South Africa: Why So Many People Still Die From Aids-Related Illnesses Despite More People Being On Treatment positivelysharing 4 years ago Reading Time: < 1 minute FILE PHOTO: About 2880 candles are seen lit during a World AIDS Day event in Jakarta December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Dadang Tri/File Photo Twenty years ago antiretroviral medicines to treat HIV were a rare luxury in South Africa. Read More