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Peter Busse, one of the first South Africans to openly declare his HIV status, died on Friday. Health-e News Service spoke to a few people whose lives Busse touched in many different ways.
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The impact of South Africa’s severe AIDS epidemic will continue to change society. But, how and along what lines? AIDS writer Hein Marais, grapples with these questions and tries to find answers in ‘Buckling: The Impact of AIDS in South Africa’.
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An after-school programme at Winnie Ngwekazi, a primary school in Pimville, some few metres away from the busy Old Potch Road linking the Soweto township with the major high-ways into Johannesburg, teaches youngsters about the harsh realities of life.
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This has been another confusing year for those trying to make sense of government’s AIDS policy, thanks to the Minister of Health and her oddball connections.
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Shelley Point, Stompneus Bay, Paternoster, Hopefield’¦place names that for many conjure up images of lazy holidays filled white beaches, blue sea, whale watching, surfing, crayfish and cold wine.
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Less than 300 kilometres inland from the West Coast the environment changes from semi-dessert to lush vineyards where award-winning wine is produced and fruit trees strain under the weight of summer fruit.
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Orphan grows up to take care of other orphans as support group manages to steer children from a life of crime.
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At Nosihle’s school, Izingolweni Primary School in the south of KwaZulu-Natal, one in ten children have lost one or both parents.
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Goodman Vilakazi’s physical disability has never been an obstacle. The 58-year old man in a wheel-chair has looked beyond what could be a serious shortcoming and runs a literacy project for other disabled people and the elderly in his community.
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Springbok wing Ashwin Willemse, knows the importance of taking an HIV test. Announcing that he had been tested this week, he hopes that he will encourage the youth to act responsibly and do the same.
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Dr. Matthais Rath is suing Health-e News Service, two employees and a freelancer for a total of R1,6-million following a series of stories written and broadcast about the activities of the Rath Foundation, primarily in Khayelitsha and Gugulethu.
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Two out of every three new HIV infections that occur in Africa are in people who are in stable relationships. Also, it has been observed that about one in five couples in Africa are known to be in a discordant relationship, where only one partner is HIV positive. These observations have led to the promotion of what is now known as ‘Couples’ HIV counselling and testing’ to strengthen prevention efforts.