<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/291293/aidsday06.gif" align=left>"Rare cancer seen in 41 homosexuals" was the first article published on HIV/Aids, when no one even knew the virus yet. We take a look at 25 years in which the media — particularly South African media — have struggled with ethics, advocacy and fatigue when dealing with HIV/Aids.

<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/291293/aidsday06.gif" align=left>Traditional healers gathered this week under the scorching Limpopo sun in Polokwane on Monday to receive a "speaking book" that is meant to encourage them to combine traditional methods of healing with Western ways of dealing with depression and suicidal patients — especially those living with HIV/Aids.

<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/291293/aidsday06.gif" align=left>Friday brings another World Aids Day, and while some aspects of the disease are relatively under control in South Africa, the epidemic has created ripple effects of complex issues that go unnoticed. One of these issues is the high rate of depression among HIV/Aids caregivers.

When rings have been exchanged, tearful "I dos" have been uttered and empty champagne bottles are all that remain after a wedding reception, newlyweds embark on their honeymoon. And now, it seems, hotels and lodges around South Africa are opening their doors to newlyweds who are both in tuxedos or white dresses — gay honeymooners.

A group of thieves with an eye for fashion pillaged through a clothing warehouse in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, over the weekend, robbing Sneakers International of more than R1-million worth of clothing and shoes. The thieves disabled the alarm system on the roof and entered the warehouse on Saturday night at about 10.30pm.