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HIV

WATCH: SA conducts first ever transplant from HIV-positive mom to HIV-negative child
Article
/ 4 October 2018

WATCH: SA conducts first ever transplant from HIV-positive mom to HIV-negative child

Watch live as the University of the Witwatersrand announces this groundbreaking liver transplant.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
See what the world’s largest HIV programme is planning
Videos
/ 29 August 2018

See what the world’s largest HIV programme is planning

Our Laura Lopez Gonzalez takes you inside SA’s national HIV and TB plan in just two minutes.

By Staff Reporter
Could this protect hundreds of children from being raped?
Article
/ 21 August 2018

Could this protect hundreds of children from being raped?

Life Orientation 2.0? Why it may be time for a new take on an old subject.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
SA needs R4-billion to fight this killer virus you may never have heard of
Article
/ 15 August 2018

SA needs R4-billion to fight this killer virus you may never have heard of

Newer, lifesaving drugs for South Africa’s "silent" killer aren’t yet available in the country.

By Pontsho Pilane
Are provinces ready to take the wheel of South Africa’s HIV response?
Article
/ 8 August 2018

Are provinces ready to take the wheel of South Africa’s HIV response?

It’s been a steep learning curve for districts that sometimes don’t have the know-how — or the data — to write and track local plans.

By Roxy de Villiers
This drug could save 25 000 women’s lives but could it cost them their babies?
Article
/ 26 July 2018

This drug could save 25 000 women’s lives but could it cost them their babies?

Take a look at the newest HIV treatment set to hit South Africa’s shores in 2019.

By Laura López González and Bhekisisa Team
WATCH: Live discussion at #AIDS2018 on leadership for HIV primary prevention
Article
/ 23 July 2018

WATCH: Live discussion at #AIDS2018 on leadership for HIV primary prevention

Watch as our Mia Malan moderates the discussion.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
Nelson Mandela’s words about SA’s twin epidemics as true today as in 2004
Article
/ 18 July 2018

Nelson Mandela’s words about SA’s twin epidemics as true today as in 2004

SA has a chance to lead the world in realising Madiba’s dream this September as the United Nations convenes its first high level meeting on TB.

By Staff Reporter
Read: The preliminary findings of South Africa’s latest HIV household survey
Article
/ 17 July 2018

Read: The preliminary findings of South Africa’s latest HIV household survey

More than four-million people in the country are now on antiretroviral treatment.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
Femi Kuti, Beyonce headed to SA for Mandela festival
Article
/ 9 July 2018

Femi Kuti, Beyonce headed to SA for Mandela festival

Global Citizen says it hopes that the run-up to the festival would raise commitments of $1 billion to help the world’s poorest

By Shaun Tandon
Eight ways to make HIV stories meaningful
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Eight ways to make HIV stories meaningful

HIV is a mirror that reflects how we think about society. It exposes our prejudices. Find out how to tell interesting stories about it.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Burning tyres and dodgy ambulance deals? Six health scandals you might have missed
Article
/ 5 June 2018

Burning tyres and dodgy ambulance deals? Six health scandals you might have missed

It’s been a bumper year for trouble for the country’s healthcare system and it’s only June. Here’s everything you might have missed.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
Durban cuts city’s only needle exchange programme
Article
/ 30 May 2018

Durban cuts city’s only needle exchange programme

A tale of two cities: Durban ditches drug users while Tshwane becomes the first city in SA to pioneer and fund new ways to keep them safe.

By Joan Van Dyk
One in three sex workers surveyed report being sexually abused by police
Article
/ 16 May 2018

One in three sex workers surveyed report being sexually abused by police

Sex workers tell of being tortured, including being beaten with sjamboks.

By Pontsho Pilane
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Podcasts
/ 9 May 2018

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

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

By Dylan Bush and Mia Malan
‘No sex, no coffee, no ARVs’: Former president’s quackery could land him in court
Article
/ 24 April 2018

‘No sex, no coffee, no ARVs’: Former president’s quackery could land him in court

Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh will be the first African head of state to be tried for violating the rights of HIV-positive people.

By Adri Kotze
Chiskop? Bring your own clippers
Article
/ 18 April 2018

Chiskop? Bring your own clippers

You might need to bring your own clippers the next time you visit the barber because a close shave could impact your health

By Gemma Ritchie
Zambia’s crackdown on sex dolls provokes fierce rights debate
Africa
/ 12 March 2018

Zambia’s crackdown on sex dolls provokes fierce rights debate

​No one sells them openly, no one admits to owning one, and no one has been arrested— but Zambia is waging a fierce campaign against sex dolls

By Obert Simwanza
The Ronald McDonald socks aside…How serious is Cyril about South Africans’ health?
Article
/ 23 February 2018

The Ronald McDonald socks aside…How serious is Cyril about South Africans’ health?

The new commander-in-chief has made promises, but how likely is he to deliver?

By Mia Malan, Laura López González, Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
Did government waste R127-million on a condom no one wanted?
Article
/ 24 January 2018

Did government waste R127-million on a condom no one wanted?

Activists warn new data shows government may have invested millions into the wrong female condom and may be on the verge of doing it again.

By Tian Johnson
Manning up to the epidemic
Article
/ 15 December 2017

Manning up to the epidemic

The latest national HIV survey found about 72% of women 15 years and older said they had tested for HIV. Only six out of 10 men could say the same.

By Kiri Rupiah
Did Bosasa illegally detain kids while working for the department of home affairs?
Article
/ 13 December 2017

Did Bosasa illegally detain kids while working for the department of home affairs?

"The cost of this Bosasa looting has been paid by immigrants detained in inhumane and undignified conditions at Lindela", the DA says.

By Joan Van Dyk
Redefining risk: When it’s okay to be HIV-positive and have sex without a condom
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Redefining risk: When it’s okay to be HIV-positive and have sex without a condom

HIV-positive people who have very low levels of HIV in their blood can’t sexually transmit the virus. Here’s what it means for you & SA.

By Staff Reporter
A short history of the big discovery that redefined safe sex for HIV-positive people
Article
/ 1 December 2017

A short history of the big discovery that redefined safe sex for HIV-positive people

How science discovered that ARVs can bring the levels of HIV in the blood to levels so low it’s virtually undetectable – and impossible to transmit.

By Bhekisisa Team
PrEPing young women for the HIV prevention pill
Article
/ 1 December 2017

PrEPing young women for the HIV prevention pill

This tablet can help to protect the country’s young women from contracting HIV.

By Pontsho Pilane and Bhekisisa Team
In the future, a simple ring could protect you from HIV and unwanted pregnancies
Article
/ 23 November 2017

In the future, a simple ring could protect you from HIV and unwanted pregnancies

A vaginal ring could one day offer women dual protection against HIV infection and unwanted pregnancies. Unless this happens.

By Manju Chatani and Bhekisisa Team
Meeting men halfway: Clinics are going mobile to reach the toughest patients
Article
/ 18 October 2017

Meeting men halfway: Clinics are going mobile to reach the toughest patients

For decades, we’ve struggled to solve the riddle: How do you get reluctant men to test for HIV. Could we finally have an answer?

By Josephine Chinele
Raising hope: From street child to mother
Article
/ 11 October 2017

Raising hope: From street child to mother

Abandoned as children, women in Harare are now teaching one another to fight for their futures.

By Adri Kotze
Limpopo HIV testing kit shortage may put rape survivors at risk
Article
/ 3 October 2017

Limpopo HIV testing kit shortage may put rape survivors at risk

Health department admits HIV testing kits ran low, but says kits were reshuffled between facilities and provinces to avoid stock-outs.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
‘I would buy the HIV home test because it’s easier than being disrespected by nurses’
Article
/ 13 September 2017

‘I would buy the HIV home test because it’s easier than being disrespected by nurses’

South Africa is one of about three dozen countries that supports HIV self-testing, but will it catch on? Here’s what people who live here had to say.

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Pontsho Pilane
These countries medically prescribe heroin, should SA follow suit?
Article
/ 6 September 2017

These countries medically prescribe heroin, should SA follow suit?

It’s time that evidence, not stigma, drive SA’s drug policies.

By Staff Reporter
Wonder where SA’s medically circumcised men are? Now there’s a map for that
Article
/ 29 August 2017

Wonder where SA’s medically circumcised men are? Now there’s a map for that

When new technology and an old tradition meet, they could help avert more than a million new HIV infections.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
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