AIDS Denialsm – Media Watch
Let’s break the silence on HIV
It's been a year since former Pirates player Thabang Lebese died from an HIV/Aids-related illness. But his legacy will live on thanks to the work that his mother Florence Lebese is doing with the UN's HIV/Aids programme.
IN THE NEWS: Crime is not having HIV but giving it to someone else
Siphiwe Maloyi and his wife Vuyo had been married for only a short while when he filed for divorce after his wife revealed that she was HIV-positive - something she had known for years. Siphiwe alleged his wife concealed her status until after they were married.
ART, lies and videotape
It is estimated that over 300, 000 HIV-positive South Africans who could have lived long and healthy lives on ART, died from the effects of uncontrolled HIV infection, during the Mbeki-Manto HIV misinformation era.
The TAC’s campaign which fought and eventually won out against this menace is the subject of ‘TAC-Taking Haart’ a film reviewed in today’s Mail & Guardian by Shaun de Waal.
HIV misinformation and the S.A. nation
The TAC has voiced concerns over research which has connected particular ARVs with diseases resulting from premature ageing. The organisation has pointed out that considering that adherence to treatment continues to be a barrier to effective HIV-care, the report could cause anxiety among ARV users which could result in them going off of their ARVs.South African specifics
The Star falls prey to errors in style as well as content
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