Cancellation letters, which end millions of rands of South African universities’ US-government funded HIV and TB research grants with immediate effect, started to roll in over the weekend. Fears are rife that the Trump administration might stop all grants, which holds devastating implications for the country.

On the outskirts of Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Fight with Insight has become more than just a boxing gym. It teaches children how to deal with emotional pain and prevent self-harm through exercise, discipline and respect.

A third of the Global Fund for HIV, TB and Malaria’s money comes from the United States. The other contributions come from other wealthy governments and philanthropic organisations.So what happens if the Trump administration decides to cut its contributions to the Fund? We work it out.

There were empty seats in San Francisco last week at an annual international science conference which has delivered some of the world’s most groundbreaking HIV research. It was a throwback to another era — a time when Aids activists were fighting for their lives — and a frightening glimpse of the future under the Trump administration.

SA’s budget can only afford to employ 800 of 1 800 unemployed doctors, despite vacancy rates for public sector facilities ranging between 5% and 22%.

Following the execution of Muhsin Hendricks, the openly gay imam who created safe places for queer Muslims to practice their faith, Zackie Achmat reflects on the dangerous ways religious communities fuel hate — and his own banning from the community over 30 years ago.

Chaos and devastation. That’s the position SA USAID-funded projects find themselves in after the Trump administration closed them down overnight on February 26. Will the US government now kill its HIV fund too?

The major backer of the lenacapavir roll-out is assuring nervous researchers that they will keep their part of funding promises. It’s a good economic investment, says the Fund’s Peter Sands, into a game-changing drug that could save millions of lives.

Healthcare doesn’t come cheap and rolling out National Health Insurance will cost a lot of money. The NHI Act says that funding healthcare for all should come from tax. But with tax payers already under pressure, will there be enough money to cover everyone? We do some sums to look at different options.

Pepfar-funded HIV organisations in South Africa, who receive their funds through the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, woke up to letters that were sent overnight telling them their grants have been ended — permanently. The let …