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Contributor [1]
Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 02:00
Categories: 
Media & freedom of expression [2]
Issue Number: 
46 [3]
Article-Summary: 

An HIV advertisement that depicts the remorse of a man who infected several women before testing positive, has led to threats to against the actor Sibusiso Mhlongo. Some viewers are apparently unable to tell the difference between the television character and the actor himself.

Category: 
ICT, Media & Security [4]
Oldurl: 
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/media/4722 [5]
Country: 
South Africa [6]

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