INDEPENDENT ONLINE -- Sept 26 -- Ben Sassman set up an online dating agency in South Africa two years ago, for people living with HIV/Aids. The Internet enthusiast, who works at an international recruitment agency for medical personnel by day, says his HIV-positive friends would complain of how prospective dates tended to slip away the moment they disclosed their status. As a result, www.thepositiveconnection.co.za, was born - apparently the first online service of its kind in the country.
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Mark Brooks: A great public service.