... productivity, increasing direct and indirect costs, increasing HIV/ AIDS-related illness, absenteeism and death in the workplace. The same study found that SMEs broadly perceive the effect of HIV/ AIDS in ... and the impact of HIV/ AIDS interventions such as meetings are continuing to be sensitive. The forum members indicated that in the past a budget was set aside. However, at the time of the interview, ... SMEs operating in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are not well equipped to deal with the impact of the epidemic in the workplace. The impact of HIV/ AIDS on business is threefold:...