Tinky’s story
It's not about the physical pain. It's about the emotional pain. That's what I came to learn. When I was raped, they took something away from me. They took my dignity. They took something I can't get back.
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30 March 2006
Coming home to die
Every week, a number of mineworkers who fall sick while on duty are laid off work. They are told to go home because they are no longer useful.
Read More » Coming home to dieReview of ban on MSM blood
Living with AIDS 252
The South African National Blood Service is considering revising its policy that bars men who have sex with men from donating blood. This follows a similar announcement recently made by the Food and Drug Administration, the medicines regulatory body in the United States.
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Government hand in TAC exclusion from UN meeting
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and the National Department of Health are set to lock horns again - and this time it is over the exclusion of the activist group and its allies from the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on AIDS (UNGASS).
Read More » Government hand in TAC exclusion from UN meetingDisturbing picture of sexual violence in Khayelitsha
A newly established rape centre in Khayelitsha has made a significant impact on a community where rape is a daily reality, from babies to grandmothers.
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