Mourning a fallen HIIV/AIDS soldier

On 29 July 2007 has died, Zambia's Sunday Post ran a story that shook the country to its core. It revealed that Mildred Mpundu - veteran journalist and HIV/AIDS campaigner - was, herself, HIV positive. Through the platform of a prominent Zambian broadsheet, Mpundu had taken the exceptionally brave and unprecedented step of speaking out about her status, both to Zambia and the entire world. 

"You shouldn't just write, but do as you write so that readers can follow your example," she said. "I would encourage people to test and come out in the open and I would like to help other journalists because we journalists tend to hide."