In January, my then editor, Nthabi Nhlapo, and I were intrigued by a "remarkable" story someone known as Dr Matthew on TikTok had told.
Dr Matthew, who real name is Matthew Bongani Lani, shared that he sued his ex-boyfriend for infecting him with HIV. The ex, as told by Dr Matthew, had admitted intentionally infecting him. So he contacted an advocate friend who took on the case and helped him drag his ex to the cleaners.
We wanted to tell is story, which had all the elements of a movie script.