HIV/AIDS in South Africa: how far have we come?
It’s been 16 years since Thabo Mbeki’s denial of HIV’s relation to AIDS, 15 years since the death of international icon Nkosi Johnson and...
HIV Transmission Through Hair Clippers: Experts Say No
Reports by various publications on a study by the Skin and Hair Research Laboratory at the University of Cape Town, which said that barber...
Dear deputy president, we are not shields in your political battles
In a letter to deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa, Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile reflects on the ways in which *womxn end up as collateral damage when men...
If HIV denialists have not been pardoned, why should the DA...
Aids has taught South Africans why denialism can't be tolerated – whether it comes from Thabo Mbeki or Helen Zille.
In the same week that...
How Education Is Helping Curb HIV Infections
Thabile Msezane works at the coalface of the HIV/Aids epidemic as a health care worker in the uMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal, where at least...
Toya Delazy: HIV Affected My Family Too
We asked UNICEF Youth Champion and pop star, Toya Delazy, why it is important for her to join the conversation about HIV and Aids....
Hundreds urge Indian government not to stop generic medicine production
On Thursday, about 150 local and international activists marched to the Indian consulate in Durban to deliver a message to the Indian consul-general to...
We asked an expert to bust the myths associated with condoms...
We’ve had a giggle at Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s condom presentation in the National Assembly this week.
But even after proposing a national commission of...
Here are the top five health issues facing women in South...
Self care means looking after ourselves in mind, body and soul. To make sure we've got the body aspect covered, The Daily Vox spoke...
#AIDS2016 Editorial: We cannot wait for another Nkosi Johnson moment to...
HIV/AIDS continues to be one of the greatest challenges of our time. Yet there is a sinister silence on HIV/AIDS in our public dialogue....
The Psychological Burden of Living With HIV
"It's hard to be young and HIV positive." Twenty-three-year-old Saidy Brown knows this all too well, writes MOSIBUDI RATLEBJANE.
At the age of 14,...
#AIDS2016 through the eyes and voice of a young black woman
While the International AIDS Conference is lauded by many as a chance to celebrate progress made in HIV/AIDS treatment and research, ANDILE MTHOMBENI believes...
Making An HIV-Free Future Possible For KZN Girls
In the rolling green hills of the uMgungundlovu district in KwaZulu-Natal lies Vulindlela, a rural community often seen as the epicentre of the HIV...
Sexual Health: Here’s Why You Need To Invest In PrEP
South Africa is one of the many countries facing an HIV/Aids pandemic with a prevalence rate of about 12.8% of the total of the...
Breaking the Cycle: Intergenerational HIV Transmission
"In Africa, the group with the highest incidence rate of HIV is young women. Young women bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic, and...
How To Talk To Young People About Sex And HIV
"It's impossible for us to say, don't get infected by HIV but we don't talk about sex," says youth HIV activist Saidy Brown. There...
The Khetha App: Countering HIV Misinformation For Young People
Khetha is a new online platform aiming to teach young people about HIV testing. The app was launched at the 2019 South African Aids...
The “most advanced vaccine trial to date” launches in South Africa,...
On Wednesday, a day before World Aids Day, a highly anticipated HIV vaccine trial called HVTN 702 launched in South Africa. The new vaccine...
Is hopelessness driving HIV in SA’s youth?
Why is HIV still the leading cause of death among girls aged 15 and 19 and how can we change this, asks Njabulo Mbanda.
It...
We must redouble our efforts to combat HIV/AIDS among young people
While there has been remarkable global progress in tackling the HIV/AIDS pandemic around the world, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) says further interventions...
