Press Releases
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...
SANAC Congratulates Prof. Ravindra Gupta for TIME100 Honour
PPRETORIA, 01 October 2020 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) congratulates Professor Ravindra (Ravi) Gupta for being recognised as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world in this year’s TIME100 List. Prof. Gupta is a member of the...
SANAC Board of Trustees Announce Appointment of new CEO
PPRETORIA, 25 September 2020 – The Board of Trustees of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) has announced the appointment of Dr. Thembisile Xulu as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SANAC Trust. She will commence her duties on 01 October 2020. Dr....
SANAC Mourns the Passing of the Deputy-Director General, Ms Conny Nxumalo
The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) mourns the passing of Conny Nxumalo, the Deputy Director-General for Welfare Services at the National Department of Social Development (DSD) who succumbed to complications emanating from the novel corona virus. Ms....
SANAC WELCOMES ADDITIONAL GRANT FROM GLOBAL FUND FOR COVID-19
PRETORIA, 09 August 2020 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) welcomes the approval of an additional multi-million rand grant from the Global Fund for corona virus response. The incremental grant of $36, 059, 867.00 (R636, 012, 034.39) has been approved...
SANAC Wishes SANAC Co-Chair, Steve Letsike Speedy Recovery
PPRETORIA, 28 July 2020 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) wishes the SANAC Co-Chair Ms. Steve Letsike, who has tested positive for the corona virus, a speedy recovery. Ms. Letsike is currently in good spirits and working from home whilst she...
SANAC WELCOMES POSITIVE OPINION ON DAPIVIRINE RING
PPRETORIA, 28 July 2020 – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) welcomes the positive opinion on the dapivirine vaginal ring from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), an agency of the European Union in charge of the evaluation and supervision of medicinal...