Edition: Africa - Today's top story: A sex worker's view on South Africa's latest plans to beat HIV Click here to view this message in your web-browser https://theconversationafrica.createsend1.com/t/r-e-yuuyvll-l-x/. Edition: Africa 14 June 2017 Academic rigour, journalistic flair [https://theconversation.com] Editor's note The aim of South Africa's five-year plan to improve the country's response to TB, HIV and sexually transmitted infections includes providing better access to healthcare, particularly for vulnerable groups like sex workers. As the eighth national Aids Conference kicks off in Durban, South Africa, Susann Huschke shares [https://theconversation.com/a-sex-workers-view-on-south-africas-latest-plans-to-beat-hiv-79355] an open letter from Zenande Dlamini, a sex work activist, who has concerns about shortfalls in the plan. Across Africa people with albinism face discrimination as well as violence. Based on a study in Tanzania, Jean Burke concludes [https://theconversation.com/how-the-media-can-help-protect-people-with-albinism-a-tanzanian-case-study-79280] that the media has a vital role to play in dispelling myths and helping to protect people living with albinism. Eskom, South Africa’s power utility and largest state owned enterprise, is drowning in a pool of scandals. Owen Skae argues [https://theconversation.com/south-africas-power-utility-so-many-red-flags-its-hard-to-know-where-to-start-79155] that they’re the result of a failure by the ministry of public enterprises, the board and the CEO to uphold clearly laid out corporate governance rules. Candice Bailey Editor Top story Activists supporting the decriminalisation of sex work at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. International AIDS Society/Abhi Indrarajan A sex worker's view on South Africa's latest plans to beat HIV [http://theconversation.com/a-sex-workers-view-on-south-africas-latest-plans-to-beat-hiv-79355] Susann Huschke, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa has launched a plan to tackle HIV, TB and sexually transmitted infections -- but much depends on its implementation over the next five years. Health + Medicine How the media can help protect people with albinism. A Tanzanian case study [http://theconversation.com/how-the-media-can-help-protect-people-with-albinism-a-tanzanian-case-study-79280] Jean Burke, Australian Catholic University Tanzania has one of the highest rates of albinism in the world. The media in the country has an important role to play in protecting them from harm. Business + Economy South Africa's power utility: so many red flags it's hard to know where to start [http://theconversation.com/south-africas-power-utility-so-many-red-flags-its-hard-to-know-where-to-start-79155] Owen Skae, Rhodes University The scandals surrounding South Africa's power utility, Eskom, was caused by the neglect of corporate governance rules by the board, the executive authority and the public enterprises minister. Environment + Energy Deforestation and malaria: what's the relationship between the two? [http://theconversation.com/deforestation-and-malaria-whats-the-relationship-between-the-two-78950] Kelly Austin, Lehigh University Human alteration of the natural environment will make malaria increasingly difficult to control in the years to come. From our international editions 'Facts are not truth': Hilary Mantel goes on the record about historical fiction [http://theconversation.com/facts-are-not-truth-hilary-mantel-goes-on-the-record-about-historical-fiction-79359] Michael Durrant, Bangor University The Booker Prize-winning novelist's Reith lectures explore the complex relationship between historical fact and fiction. Language alters our experience of time [http://theconversation.com/language-alters-our-experience-of-time-76761] Panos Athanasopoulos, Lancaster University Learning languages rewires the brain and changes how we perceive time. Follow us on Twitter. [https://twitter.com/TC_Africa] Join us on Facebook. [https://facebook.com/ConversationAfrica] 5 million unique visitors a month You’re receiving this newsletter from The Conversation [http://theconversation.com]. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly https://theconversationafrica.createsend1.com/t/r-u-yuuyvll-l-m/. We’ll miss you. 18th Floor, University Corner, Cnr Bertha and Jorissen Streets, Braamfontein, 2000 South Africa