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No romance without finance — a playlist

The Mail & Guardian collaborated with Lebogang Masango to create a playlist that speaks to "strategic dating", from a woman’s point of view.

HIV is spreading faster among teenage girls and young women than in any other group in South Africa. (Rajesh Jantilal, AFP)

Blessers, blessees and HIV: Do we know how to deal with age-disparate sex?

We invite you to our Policy Dialogue at the 9th annual Aids Conference.

Dr Sibusiso Mkwananzi

Tackling HIV among young women needs specific interventions

We need to take measures that will address gender violence, inequality and patriarchy

Anger at blessees is misplaced

Poverty is a ‘sin’, yet we deride women who use their bodies to improve their situations

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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.

[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.

The Council for Medical Schemes estimates that fraud, abuse or waste accounts for about 15% of the R160-billion in claims that medical aids pay out annually. (Gallo)

Blessers and blessees: Why do we have so many?

Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan asks reproductive health doctor Tlaleng Mofokeng why older men prey on younger women.

The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa

The pitfalls of becoming a #blessed one

In Angela Mokholwa’s book, the price of obtaining an Instagrammable lifestyle proves to be too high

Cyril Ramaphosa as a candidate for ANC leadership

Leaders must walk the talk of gender equality

It is not enough to say there must be a woman president. Candidates must lead by example and spell out exactly what they aim to do

People cast their ballots for or against the independence of New Caledonia from France. (Theo Rouby/AFP/Getty Images)

​#AIDS2016: ‘Blessers’ are the engine behind the rapid spread of HIV in young women

‘Blessers’ form a crucial link in a cycle of HIV transmission that South Africa has not been able to break.

The universal difficulty of getting chose

Fumbatha May writes on the difficulties of locating the sweet spot between Ben 10 and half-past Blesser.

Damned by the ‘blessers’

Social climbers sell their souls to a new breed of sugar daddy.