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Ghosting, a term that has become popular in today’s lingo which describes disappearing on someone you were dating. (I would like to differentiate between dating and being in a relationship because a lot of people think when you are dating…
It’s a new decade and most of us have resolved to refreshing our body counts and ‘starting afresh.’ With this new change, it obviously means that we also have to prioritise our sexual health. I have devised 13 ways in…
We The Brave chatted with Lesego Teddy Mohlala the Call4Care Client Communications Liaison Manager about his passion for connecting people with the healthcare and sexual health resources that they need. WTB: For those who have been sleeping under a rock,…
Obesity and HIV are a dangerous combination not many know about. Many people believe that HIV-positive people are very thin or underweight. But this is not the case and is in fact, a dangerous and outdated belief that is rooted…
Let’s address the rather large red elephant in the room, shall we? Undetectable viral loads in a person on successful treatment of ARV’s and using PrEP in relation to shame, I feel is a conversation that needs to start happening…
My name is Cadenza Jones and four years ago I decided to pack up my life and relocate to the Gay Mecca of Southern Africa. Fresh off the N1 from Jozi, I earned my keep, putting tin foil in over…
Born in 1972 and started High school in 1985. In high school, I knew I was different from all my school friends. I just couldn't see myself holding hands with girls nor dating them. A very odd feeling for a…
The great question we all ask ourselves at some point is: “Why am I here? What is my life’s purpose?”. I know that question well. In August 2010 – I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the…
Riaan Norval's Brave Story Music was my first love. It’s something I was born to gravitate to. My mother always told me I could sing Sonja Herold’s “Jantjie” before I could speak. I’m grateful for my relationship with music for…
We The Brave chatted to South African born Andy Holsden about his recent pilgrimage from New Zealand back to South Africa to volunteer at the AIDS Conference 2016 in Durban. We The Brave - Today 11:35 Hey Andy, after a…