June 10
South Africa: Did US Aid Cuts Break the Things We Need Most for the Lenacapavir Roll-Out?
South Africa launched the most promising new HIV prevention tool in years. Spotlight asks whether we can successfully deliver lenacapavir without the trusted pathways decimated by… Read more »
June 03
South Africa: Unpacking the HIV Jab That Could Dramatically Reduce New Infections
On 5 June 2026, an HIV prevention injection will for the first time become available at some of South Africa's public sector clinics. In this Spotlight special briefing, we pull… Read more »
May 18
South Africa: SA's ARV Programme Growth Stalls, but the Worst-Case Fears Remain Unfulfilled
The number of people in South Africa on antiretroviral treatment remained roughly unchanged from 2024 to 2025, according to just-published estimates from the leading mathematical… Read more »
May 06
Africa: From Aid Dependency to Health Sovereignty - - Africa's Urgent Call to Own Its HIV Response
Africa has to make a critical shift towards self-sufficiency in addressing its HIV challenges, emphasising the need for ownership, sustainable financing and strengthened health… Read more »
April 30
South Africa: Anti-HIV Jab Due in Six Weeks but Funding Cuts Hollow Out Delivery System
The uptake of the once-every-six-month HIV prevention jab lenacapavir (LEN) in South Africa will be heavily affected by the Trump administration's funding cuts to the country, a… Read more »
February 03
South Africa: The Anti-HIV Jab That Buhle Sikade Trusts - Free Soon for 456,000 South Africans
Buhle Sikade has been using an HIV-prevention injection that gives her almost foolproof protection against contracting HIV through sex - medicine that other HIV-negative people in… Read more »
December 09, 2025
South Africa: Covid Played the Long Game and Got Me, At Last, As My Worst Fears Came True
Three weeks ago, I visited a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and HIV medical facility. I was wary and paranoid, as I always am around viral diseases. I did not shake hands… Read more »
November 04, 2025
South Africa: Withdrawal of US Aid Has Hurt South Africa's HIV Management Programme
Number of viral load tests is significantly lower than expected. Read more »
July 31, 2025
South Africa: Rethinking HIV Treatment With Tailored Solutions for Improved Patient Engagement and Outcomes
The health department has R622-million extra to prop up South Africa's HIV treatment programme in the wake of foreign aid cuts. But it's only about a fifth of the total gap. We… Read more »
July 14, 2025
South Africa: Redi Tlhabi Meets Winnie Byanyima - Fighting Aids, Inequality and Reclaiming Power
UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima joins Redi Tlhabi to unpack HIV funding, health justice, and democracy under threat. From South Africa to the UN, she reveals what it takes to lead--and… Read more »
