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DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE TO LEAD WORLD TB DAY COMMEMORATION AND LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HIV, TB AND STIs: 2023-2028
MEDIA ADVISORY TO: ALL MEDIA/NEWS EDITORS DATE: 20 MARCH 2023 DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE TO LEAD WORLD TB DAY COMMEMORATION AND LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HIV, TB AND STIs: 2023-2028 Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as Chairperson of the...

Africa Position on Global Fund NextGen Market Shaping Strategy and Local Manufacturing
MEDIA ADVISORY & INVITATION Africa Position on Global Fund NextGen Market Shaping Strategy and Local Manufacturing PRETORIA, 22 February 2023 – The African Constituency Bureau (ACB) for the Global Fund, in collaboration with African Union Development Agency-NEPAD...

SANAC Condemns the Theft of Lifesaving ARVs in Free State
PRESS STATEMENT SANAC Condemns the Theft of Lifesaving ARVs in Free State PRETORIA, 15 February 2023 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the brazen theft cases of antiretroviral medication worth R125 000 from...

Round-Table Discussion to Create Safe Spaces for Children
SANAC Children Sector in collaboration with UNCEF and Government Departments hosted a roundtable discussion at the Legae la Bana Drop-in Centre in Krugersdorp, Johannesburg, on 21 January 2023, with a view to engage children, adolescents and caregivers about HIV...

Parliament Hosts the Biennial National Men’s Parliament
The SANAC Men’s Sector led yet another successful biennial National Men’s Parliament at the national legislature in Cape Town between 21 and 22 November 2022. Continuously held under the banner of ‘Takuwani Riime – Institutionalising a Responsive Men’s Movement’, the...

Mental Health and access to men-friendly healthcare services raised at this year’s Men’s Parliament
The third biennial National Men’s Parliament took place in Cape Town on 21 and 22 November 2022. Convened under the banner of the Takuwani Riime Men’s Movement, this was a platform for men to discuss challenges faced by men with a special focus on the prevention of...

Submit comments on the Sexual Offences Amendment Bill on the decriminalisation of sex work
The comments on the Bill must be submitted to the Chief Directorate: Legislative Development on or before 31 January 2023. The contact details are: Postal address: The Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development Private Bag X 81 Pretoria 0001 marked for...

Address by Minister Ronald Lamola (DoJ & CD) on the Sexual Offences Amendment Bill on the decriminalisation of sex work
Submit comments on the Sexual Offences Amendment Bill on the decriminalisation of sex work The comments on the Bill must be submitted to the Chief Directorate: Legislative Development on or before 31 January 2023. The contact details are: Postal address: The...

World AIDS Day Commemoration – Equalise and Integrate to End AIDS
Hosted under the theme “Equalise and Integrate to End AIDS”, the 2022 World AIDS Day Commemoration was held on Thursday, 01 December at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein, Free State. World Aids Day is observed annually around the world to show solidarity with...

Manguzi Gijima – An Inclusive Health and Lifestyle Race Day
On the 8th of October 2022, the annual Manguzi Gijima race with a focus on people with disabilities was held in Kwazulu-Natal, supported by the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) under the Disability Sector. Manguzi Gijima’s 6th race was an initiative to...