THE national chairwoman of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Sibongile Tshabalala, said she's ready to step down from her job.
Tshabalala made this announcement on Sunday, 10 December at the 25th anniversary gathering for TAC held in Newtown, Joburg.
The HIV activist, who has held various positions since joining TAC in 2009, said running an organisation was not easy and that it was time to elect a new leadership so that it could make its own mistakes and learn from them.
Tshabalala, who has been living with HIV for more than 20 years, said she would not be where she is today without TAC.
"I think many of us would agree that TAC has saved many lives. But as many lives as we have saved, many have been lost and many will continue to be lost in this fight against HIV," she said.
Tshabalala said TAC is dying a slow death and that breaks her heart.
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She said although TAC still has a long way to go, she's happy that a lot has been achieved under her leadership.
"Under my leadership, we've recognised young leaders within the organisation and supported more women leaders and great community-led programmes like Ritshidze," she said.
Adila Hassim, a former Section 27 lawyer, said TAC remains a people's organisation and will continue to fight for the health rights of all citizens.
"There's a reason why this movement is known, because what TAC has achieved is hard work, honesty and courage," Hassim said.
