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Koyo battles cancer pain

Things keep getting worse for 3Sum member Koyo Bala. Now, the colourful gay singer-turned stylist has just found out that he has a serious medical problem. Last year, Koyo disclosed that he is HIV-positive. He lost his mum to a stroke a few months later.
Continue reading | 13 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, msm, sunday sun

IN THE NEWS: Step it up for TB Day

The Foot Print Hospice from Orlando East held its own TB Day last week. Partnered by the Orlando police, staff from the hospice marched through the streets of Orlando East. With them were workers from Hlokomela - a home based care centre from the neighbourhood.
Continue reading | 4 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, sunday sun, tb, world tb day

IN THE NEWS: Intersexions walk away with bulk of Saftas

HIV/AIDS drama series Intersexions walked away with the most statuettes at the 6th annual South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas)
Continue reading | 13 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: safe sex messaging, sowetan, sunday sun, the times

IN THE NEWS: Love connection with Dr Khathhide!

He's well-known for telling it like it is - without fear or favour! He's the author of Bone of my bone, a former columnist and is also known as the "sex pastor".
Continue reading | 26 February 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: abstinence, hiv awareness, safe sex messaging, sunday sun, unprotected sex

Papa G doing his bit

This week the Daily Sun reported that Local soapie star Darlington Michaels, affectionately known as Papa G from Isidingo has come out about his personal experience with HIV.
Continue reading | 17 November 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: hiv awareness, safe sex messaging, sunday sun

Daily Sun readers HIV aware

JournAIDS has blogged about the Daily Sun and Sunday Sun tabloids’ ‘HIV friendly’ approach before but Monday’s edition of the Daily Sun showed that readers are responsive to the tabloids’ HIV priority.

Monday’s edition of the Daily Sun featured a letter from a reader, encouraging people to talk about HIV. Content from the same day’s lonely hearts style ‘Sunlove’ section also shows that readers are aware of HIV, are addressing HIV-related stigma and are taking steps to protect themselves from the virus.

Continue reading | 8 September 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: daily sun, hiv awareness, hiv education, hiv test, hiv-positive, news media, stigma, sunday sun, sunlove, tabloids