Press Releases

SMYN Pays Tribute to the Late Leonora Mathe, Former Leader of She Conquers Campaign
MEDIA STATEMENT IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 15 FEBRUARY 2022 Farewell to Leonora Mathe – a youth HIV prevention and treatment activist who made great strides in the role at the Treatment Action Campaign and the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Born on 19 October...

Rotary Family Health Day celebrate its 10th year of assisting thousands in need
Rotary Family Health Day celebrate its 10th year of assisting thousands in need This year Rotary Family Health Days (RFHD) is celebrating its 10th year with an online event on Friday the 5th of November 2021. Speakers at this Rotary Family Health Days event in South...

Press Release: South Africa’s 5-Year HIV, TB & STIs Plan Deferred
PPRETORIA, 19 May 2021 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) Plenary, chaired by Deputy President David Mabuza, has taken a resolution to defer the conclusion of the current National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV, TB and STIs (2017-2022) by an additional...

SANAC Mourns the Passing of Dr Sindi van Zyl
PRETORIA, 11 April 2021 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) mourns the passing of Dr Sindi van Zyl who succumbed to COVID-19 related complications. Dr Van Zyl served on SANAC’s Technical Task Team for Social Behaviour Change Communication. Dr Sindi, as...

SANAC Congratulates Prof. Koleka Mlisana on her Appointment as Co-Chair of MAC on COVID-19
PPRETORIA, 26 March 2020 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) congratulates Professor Koleka Mlisana for her appointment as the Co-Chairperson of the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on COVID-19 following the resignation of Prof. Salim Abdool Karim....

SANAC HAILS LATEST SCIENTIFIC MILESTONES IN RESPONSE TO HIV AND COVID-19
PPRETORIA, 12 November 2020 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) welcomes the two scientific breakthroughs in response to HIV prevention and coronavirus vaccination this week. One being the long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug and the second being...

SANAC Chair, Deputy President Mabuza appoints SANAC Trust board member & welcomes appointment CEO
Deputy President and Chairperson of the South African National Aids Council (SANAC), Mr David Mabuza has welcomed the appointment by the Board of Trustees of Dr Thembisile Xulu as the Chief Executive Officer of SANAC. The appointment of Dr Xulu follows the resignation...

Media Advisory & Invitation – National Sex Worker Dialogue Webinar
MMEDIA ADVISORY & INVITATION National Sex Worker Dialogue “Country reflections on the National Sex Work Programme: Where are we? Where to from here?” PRETORIA, 02 October 2020 – The Sex Worker Sector of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) in...