magazine, women

HIV UPDATE - Cheating couples

Heterosexual couples who live together and have affairs outside of their relationship are one of the main drivers of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, according to new research.
Continue reading | 28 February 2013 | 0 Comments | Tags: hiv update, mcp, research, safe sex

A shared destiny

When news of a second season of the acclaimed local drama series Intersexions was announced, viewers and critics alike were filled with anticipation as to what fresh creative delights the sophomore season would offer.
Continue reading | 27 February 2013 | 0 Comments | Tags: citizen, education, intersexions, mcp

Males bring infection home

Heterosexual couples in long-term relationships who have sexual encounters outside their established partnership (extra-couple relationships) are one of the main drivers of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, according to new research published in The Lancet journal.
Continue reading | 6 February 2013 | 0 Comments | Tags: hiv education, hiv prevention, mcp, research, the star

Sex on another level

Your relationship is good and you love each other - but you want variety. Perhaps an open relationship is the solution, says Collin Grey, a relationship expert. Grey, says open relationships are becoming popular in South Africa. You find them in universities, offices and "God help us", in churches too.
Continue reading | 22 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: mcp, safe sex, sowetan

IN THE NEWS: Shuga’s sweet success

No city reveals its charm in the trip from the airport, but the driving is usually a sign of its character. Approaching a traffic circle, the drivers of Niarobi lean over their steering wheels with great alertness and move slowly into the first gap.
Continue reading | 4 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: city press, hiv education, hiv prevention, mcp, pmtct, safe sex messaging

IN THE NEWS: Saftas, from sex to soaps

Another year,, another perplexing selection of Safta nominees...While I fully comprehend that it is a laborious process, as has been outlined by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) in the past - I struggle to find it reflective of an industry as a whole. especially when certain channels go largely ingored. A case in point would be Mzansi Magic, which produces a plethora of local shows
Continue reading | 20 February 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: mcp, safe sex messaging, the star