HIV/Aids orphan's rousing tribute

Mandisa Dlamini, 25, the courageous orphan of murdered HIV activist Gugu Dlamini, appealed to South Africans to love and protect orphans, at the opening of the fifth South African Aids Conference in Durban last night.

8 Jun 2011

HIV/Aids orphan's rousing tribute

Thousands of delegates rose to their feet to pay tribute to her and her mother, who was killed 13 years ago by neighbours after she publicly disclosed that she was HIV-positive. Read on.

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