Farewell, Stephen Lewis, the man who shamed the world into seeing Africa's Aids catastrophe
Daily Maverick | 01.04.2026 19:59
There is a kind of fury that only the empathetic can endure, not the hot rage of the wronged, but the cold, enduring anger of someone who has looked at preventable suffering and refuses to be numbed. Stephen Lewis, who died on 31 March 2026 at the age of 88, carried that benign alchemical rage for much of his adult life. It was his sharp tool and his gift to the world.
