Willie Engelbrecht, born in 1964, is a police janitor who lives and works in the Boland, the area around Robertson in the Western Cape. Willie joined the police as a labourer at the Pinelands garage in 1989. After working at several other police stations, he is now permanently stationed at Robertson SAPS. Willie has been living […]

In February 2005, Tebogo Mobanga (39) from Mafikeng in the North West took a brave step and made an appointment with Dr Mpho Bakane to have her HIV status checked. While she hoped for the best result, Tebogo’s worst nightmare became a reality – she was, indeed, HIV positive. “I was always very health conscious. […]

Nothing describes courage quite like accepting your HIV status. However, it becomes even more difficult when you have to disclose your status to your loved ones. The fear of not knowing what their reaction is going to be makes it more difficult. Fortunately for 33-year-old Pholokgolo Ramothwala, the decision to disclose his status to his […]

Nomafu Booi, 39, an HIV counsellor at Medecins Sans Frontieres in the Western Cape has been living with HIV for ten years and believes that she will live to see PLHIV supported, recognised and involved in day to day activities affecting any citizen of South Africa. Nomafu is involved in a soccer league called Halftime! […]