{"podcast":{"title":"Johannesburg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","podcast_index_feed_id":7622176,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1469,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Johannesburg News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Johannesburg—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Johannesburg News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T00:21:08.748621+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176"},"episode":{"title":"Gauteng Makes HIV TB Care Gains | Johannesburg News","slug":"gauteng-makes-hiv-tb-care-gains-johannesburg-news","published_at":"2026-09-09T13:04:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/gauteng-makes-hiv-tb-care-gains-johannesburg-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/3f572e654c525c79","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/fba4410d-0b06-4789-bcbe-4ec081d750ec.mp3","summary":"Gauteng’s health department is making real strides in HIV and TB care, with over 1.2 million people staying on HIV treatment and nearly 28,000 TB patients completing therapy — both up from last year. They’re tackling drop-offs by tracking down missed patients, using local teams for HIV follow-ups, and WhatsApp reminders for TB. While retention goals aren’t fully met yet — due to missed appointments and outdated contact info — new transfer protocols are being rolled out. Kids’ HIV retention rose slightly, adults’ viral suppression jumped significantly, and youth infections declined thanks to targeted testing. They also smashed their HIV testing target (nearly 5 million screened) and quickly rolled out the long-acting prevention drug Lenacapavir, with over 24,000 people starting treatment in just months. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/3f572e654c525c79","meta_description":"Gauteng’s health department is making real strides in HIV and TB care, with over 1.2 million people staying on HIV treatment and nearly 28,000 TB patients…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":110,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/episodes/gauteng-makes-hiv-tb-care-gains-johannesburg-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/gauteng-makes-hiv-tb-care-gains-johannesburg-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}