Aids: The lost continent

It is pushing 80 degrees in the sweltering heat of the mid-day African sun, but the big man in front of me cannot stop himself from shivering.

‘‘Please write this down,” he says. ‘‘I used to have a good life in this city, a very good life. But once you get HIV, there is no forgiveness here.

‘‘When my boss found out, I was immediately sacked from my job, and I had no ...