The book profiles 28 Africans who have HIV or AIDS, or have otherwise been affected by it. The number 28 was chosen to reflect the 28 million Africans who had HIV in 2007, according to UNAIDS. Nolen spent six years traveling through Africa to gather the stories. The stories range from orphans, a truck driver, a miner, and a grandmother raising her grandchildren alone in poverty, to college educated patients, military members, clergy, and even Nelson Mandela, whose son died of AIDS
Each lady has 4 stories to read as indicated in the table, but you are more than welcome to read the whole book 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa is a 2007 nonfiction book by Canadian authorStephanie Nolen, Africa correspondent for The Globe and Mail.
| Ilse | Why 28 stories | Siphiwe Hlophe | Mfanimpela Thlabatse | Ida Mukuka |
| Tania | Why 28 stories | Tigist Haile Michael | Alice Kadzanja | Anita Manhiça |
| Henlene | Why 28 stories | Zackie Achmat | Morolake Odetoyinbo | |
| Vania | Why 28 stories | Prisca Mhlolo | Lefa Khoele | Moleen Mudimu |
| Karin | Why 28 stories | Regine Mamba | Pontiano Kaleebu | Cynthia Leshomo |
| Meryl | Why 28 stories | Lydia Mungherera | Winstone Zulu | Gideon Byamugisha |
| Janis | Why 28 stories | Noé Sebisaba | Agnes Munyiva | Moleen Mudimu |
| Rhoda | Why 28 stories | Christine Amisi | Mpho Segomela | Ibrahim Umoru |
| Cordelia | Why 28 stories | Manuel Cossa | Anne Mumbi | Nelson Mandela |
| Erica VDM | Why 28 stories | Cynthia Leshomo | Gideon Byamugisha | Thokozani Mthiyane |
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