SA will become the condom-nation during the World Cup.
In the fear that an estimated half a million tourists will sow their wild oats in the month long orgy and contribute to the AIDS epidemic, the SA government has requested for a billion condoms. Britain has responded by sending 42m condomns. 40,000 prostitutes are expected to partake in this social experiment.
Looking at these numbers one would imagine empty stadiums and a few players missing on match day.
However, Jacob Zuma is the poster child for prophylactics. He just fathered his 20th child from a friend’s daughter. But when it is his personal plea to combat the scourge of AIDS, you realize the seriousness of the matter. It was Zuma not three years ago who had sex with an HIV positive woman without using a condom and then showered after ” as this would minimise the risk of contracting the disease [HIV].”