Monthly Archives: June 2009

Zimbabwean Man Cheats On Wife Even Though He Loves Her

June 29, 2009 – 9:47 am

Tamuka loves his wife. But he had a number of affairs because he thought it was normal. Now his wife, who has tested HIV positive,  hates him for infecting him with the virus, and and he feels that what he did in the past has destroyed his wife and their family life. “If I had [...]

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Poll: Does Having Multiple Concurrent Partners Increase Your Risk Of Getting HIV?

June 26, 2009 – 9:00 am

Do you agree that having multiple concurrent partners increases your risk of having HIV. Also leave a comment at the end of this post to tell us why you agree/disagree, and whether that knowledge has influenced yur decisions about your sex life.

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Why Do People Cheat On Their Partners?

June 26, 2009 – 8:58 am

OneLove Kwasila is having a discussion on why people cheat on their partners on the campaign’s Facebook page. Facebook member nicknamed Forty seven says: “When there is no satisfaction guaranteed in a relationship, people are bound 2 cheat on each other. However,there are a lot of reasons   y pipo cheat…”

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Get Tested: Learn Your HIV Status

June 26, 2009 – 8:55 am

Not everyone knows their HIV status. When you do not know your status and do not use condoms when you have sex, you are at risk of getting HIV or giving it to your partner. That is why you and your partner should test together before you have sex.

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A faithful Lesotho couple find out that they are HIV positive

June 26, 2009 – 8:00 am

This is the story, a 39-old man from Lesotho who found out that he and his wife were HIV positive.  His name is Theko and he says: Three years ago my wife became pregnant. The pregnancy was unplanned but we were both excited to have a baby on the way.

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Most South Africans Don’t Understand That MCP Increases Risk of Getting HIV

June 25, 2009 – 1:36 pm

Did you know that having multiple concurrent partners increases your risk of getting HIV?  While South Africans are aware that using condoms can prevent HIV infection, the majority do not understand that having more than one sexual partner increases the risk of infection, reports AllAfrica.com.

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Condom Plan B

June 25, 2009 – 12:00 pm

Do you have a back-up plan of what to do if the only condom you have at that critical moment before sex  breaks or  is ill-fitting?

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