Village offers oasis of care and support

Behind some trees, just off the N2 highway past Richards Bay, a unique village is taking shape that aims to address the many problems faced by people with HIV/AIDS.

Mapping souls

A group of HIV positive women from Khayelitsha in Cape Town have found a unique way to tell and preserve their life stories and to give the epidemic a face.

UNAIDS Director's World AIDS Day address

This World AIDS Day, the evidence again shows a growing epidemic. In hard-hit regions, AIDS threatens the very fabric of society and life expectancy is plummeting. In those regions where HIV is still relatively new, especially Eastern Europe and much of Asia, the epidemic is expanding fastest of all.

There are real people behind HIV/AIDS figures

In KwaZulu-Natal alone, 1.8 million people are HIV-positive, a figure equivalent to 30 packed rugby stadiums. Of those, an estimated 180 000 require treatment immediately to save their lives. Most will die well before the national treatment roll-out begins.

Let's get on with the business of saving people's lives" - Desmond Tutu

"Let's get on with the business of saving people's lives." This was the message from Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at an HIV/AIDS panel discussion on Monday.

South Africa has made progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS - Jacob Zuma

Much progress has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS since last year, Deputy President Jacob Zuma said at a World AIDS Day commemoration gathering.

WHO unveils ARV treatment plan

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday unveiled a concrete plan to treat three million AIDS patients with antiretrovirals by 2005 ("3 by 5").

KZN Minister of Education and Culture details the province's priorities in fighting HIV/AIDS

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and Culture has committed R26,6 million from a National Conditional Grant to the fight against HIV/AIDS. More than a million people have been reached at workshops and other events and more than 20 000 - educators as well as learners - have had specialised training.

World AIDS Day speech by Minister of Health

I greet you in the spirit of hope and unity that inspires millions of people in many countries across the globe to celebrate World AIDS Day each year.

A very special baby shower

Members and friends of the Manning Road Methodist Church in Durban, KZN, put their heads, hands and hearts together to devise a novel way of honouring World AIDS Day 2003. They held a "Baby Shower for Mary", to which gift-givers brought toys, baby clothing and infant preparations for donation to the iThemba Lethu Transition Home and the Ekuphileni ante-natal Clinic in Cato Manor, Durban.