Today Is My “HIV Birthday”

Please if you’re at health department or invloved in HIV related activitives especial support groups here’s a concept you could use as theme for your event (HIV Birthday).
“Seven years ago today, I found out I was HIV positive. I’m thinking a lot today about how my life has changed since that day. You know, I [...]

sex worker arrests unlawful (SWEAT)

City’s vice squad violating SWEAT’s interdict Lawyers acting on behalf of SWEAT (Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce) have submitted a letter to the City of Cape Town detailing in legal terms why the ongoing arrests of sex workers are unlawful and requesting that the City respond by 5 November.
On 16 October 2009 the City [...]

Can we trust media to look after itself?

The media has been canvassing for relaxation of regulations with regards to what it can publish and what it cannot publish. Thus far a number of these laws have been relaxed compared to apartheid era. However a lot still needs to be done by media or South African Broadcasting Complaints Commission as well as Advertising [...]

South Africa watches on as 800m Gold medalist, ‘Caster’ Semenya is being abused

I’ve been following the story of Mokgadi “Caster” Semenya the female 800 mitres’ specialist at the Berlin (German) Olympics.
 
I have to say I’m over the moon with her achievements thus far she really deserves a big, loud welcome when she lands at OR Tambo international airport. However what I find disturbing is the support she’s [...]

Dr Herb (Sicelo Shiceka) takes over where Dr Beetroot (Tshabalala-Msimang) left off (HIV/AIDS)

Sicelo Shiceka this week stuck to his controversial statements that “herbs” have an important role to play in “bringing down the viral load in HIV/AIDS”.
Still recovering from an era of AIDS denialism and quackery under former health minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and then President Thabo Mbeki, South Africans read in a weekend newspaper that the [...]

Politics of ARVs in South Africa

My experience has shown me that some people are careless about their future (life) and care a little more about today. This I learnt while participating in the roll-out of ARVs.
 
People on ARVs are given about three different types of pills to take over a period of time (for life). Where these are filed or [...]

STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY Jacob ZUMA, PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, 03 June 2009

 
 
 
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY J G ZUMA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JOINT SITTING OF PARLIAMENT, CAPE TOWN
03 JUNE 2009
 
 
 
Honourable Speaker;
Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces;
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP;
Deputy President of the Republic, Kgalema Motlanthe
Former President of the Republic, Thabo [...]

An experience that no human being or animal should be subjected to…

A while ago (2 May 2009) I read an article published on Vukani community newspaper (in Cape Town). It had a story on one of health system’s failures; however I still can’t get over the poor women’s bad experience with the Govt. hospital she went to for assistance and her irreplaceable loss.
The story goes like [...]

OPEN LETTER TO FORMER PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI

Dear Cde Mbeki
 
The events that came to pass in our country in the last week have left me very little
option, but to address you directly on the matters at hand.
 
I am certain that you are painfully aware that the release of the transcripts of the
conversations between Ngcuka and McCarthy, not only sent shockwaves through the
nation, [...]

Let’s talk about the tapes that got JZ off the hook

Brief background
Our airports have become the centre of criminal activities which amounts between 200 million 300 million a year this is just at OR Tambo airport alone. In 2001 Paul O’Sullivan was appointed as Group Executive – Aviation Security, Employed by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) his role was to ensure such criminal activities as [...]