Successes made in seeking to achieve the WHO goal to cure 85 percent of new TB cases in South Africa are at a risk of being reversed due to the explosive HIV epidemic. TB is the most common opportunistic infection and cause of death in people living with HIV in the country. This audio report is in Sesotho.

President Thabo Mbeki opted to dedicate a significant chunk of his state of the nation address to health matters, including HIV/AIDS. Although not giving too much away, he touched on the subjects of drugs, the prevention of mother-to-child transmission, the urgent need for  a vaccine, prevention, care and treatment.