Monthly Archives: July 2009

SA Deputy President Acknowledges Soul City’s Contribution to HIV Prevention

July 22, 2009 – 11:04 am

South African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has publicly acknowledged Soul City’s contribution to the HIV prevention efforts in South Africa. Speaking at the fifth International AIDS Society Conference in Cape Town which is taking place this week, Motlanthe said:

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Do You Know Your Sexual Network?

July 21, 2009 – 11:55 am
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Club Risky Business Draws Attention To Multiple Concurrent Partnerships

July 21, 2009 – 11:52 am

Gipping drama series Club Risky Business continues to draw attention on the local television scene, says The Post. Each episode shows the audience a different side of what drives  multiple concurrent partnerships.

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Do You Encourage Your Friends To Be Faithful To Their Partners?

July 21, 2009 – 11:02 am

Many of us understand that having multiple concurrent partnerships increases the risk of getting HIV. So we are faithful to our partners and do not engage in risky sexual behavour. However, many of us also have friends who have many sexual partners, even though they know that this increases their chances of getting HIV.  Some [...]

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Blog Party: A Tale Of Rent Boys, Condoms & Too Much Alcohol

July 17, 2009 – 9:48 am

Thank you for joining us for today’s blog party here on the OneLove web site. So what is a blog party? The OneLove web site team issued an invitation, asking people to write about sex, relationships and multiple concurrent partnerships. Those who responded to the call were asked to publish their posts on their blogs, [...]

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Carrying Condoms In Your Purse

July 16, 2009 – 7:50 am

You pride yourself on being a sexually responsible adult, and never have sex without a condom, unless it’s with your husband / someone you trust and have already tested to make sure that neither of you is HIV positive, and you’re faithful to each other. But what do you do if his condom breaks and [...]

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HIV & I – What’s New?

July 16, 2009 – 7:45 am

You know a lot about HIV and AIDS. You know that you can get HIV from having unprotected sex. You know AIDS is a disease that affects most Zimbabwean families. And that HIV slowly weakens the immune system – the part of the body that fights disease. You know HIV is a virus that lives [...]

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