I never thought about death until I received my HIV diagnosis. I had made plans to get my degree, start my career, get married, and possibly have children. But I tossed all my hopes and dreams in the ...

I am 59 years old, have lived in our great city for nearly 40 years, and I have been HIV-positive for 30 of them. Against all odds, I am alive and doing reasonably well. Why? Because of our city's ...

Phindile Sithole-Spong, HIV visionary, writer, and activist, at her home in Johannesburg, South Africa.Jonathan Torgovnik—;Reportage by Getty Images for TIME When Phindile Sithole-Spong tells a ...

This story was written by ID Christopher and originally published by Minority Africa on January 02, 2026. This edited version is republished as part of a content-sharing agreement. I’m not sure what I ...