Category Archives: Traditional leaders

SOUL CITY INSTITUTE MEDIA RELEASE: African leaders speak out about HIV/Aids and culture in 9 countries

December 6, 2010 – 1:43 pm

Johannesburg, 6 December 2010: The Soul City Institute’s Regional Campaign in partnership with the Champions for an HIV-Free Generation have produced a series of one minute ‘conversations’ with three exceptional African leaders: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dr Speciosa Wandira and Dr Kenneth Kaunda. The conversations are currently being broadcast across nine Southern African countries.

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Why Do People Pay For Sex?

July 5, 2010 – 11:24 am

OneLove Kwasila is hosting a discussion on Facebook, asking why people pay for sex. “‘We’re not just talking about commercial sex workers but what about also transactional relationships that include gifts and even food in exchange for sex.”

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Your Views: 10 Things That Make It Difficult To Have One Partner & To Be Faithful

June 22, 2010 – 2:21 pm

OneLove Kwasila recently asked people on Facebook if there is any one thing that makes it difficult to have one partner and to remain faithful to that partner. Some readers said that there is no one thing that can make it hard to have one sexual partner, as long as one is determined enough.

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South Africa Journey: How Do You Change A Culture’s Trajectory?

June 17, 2010 – 9:42 am

One of the reasons we have for having multiple concurrent partners, especially polygamous marriages, is that our culture encourages it, even demands it. This article, published by The Star Press and written from the perspective of Americans who visited South Africa on a journey to find out how they could help us battle HIV, looks [...]

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6 Ways To Show Your Partner You Care

June 10, 2010 – 9:36 am

Many people feel that they do not have enough love in their relationship. So they go look for it from other people in multiple concurrent partnerships. What do you think love is? How would you show your partner that you care for them, so that they are less tempted to look for it elsewhere? 

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Stop Polygamy, Urges COPE, A South African Political Party

June 7, 2010 – 2:13 pm

Abandon polygamy or allow women to have numerous husbands and boyfriends, the Congress of the People Women’s Movement said, reports the Independent Online.

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When A Wife In A Polygamous Marriage Has An Extra-Marital Affair

June 4, 2010 – 11:00 am

Several Talk Radio 702 callers today said  South African President Jacob Zuma’s second wife Nompumelelo Ntuli’s reported infidelity was a victory for women, reports the Independent Online.

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