[LISTEN] Why are women in ‘blesser-like’ relationships more likely to contract HIV?

9 May 2018

Reproductive health doctor Tlaleng Mofokeng explains to Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan why age-disparate relationships make women more vulnerable to HIV.

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Mia Malan

Mia Malan is Bhekisisa's editor-in-chief and executive director. Malan has won more than 20 African journalism awards for her work and is a former fellow of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University.

Dylan Bush

Dylan Bush is the senior multimedia reporter for Bhekisisa, the Mail & Guardians health journalism centre. A campaigner for social justice, Bush believes the world is not for sale and is passionate about exposing human rights violations in Southern Africa.

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