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Everything I know about justice,” comes from the people who raised me.

— Zackie Achmat

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In South Africa and in countless other countries, we have been working for more than a decade to ensure HIV treatment access.

There is a crisis of prevention in this country.

Hope is passive; resolve is active. That’s why I believe in resolve, not hope.

We are saying he should be arrested under the Medicines Act.

Surprising to me during the campaign politically is two things stand out: one is the number of youth that have joined the movement, it’s exceptional and they really are exceptional young people.

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