The direct budget support for the fight against HIV/Aids is a momentous boost in the battle against the scourge.

Rwandan First Lady Mrs. Jeannette Kagame has urged African leaders to collaborate in coming up with viable policies or systems to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa, a pandemic that has remained a major impediment to Africa's development.

In writing the opinion "Unmasking the lie: circumcision, sex and HIV/Aids" on December 12 in the Saturday Monitor, Mr Gawaya Tegulle was exercising his right to freedom of expression. He even acknowledged that while he respected the standpoint of the