Though he is the most recent celebrity to.
Sa celebrities living with hiv.
These 10 celebrities are also living with hiv.
Latest celebrity news in south africa according to some reputable outlets containing celebrity news sa some mzansi celebrities living with hiv have come out to publicly declare their hiv status in order to encourage others to do so and in a bid to end the hiv related stigma.
It takes a lot of courage to do so and we commend them for this.
When johnson one of basketball s greatest players came out as living with hiv in 1991.
It would be hard to talk about celebrities living with hiv and not bring up magic johnson.
The following year jeter not only made his condition public but shared his experience of living with hiv the daily news reported.
The actor died in 2003 at the age of 50.
Let s meet thirteen of them below.
However there are a couple of celebrities with hiv who are still alive to date.
In 2001 panozzo announced that he was gay and living with full.
The actor died in.
Sa celebrities living positively with hiv and aids advertisement over the decades there have been several sa public figures who have not only come out into public but also managed to live a long life despite the life threatening disease.
South africa has the biggest and most high profile hiv epidemic in the world with an estimated 7 7 million people living with hiv in 2018 1 south africa accounts for a third of all new hiv infections in southern africa 2 in 2018 there were 240 000 new hiv infections and 71 000 south africans died from aids related illnesses 3 south africa has the world s largest antiretroviral treatment.
Three decades later celebrities in south africa and abroad increasingly are stepping up as ambassadors for change and positive living in spite of the virus fitting for this year s world.
Latest celebrity news in south africa.
Chuck panozzo real name charles salvatore is an american musician who is best known as the bass player for the rock band styx.
It takes a lot of courage to do so and we commend them for this.
