The Health Department has set up one-stop centres to make services accessible to all affected by HIV and AIDS
However, most of those who visit the centres are still women. Men are still not too comfortable with knowing their status.
In the past many people died of Aids without anyone knowing about their status.
This happened mainly because those who were living with the disease were afraid of being isolated by their own communities.
Mosadi wa kono kono, a programme to celebrate the role of women has been launched by the Department of Arts and Culture. Mosadi wa kono kono, means “A woman of substance”. The R4-million project will show-case women at grassroots level who use arts and culture to improve themselves and communities.
Role Model
The six members of the Khula Enviro Group. From left to right is Bhekisisa Mayahi (with back to camera), Balindile Ndlovu, Siphiwe Mjadu (standing) Sizakele Mngomezulu, Bongamusa Dube and Musa Mdluli.
They knew that it would be up to them if they wanted to achieve something in life.
Sibusiso rises above those who only dream dreams
At the age of 33, Sibusiso Vilane has done what many people thought was impossible - climbing the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest. Importantly he did it twice in three years.
First African
The annual 16 Days of Activism Campaign started on November 25 and will last until December 10. During this time, South Africans are asked to show their support against women and child abuse by speaking-out and reporting abuse immediately and get help.
Show your support
Creating work and fighting poverty – this is what voters in the 2004 elections told Government to do, to continue and speed up the progress made in the first ten years of democracy.
