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After being diagnosed with HIV at 33, retired Constitutional Court justice Edwin Cameron never thought he’d make it to 40. He’s now 73 and part of a generation that is growing older thanks to antiretrovirals and, he says, the activism that made sure it was available in South Africa. Photo: Stefan Els
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HIV made him expect to die at 40. At 73, Edwin Cameron asks: Who’s planning for our ageing survivors?

At 33, the retired Constitutional Court justice thought he had, maybe, seven years left. His story traces the arc from certain death because of Aids to a chronic, manageable condition at 73. He asks what happens when the generation who fought for life finally get to grow old

  • Eyaaz
14 min read
Many political parties and the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) have focused on mobilising the voters — to the exclusion of children. But children have the right to democratic participation.
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WATCH | Tessa Dooms and what voters need to know about South Africa’s 2024 elections

Analysts explain the changes to the voting system and peer into their crystal balls to predict possible outcomes

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Many sexual offences are still framed in ways that rest on discriminatory assumptions. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

ConCourt accused of taking too long to rule on crucial election case

The 2024 election will be the first time independent candidates will be allowed to run for office

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read