South African AIDS activist Thembi Ngubane, who gained fame around the globe for her radio diaries about her struggles with the virus, died of tuberculosis June 9, according to Independent Online. Ngubane was 24.
Ngubane was 19 when she received a recorder to make an audio diary about living with HIV. She then recorded pivotal moments in her life. U.S. National Public Radio aired the tapes April 2006, on Ngubane's 21st birthday.
Ngubane is survived by a four-year-old daughter.
—Andrew Davis
