Becoming a believer
Angy Peter didn’t believe she needed ARVs. She had maas and garlic mix and that’s all she thought she needed. Things changed when she encountered a TAC volunteer. Read her story.
Mandisa Sonti: A family’s tragedy
Mandisa Sonti had a close relationship with her sister. When she passed away, Mandisa was devastated and looked to the TAC for support. Read more.
The TAC has MaMatwa’s back
MaMatwa suffered devastating loss when her home was petrol bombed. Read how she was able to fight for justice with the support of the TAC.
Bringing comfort to the community: the Thuthuzela/ TAC story
The Thuthuzela Centre based in the Khayelitsha Day Hospital offers a vital service to the community. Medical coordinator, Dr Genine Josias talks about the joys and challenges of running the centre.
Building trust with the police
The Khayelitsha Police Station, like many across the country has to deal with crime and violence and in many cases a lack of trust from the community. In these cases, it helps to have a mouthpiece to help build bridges. The TAC has fulfilled this role.
Losing Tamara: the TAC and MaDlamini head to parliament
MaDlamini shares the heartwrenching story of her struggle for answers after her daughter was discharged one day after undergoing surgery to remove a cyst on her brain and eventually passed away.
The broad church of the TAC
One church in Gugulethu tackles the often avoided topic of HIV/AIDS head on, with the help of the TAC. Read more.
‘I felt the wrath of HIV’
Nompumelelo Matangana, a nurse at Nyanga Junction, has worked tirelessly to ensure that the work done by the TAC filters down into the working relations of healthcare workers.
Mandla Majola: Finding his life’s path
When Mandla Majola joined the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) his father was not impressed. He had sent his son to study law in the hope that one day he would be somebody. Instead, Mandla gave it all up to join a group of old women walking around in T-shirts that said ‘HIV-positive’.
In the beginning there was the TAC
When the Khayelitsha branch of the Treatment Action Campaigned opened its doors in the early ‘90s there was no way of knowing what an integral role it’s members would play in fight for ARV access.
