In the spirit of Nkosi Johnson, let's all fight HIV/Aids

It has been 16 years since a brave but fragile 11-year-old boy forced a president to flee the opening session of the 2000 International Aids Conference in Durban because he could not stand to hear the truth about HIV and Aids from the mouth of a babe. That boy was Nkosi Johnson and the president was Thabo Mbeki, who sparked international condemnation when he failed in his opening speech to acknowledge HIV as the cause of Aids.