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Siya Mnyanda, (Supplied)
Siya Mnyanda, (Supplied)

Growing up I often dreamt of running for president, so naturally my 17 year old self was absolutely captivated when my mom got me Edwin Cameron’s book titled Witness to AIDS.

The story journeyed into the duties of one of South Africa’s most distinguished judges, who also happened to be openly gay. Set largely in the 1990’s, the touching memoir focused on the adversities of contracting HIV at the time - stigma, unjust discrimination and the access to treatment which often meant the difference between living and dying.

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