₦airaland Forum

diablos:
Mtcheeewwww!!! Ur so dry and boring. Mumu

the generator smoke is damaging your brain my elder

diablos:
Shaaaraaaaaap!!!!! U bastarrrd!

the rain water that you are drinking is not good for your health mate...

Chigold101:
This is an old news.
Zuma was accused of ra.pe and other forms of female molestation, what has happend to that case.
Now police is investigating him, abegi, you people should stop all these trash.
Will he ever be found guilty? With all the scandals on his name, he still won a second term in office.
SA police just want people to think they are busy working.
All the ra.pe cases and street murder that take place every 30minutes in SA, what have they done about it?
Media presence is more important to some people than doing the real work standing before them... Abegi

molest case....he was found not guilty by the court,what is wrong with that? ....if you want to know what is happening with the murder and molest cases taking place in SA I advice you to visit South African prisons.....

diablos:
Wat level does a bantu slave like u have? Quite unfortunate u inherited stvpidity and undoubtedly u will pass dis chromosomes and genetic disorder of stvpidity down 2 ur kids

this thing again....

EVarn:
catfish like you.it would take 100 years to join such structures?,you are dull,in the next 10 years nigeria will be an industrialized economy,in the past 3 years alone over $100billion has been poured into nigeria's industry,can the same be said of SA?,we havent even kicked cluelessness out of the power sector,your stagnant economy has reached its peak,while ours hasnt even started!,go take hot pap in a cave,my zulu friend.

all the things you are saying are in your imagination....keep on dreaming

EVarn:
*scoff*,you arent even one of the 20 biggest economies,you are only an 'emerging' market.as for BRICS,that was instituted back when SA was africa's biggest economy,and it would be a shame for brazil or china to conspire with russia and india to remove you from the union,i mean,where else will you beg from?

a Nigerian will scream on top of his voice denying that cape town is in SA....Brics are industrialized countries,it has got nothing to do with Africa s biggest economy...your wishful thinking shows how wicked you people are,SA will remain the only African representative in Brics and G20 countries ,it will take 100 years for your country to join these structures because,your country is very disorganized ran by people who do not understand the current global politics...as is for Africa s biggest economy,yours is just a huge empty house...you know what am saying?

uzolexis:
Have u forgotten that we are the giANT of Africa? How else can we show ourselves...smh

lol

EVarn:
of course!,SA = violence and negativity.i bet your phone/laptop is boer made too.please i beg you,dont waste free megabyte,you know how zuma begged BRIC for money to provide it for you.

Brics and G20 for only great nations....your Country will only play big brother in Ecowas

EVarn:
i do wonder,mduza,arent you embarassed of spouting ignorance on a foreign forum?,people like you and dievluit shouldnt be allowed access to free megabyte.

Evarn I love this forum ...it taught me many things I did not know before....and please dont ask me those things because they only resemble negativity

iterator25:
I'm feeding you in your own country, so I can do what ever I like... plus give you sweet beating if need be

you will do whatever you like in your imagination,practically you know very well that there are boundaries...am proud of my country for housing refugees like you...remember dont urinate where you will drink tomorrow

iterator25:
lmao!.. ok dude.. saffers don't understand the six sexiest accent in the world, so we're forced to pronounce flat; 'flet' in SA accent, so Scuums can comprehend ., what are you feeling like though?., your compatriots refer me as chief so?.. is that some ego ish according to you or what?

after drinking SA sweet tap water,not the river water you are used to back home....you come here and paint a bad picture on a country that feed you and your family back in Nigeria...you are too wise comrade

iterator25:
what's this one saying .. going off-key now?

do you want me to tell your fellow country men back home how you guys try to speak in an south African accent,how you bend your tails when speaking to the locals and how you use terms like big brother,chief, when speaking to the locals ...irrespective Of whether one is a child or grown up?

iterator25:
trust me, I'll disconnect all your joints..[in your own country].. I've beaten Scuums like you before..all my compatriots beat saffers like the floor

your compatriots who use the term chief to refer ever south African..you can play it big here practically you know is impossible....

iterator25:
some illegal immigrants live better than your entire family household ..go figure .. since every foreigner is an illegal refugee

where do you stay,I just want to pay you a panel beating visit

OneNaija:
Thank for the vital information, I am currently In South Africa enjoying my holiday. Wow SA is a very beautiful place. Always remember to pay your hotel reservation when coming. It's important. I speak in Zulu bye. Good luck guys

hey welcome home...enjoy your stay here

EVarn:
you arent making sense,go take a little hot pap.

you are not either,take a dry coconut

EMEKA1MILLION:
sigh....
Nigerians glue on South African sites?? Lol can u tell me a South African site that is in top 20 in alexa ranking from Africa? Truth is, no news interests us from ur end, second is u are of no relevance to us, third is We are the best in africa. Without the nation Nigeria, Africa and ur sorry ass nation will still be a slave to ur imaginations...
Sorry tho, I do have a South African girlfriend at Port Elizabeth and guess what.. I hope not u dont

you are exposing your stupidity and foolishness....having a south African girl friend means life to you I can see that...you collect women from dust bins and boost yourself on internet...you will only see me on your Nigerian website but won't see me in any of your cities,the fact that you come and seek asylum here makes me not take you serious

EMEKA1MILLION:
This is our site oloriburuku, we can discuss whoever or whatever we want here and it's non of ur business...
You can go open southafricaland. Com and bash us as much as u like.. But as long as u are here! I laugh

tell your webmaster to unsubscribe few SAns on this forum...do you know how many Nigerians glue on South African sites on daily basis?expect my comment on any fallacy you and your people make about SA....you and me are just members on this forum,may I tell you that am accessing this site free of charge..

Tranquill:
Hey take it easy didnt expect this tone u r using.

Its not about what we hear in Nigeria. I did not even reside in Nigeria at the time. With the internet one gets news from any where with just a click. Using Mr Ibu as example doesnt make sense at all. Can you show me a link that confirms the nationalities u attribute to these men? its only then I can believe you are not just trying to turn the truth on its head.

www.newzimbabwe.com /..../lucky dube killers heckled in court

EMEKA1MILLION:
Hahahahaha, what is dis nutcase doing here sef? It's a Nigerian site y fool

hey nutbox keep your site national and stop discussing about other countries,SA in particular....if you do that nobody will bother you and your gods

DangotePikin:
why are u so bitter......u are very rude and hateful

you are jumping into a train you dont know where it comes from and is heading to....

EVarn:
i_diot boy.who wants to look up to violent people,gays,xenophobes and western puppets.mduza,dont come here to lie too!

the tribalists,ritualists,terrorists and western slaves

diablos:
Sharaaap!!! U django re-chained, retarded, xenophobic slave. A god 4saken, dolt id1ot! Silly dvmb fvck wit no future ambition.

Sh1t heads like u have nothin to offer so we have nothin 2 discuss. Even god in heaven knws SAfricans are d Insignia of HIV/AIDS. D whole universe including d multiple planets in d milky way are quite aware of u fvcks hiv status! Shiii even aliens wont abduct u SAfricans cuz of ur multiple viral loads.

I hope uve taken ur antiretroviral drugs dis morning seeing ure hell bent on xposing ur HIV status on dis topic. Mumu!

Nigeria is a huge joke in d rate of hiv infections compared 2 dat death trap of urs. Bloody, cursed...useless soweto bas.tard

lol....its difficult for me to come to your level,you inherited this kind of talk ,you will pass it to your kids ... Nigerian culture

WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A FRIEND WITH A COUNTRY THAT THREATENED TO FORM ITS CONTINENT AFTER FAILING TO WIN AU TOP POSITION IN 2012?

OrlandoOwoh:
This man should be ashamed of himself, declaring his intention to seek re-election in developed countries. If for nothing, the recent seizure of our money by South Africa over the planned purchase of illegal arms should discourage the planned declaration in that country.

my man as much as Nigerians can denie this,SA is Nigeria s role model

Tranquill:
Here are the names of Lucky Dube Killers. Are they not South African names? You may claim that Ndebeles in Zimbabwe could bear Zulu names too but look at the names properly and be honest.

Sifiso Mhlanga,
Ludwe Gxowa
Mbuti Mabe

Google this sentence :Lucky dube killers heckled in court


it will link you with a Zimbabwean source,I don't want to give you a south African source because you will cry the Nigerian foul as usual

Scholes007:
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the total number of HIV patients in the world stands at 32-36 million in 2014...and if Benue state has 1 million going by ur statistics Nigeria has 36 million patients right?...my frnd i still challenge to go check your source...yes Nigeria had 500,000 increase in the last 5 year but it is not as you quoted. By population ratio it is too small...Ghana also had an increase which is higher compared to population ratio

I encourage you to research the current state affairs in Benue state.....

emmanuel4758:
fvck you

reversed

BluIvy:
Mdu, why do you even care to explain yourself to this mofo? They do not have even one friend in the whole world, in India they called they called them for"cancer" imagine! Then they will blame South Africa for that when they should do a serious introspection on why that is. They are like babies from leadership to ordinary citizen imagine judging hate on not being supported on a football match or not speaking on Mandela's funeral. WHO REALLY ACTS LIKE THAT AND CALL THEMSELVES MATURED AND INTELLIGENT?

amen...ausi WA batho

Tranquill:
Hey take it easy didnt expect this tone u r using.

Its not about what we hear in Nigeria. I did not even reside in Nigeria at the time. With the internet one gets news from any where with just a click. Using Mr Ibu as example doesnt make sense at all. Can you show me a link that confirms the nationalities u attribute to these men? its only then I can believe you are not just trying to turn the truth on its head.

give me a link where it says they were south African nationals...

diablos:
mdullza, the most astonishing, recalcitrant, deaf and dumb illiterate from the southern hemisphere its appalling to think dat in the 21st century, when humans are evolving and people are getting wiser, antelopes like u are getting dumber and ur stvpidity is getting higher...

i used to think gaynians were d dumbest set of beings in the continent but u just proved to me that d descendants of chaka zulu are roasted brains who have nothing else to do wit dia god given heads dan fill dia membranes wit alcohol, tobacco and cheap skunk! ure a disgrace to south africans...read this link below about hiv/Aids in Safrica, u dumb, dull, dusty, deformed and deterring son of a schizophrenic rapist!

May d gods of ur ancestors visit ur lineage wit Alzheimer and cat-scratch disease if u quote ur creator! U vile, defiled debilitating bas-tard

[size=15pt]HIV/AIDS in South Africa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/size]

Estimated HIV infection in Africa in 2007 shows high rates of infection in Southern Africa.
HIV/AIDS in South Africa is a prominent health concern; South Africa is believed to have more people with HIV/AIDS than any other country in the world.

The 2007 UNAIDS report estimated that 5,700,000 South Africans had HIV/AIDS, or just under 12% of South Africa's population of 48 million.[1] In the adult population the rate is 18.10%.[2] The number of infected is larger than in any other single country in the world. The other top five countries with the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence are all neighbours of South Africa.

In 2007, only 28% of people in South Africa with advanced HIV/AIDS were receiving anti-retroviral treatment (ART). In 2004, 2005 and 2006 the figures were 4%, 15% and 21% respectively.[3] By 2009, nearly 1 million or about 2% of all adult South Africans were receiving ART.[4]

In 2010, an estimated 280,000 South Africans died of HIV/AIDS. In the aughts, it is estimated that between 42% and 47% of all deaths among South Africans were HIV/AIDS deaths.[5] However, the Death Notification Forms Survey of 2010, which estimates a 93% completion rate, shows that out of a total of 543,856 deaths nationwide (Appendix C4), only 18,325 deaths were attributed to HIV/AIDS Diseases (B20-B24, Table 4.5). [6]

Although new infections among mature age groups in South Africa remain high, new infections among teenagers seem to be on the decline. HIV/AIDS prevalence figures in the 15–19 year age group for 2005, 2006 and 2007 were 16%, 14% and 13% respectively.[7]

Contents [hide]
1 Prevalence
1.1 By race
1.2 By gender
1.3 By pregnant women
1.4 By age
1.5 By province
2 Economic impact
3 Awareness campaigns
4 Co-infection with tuberculosis
5 History of HIV/AIDS in South Africa
5.1 1985
5.2 1990
5.3 1993
5.4 1995
5.5 1996
5.6 1997
5.7 1999
5.8 2000
5.9 2001
5.10 2002
6 Demographics
7 AIDS denialism in South Africa
7.1 2000
7.2 2001
7.3 2003
7.4 2006
7.5 2007
7.6 2013
8 The role of the media in South Africa's epidemic
9 See also
10 References
11 Further reading
12 External links
Prevalence[edit]
The Human Sciences Research Council, a South African institution, estimates 10.9% of all South Africans have HIV/AIDS.[8] Additionally, the Central Intelligence Agency estimates that 310,000 individuals died in South Africa from HIV/AIDS in the year 2009.[2] The rising prevalence rate has increased from 10.6% in 2008 to 12.2% in 2012. In 2012 alone, the Human Science Research Council (HSRC), reported 470,000 new diagnoses -- or nearly 1,100 new infections every day. That's 100,000 more than was seen just one year earlier in 2011. Driving these statistics is the decreasing, rather than increasing, public knowledge about HIV. According the HSRC report, only 26.8% of the 38,000 people surveyed understood how HIV was transmitted or ways to prevent it. That's down from 30.3% in 2008, with evidence showing that South Africans under 50 are having an increasing number of sexual partners and lower condom use.

By race[edit]
Main article: HIV/AIDS in South African townships
A 2008 study revealed that HIV/AIDS infection in South Africa is distinctly divided along racial lines: 13.6% of black Africans in South Africa are HIV-positive, whereas only 0.3% of whites living in South Africa have the disease.[9] False traditional beliefs about HIV/AIDS, which contribute to the spread of the disease, persist in townships due to the lack of education and awareness programmes in these regions. Sexual violence and local attitudes toward HIV/AIDS have also amplified the epidemic.

By gender[edit]
HIV/AIDS is more prevalent among female adults under the age of 40 in nearly all age groups. Roughly 4 in every 5 people with HIV/AIDS aged 20–24 are women, and only one third of people with HIV/AIDS aged 25–29 are men. Although prevalence is higher among women in general, only 1 in every 6 HIV/AIDS infected people with multiple sex partners are women.

By pregnant women[edit]
HIV prevalence among pregnant women is highest in the populous KwaZulu-Natal province (37%), and lowest in the Western Cape (13%), Northern Cape (16%) and Limpopo (18%) provinces. In the five other provinces (Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and North West) at least 26% of women attending antenatal clinics in 2006 tested HIV-positive.

The latest HIV data collected at antenatal clinics suggest that HIV infection levels might be levelling off, with HIV prevalence in pregnant women at 30% in 2007, 29% in 2006, and 28% in 2007. The decrease in the percentage of young pregnant women (15–24 years) found to be infected with HIV also suggests a possible decline in the annual number of new infections.[10]

By age[edit]
Between 2005 and 2008, the number of older teenagers with HIV/AIDS has nearly halved.[8] Between 2002 and 2008, prevalence among South Africans over 20 years old have increased whereas the figure for those under 20 years old have dropped somewhat over the same period.[8]

Condom use is highest among the youth and lowest among old people. More than 80% of men and more than 70% of women under 25 years old use condoms, and slightly more than half of men and women aged 25–49 claim to use condoms.[8]

More than 30% of young adults and more than 80% of older adults know the truth about HIV/AIDS. Knowledge about HIV/AIDS is lowest among people older than 50 years—less than two thirds know the truth about the disease.[8]

By province[edit]
Further information: HIV/AIDS in South African townships
In 2008, more than half (55%) of all South Africans infected with HIV reside in the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces.[11]

Between 2005 and 2008, the total number of people infected with HIV/AIDS have increased in all of South Africa's provinces except KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Nevertheless, KwaZulu-Natal still has the highest infection rate at 15.5% In the province with the lowest infection rate, the Western Cape, the total number of people with HIV/AIDS doubled between 2005 and 2008.[8]

Condom use has increased twofold in all provinces between 2002 and 2008. The two provinces where condoms were least used in 2002 were also the provinces where condoms are least used in 2008, namely the Northern Cape and the Western Cape.[8]

HIV/AIDS prevalence among sexually active South Africans by province are:

KwaZulu-Natal: 25.8%
Mpumalanga: 23.1%
Free State: 18.5%
North West: 17.7%
Gauteng: 15.2%
Eastern Cape: 15.2%
Limpopo: 13.7%
Northern Cape: 9.2%
Western Cape: 5.3%
Economic impact[edit]
The comparison done in 2003 of the results from four forecasting methods predicted the difference between an HIV/AIDS scenario versus a no-HIV/AIDS scenario for annual growth rates between 2002 and 2015.[12] According to the study, real growth in GDP would be 0.6 percentage points lower than if there were no HIV/AIDS, but per-capita growth in GDP would be 0.9 percentage points higher. Growth in population would have been 1.5 percentage points lower, and growth of the labour force would be 1.2 percentage points lower, but the unemployment rate would be 0.9 percentage points lower as well.

The South African branch of the company Daimler-Chrysler estimated that in 2002 expenses related to HIV/AIDS were equivalent to 4% of all its salaries in South Africa.[13] A study done in 2000 by South Africa's second largest company, Sasol, indicated that 15% of its local workforce was HIV positive, of which 11% had AIDS.[14] According to the CEO of South Africa's largest company, SAB Miller, the cost of HIV/AIDS include costs associated with increased absenteeism, reduced productivity, increased turnover, and healthcare costs.[15]

Awareness campaigns[edit]
The four main HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in South Africa are Khomanani (funded by the government), LoveLife (primarily privately funded), Soul City (a television drama for adults) and Soul Buddyz (a television series for teenagers).[16] Soul City and Soul Buddyz are the most successful campaigns although both campaigns experienced a slight loss of effectiveness between 2005 and 2008. Khomanani is the least successful campaign, although its effectiveness has increased by more than 50% between 2005 and 2008.

The dubious quality of condoms which are distributed is a setback to these efforts. In 2007, the government recalled more than 20 million locally manufactured condoms which were defective. Some of the contraceptive devices given away at the ANC's centenary celebrations in 2012 failed the water test conducted by the Treatment Action Campaign.[17]

Co-infection with tuberculosis[edit]
In 2007, it was estimated that one third of HIV infected people will develop TB (tuberculosis) in their lifetime. Although not all patients with TB are tested for HIV, in 2006, some 40% of TB patients were tested for HIV. It has been the government policy since 2002 to cross-check all new cases of TB for HIV infection.[18]

Although STI prevention is part of the government's HIV/AIDS programmes, as it is in that of most countries, in South Africa HIV/AIDS prevention is done in conjunction with TB prevention. Most patients who die from HIV-related causes die from TB or similar illnesses. In fact the Health Department's programme of prevention is called the "National HIV and AIDS and TB Programme".[19] In line with United Nations requirements, South Africa has also drawn up an "HIV & AIDS and STI Strategic Plan".[20]

History of HIV/AIDS in South Africa[edit]
In 1983, AIDS was diagnosed for the first time in two patients in South Africa.[21] The first recorded death owing to AIDS occurred in 1983.[21] By 1986, there were 46 recorded AIDS diagnoses. Estimates from 2000 indicated that 5% of actual infections and only 1% of actual deaths due to AIDS were reported prior to 1990. Prior to 1990, AIDS was more common among homosexual people. By 1990, less than 1% of South Africans had AIDS. By 1996, the figure stood at around 3% and by 1999 the figure had reached 10%.[22] AIDS infection started reaching pandemic proportions around 1995.[23]

1985[edit]
In 1985, the South African government set up the country’s first AIDS Advisory Group.

1990[edit]
In 1990 the first national antenatal survey to test for HIV found that 0.8% of pregnant women were HIV-positive. It was estimated that there were between 74,000 and 6,500,135 people in South Africa living with HIV. Antenatal surveys have subsequently been carried out annually.

1993[edit]
In 1993 the HIV prevalence rate among pregnant women was 4.3%. By 1993 the National Health Department reported that the number of recorded HIV infections had increased by 60% in the previous two years and the number was expected to double in 1993.

1995[edit]
In August 1995, the Department of Health awarded a R14.27 million contract to produce a sequel to the musical, Sarafina, about AIDS that would reach young people.[24] The project was dogged by controversy, and was finally shelved in 1996.[25]

From 6–10 March 1995, the 7th International Conference for People Living with HIV and AIDS was held in Cape Town, South Africa.[26] The conference was opened by then-Deputy President Thabo Mbeki.[27]

1996[edit]
In January 1996 it was decided that South Africa's national soccer team, Bafana-Bafana, would contribute to the AIDS Awareness Campaign by wearing red ribbons to all their public appearances during the African Nations Cup.[28]

On 5 July 1996,[29] South Africa's health minister Nkosazana Zuma spoke at the 11th International Conference on AIDS in Vancouver. She said:

Most people infected with HIV live in Africa, where therapies involving combinations of expensive anti-viral drugs are out of the question.[30]
1997[edit]
In February 1997, South African government's Health Department defended its support for the controversial AIDS drug Virodene by stating that "the `cocktails' that are available [for the treatment of HIV/AIDS] are way beyond the means of most patients [even from developed countries]".[31] Parliament had previously launched an investigation into the procedural soundness of the clinical trials for the drug.[32]

1999[edit]
In 1999 the South African HIV prevention campaign loveLife is founded.

2000[edit]
In 2000 the Department of Health outlined a five-year plan to combat AIDS, HIV and STIs. A National AIDS Council (SANAC) was set up to oversee these developments.

2001[edit]
The South African government successfully defended against a legal action brought by transnational pharmaceutical companies in April 2001 of a law that would allow cheaper locally-produced medicines, including anti-retrovirals, although the government's roll-out of anti-retrovirals remained generally slow.

In 2001, Right to Care, an NGO dedicated to the prevention and treatment of HIV and associated diseases, was founded. Using USAID's PEPFAR funding, the organisation expanded rapidly and after ten years (2011) had over 125 000 HIV-positive patients in clinical care.

2002[edit]
In 2002 South Africa's High Court ordered the government[citation needed] to make the drug nevirapine available to pregnant women to help prevent mother to child transmission of HIV, following campaigns by Treatment Action Campaign and others.

Demographics[edit]
According to the National HIV and Syphilis Antenatal Sero-prevalence Survey of 2005[33] and 2007,[34] the percentage of pregnant women with HIV per year was as follows:

Year: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 [35]
Percentage: 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.0 7.6 10.4 14.2 17.0 22.8 22.4 24.5 24.8 26.5 27.9 29.5 30.2 29.1 28.0 29.3 29.4 30.2 29.5
According to a 2006 study by The South African Department of Health, 13.3% of 9,950 Africans that were included in the poll had HIV. Out of 1,173 whites, 0.6% had HIV.[36] These numbers are confirmed in a 2008 study by the Human Sciences Research Council that found a 13.6% infection rate among Africans, 1.7% among Coloreds, 0.3% among Indians, and 0.3% among Whites.[dubious – discuss][37]

In 2007, it was estimated that between 4.9 and 6.6 million of South Africa's 48 million people of all ages were infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), which is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).[38]

AIDS denialism in South Africa[edit]
See also HIV/AIDS denialism in South Africa.
2000[edit]
On 9 July 2000, then President Thabo Mbeki opened the International AIDS Conference in Durban with a speech not about HIV or AIDS but about extreme poverty in Africa. In the speech, he confirmed his belief that immune deficiency is a big problem in Africa but that one can't possibly attribute all immune deficiency related diseases to a single virus.[39][40]

On 4 September 2000, Thabo Mbeki acknowledged during an interview with Time Magazine (South African edition) that HIV can cause AIDS but confirmed his opinion that HIV should not be regarded as the sole cause of immune deficiency. He said:

...the notion that immune deficiency is only acquired from a single virus cannot be sustained. Once you say immune deficiency is acquired from that virus, your response will be anti-retroviral drugs. But if you accept that there can be a variety of reasons ... then you can have a more comprehensive treatment response.[41][42]
On 20 September 2000, then President Thabo Mbeki responded to a question in Parliament about his views. He said:

All HIV/AIDS programmes of this government are based on the thesis that HIV causes AIDS. [But...] can a virus cause a syndrome? ... It can't, because a syndrome is a group of diseases resulting from acquired immune deficiency. Indeed, HIV contributes [to the collapse of the immune system], but other things contribute as well.[43]
2001[edit]
In 2001 the government appointed a panel of scientists, including a number of AIDS denialists, to report back on the issue. The report suggested alternative treatments for HIV/AIDS, but the South African government responded that unless alternative scientific proof is obtained, it will continue to base its policy on the idea that the cause of AIDS is HIV.[44]

2003[edit]
Despite international drug companies offering free or cheap anti-retroviral drugs, the Health Ministry remained hesitant about providing treatment for people living with HIV. Only in November 2003 did the government approve a plan to make anti-retroviral treatment publicly available. Prior to 2003, South Africans with HIV who used the public sector health system could get treatment for opportunistic infections but could not get anti-retrovirals.[36]

2006[edit]
The effort to improve treatment of HIV/AIDS was damaged by the attitude of many figures in the government, including President Mbeki. The then health minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, advocated a diet of garlic, olive oil and lemon to cure the disease.[45] Although many scientists and political figures called for her removal, she was not removed from office until Mbeki himself was removed from office.[46] These policies led to the deaths of over 300,000 South Africans.[47]

2007[edit]
In August 2007, President Mbeki and Health Minister Tshabalala-Msimang dismissed Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge. Madlala-Routledge has been widely credited by medical professionals and AIDS activists.[48] Although she was officially dismissed for corruption, it was widely held that she was dismissed for her more mainstream beliefs about AIDS and its relation with HIV.[49]

2013[edit]
The United States announced in March, 2013 that their support to South Africa will be cut in half by 2017 due to the economic crisis and compulsory budget cuts.[50]

It could be claimed that the news media have taken a less aggressive stance since the end of Mbeki’s presidency and the death of Tshabalala Msimang. The emergence of Jacob Zuma as party and state leader heralded what the press saw as a new era of AIDS treatment.[56] However, this also means that HIV is afforded less news coverage. A recent study by the HIV/AIDS and the Media Project has shown that the quantity of HIV-related news coverage has declined dramatically from 2002/3 (what could be considered the pinnacle of government denialism) to the more recent “conflict resolution” phase under Zuma. Perhaps HIV has fallen into the traditional categories of being impersonal, undramatic, "old" news.[52] The number of health journalists has also declined considerably.[57]

hey Wiseman,this essay is irrelevant...give me the current stats in Benue state,a 4
million population with over 1million people living with HIv

iterator25:
your mum provided me one

a refugee trying to be smart in a foreign country
.....you are a fool mate