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The King’s speech: Focusing on the role of men

By Kim Johnson

In his speech delivered at the weekend’s heritage day celebrations, Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini took an uncharacteristic and more welcome approach to HIV prevention messaging, focusing on men’s role in the epidemic.

The Sowetan covered the Shaka Day celebrations in Johannesburg and quoted Zwelithini as saying that HIV-positive men needed to stop spreading the virus. The king also advised that men should be faithful to one partner at a time.

Continue reading | 27 September 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: abstinence, hiv prevalence, men, reed dance, sowetan

The Sowetan promises a bang but delivers a whimper

By Kim Johnson The Sowetan has once again attempted to suck us in with an outrageous headline, followed by an article which is almost completely unrelated to it.
Continue reading | 30 June 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: aaron motsoaledi, gender inequality, hiv prevalence, men, women