AIDS activists had to pinch themselves this week when an old skeleton came clattering out of the denialism coffin to land a key position in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government. The mention of Neliswa “Peggy” Nkonyeni’s name sends shivers down many people’s spines, transporting them back to the dark days of garlic, beetroot and other quack remedies to treat HIV. By ANSO THOM.