Read more Nozizwe Madlala Routledge stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9198/nozizwe-madlala-routledge.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 11:33:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5631/south-african-prez-fires-aids-crusader.htmlHeather McPherson<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=18521&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401033302' border='0' />South Africa's president has fired his government's leading HIV/AIDS crusader, the prime mover of a plan to offer free treatment to millions. Thabo Mbeki dismissed his deputy health minister, who has opposed his AIDS denialism for years, the Mail and Guardian reports. Mbeki has drawn worldwide outrage for the move,...South African President Thabo Mbeki addresses reporters in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace after his meeting with his French counterpart Jacques Chirac, in Paris, Thursday, April 12, 2007. President Mbeki has been invited by President Chirac for consultations and to bid farewell ahead of the presidential elections in France on April 22, 2007. Issues on the agenda of discussions are multilateral cooperation, Iran and the Middle East Peace Process. A Republican Guard is seen rear left. (AP Photo/Michael Sawyer)http://www.newser.com/story/5631/south-african-prez-fires-aids-crusader.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2007 11:02:51 CDT