The bitter taste of sugar daddies

Sugar daddies, suiker dees, dede’s, baba, ministers of transport and finance – whatever you choose to call the rich, older men who date younger girls – are a social reality in South Africa and one of the contributing factors to the countrywide spread of HIV/AIDS. 

Hundreds test for HIV at Soweto Festival

“If you spread the message to just one or two people and they spread the message to one or two people, millions of people will get the message.”

These words by singer Loyiso Bala, a 46664 ambassador, sum up the aim of 46664’s involvement at the Soweto Festival recently – spread the word about HIV/AIDS.

Loyiso Bala takes the test that counts

Velvet-voiced Loyiso Bala, R&B star and 46664 ambassador shows his support for the third National HIV, Behaviour and Health Survey being conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). This is the third household survey of this nature conducted by the HSRC since the Nelson Mandela Foundation commissioned the first survey in 2002.

Dream it and do it – It’s in our hands!

The foyer of Montecasino’s Il Grande theatre in Johannesburg filled up quickly on August 28 with 250 of South Africa’s most dynamic and vibrant young women. They were there to learn from the best in business, while providing 46664 with an opportunity to address the group most vulnerable to HIV infection – young women.

The first time I got tested

The first time I got tested for HIV was for a routine medical exam in order to get travel insurance. I was 18 years old. I hadn’t had sex – hell, I hadn’t even kissed anyone yet; I hadn’t had a blood transfusion; but I was still terrified.

Critical Issues in AIDS: Dare to know

Know your status.

The HSRC estimates that of the estimated 5.5 million HIV-positive people in South Africa, only 30% know they are HIV-positive. That figure drops to 10% globally.

If there is one message Professor Leickness Simbayi could get through to South Africans, it would be to “get yourself tested and find out what your HIV-status is.”

46664 play moves audience

“Live like a candle which burns itself, yet gives light to others. Look backwards with gratitude, upwards with confidence, forward with hope.”