Mbeki: People don't use condoms
01/12/2007 14:42  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - President Thabo Mbeki has stressed that government's call on South Africans to be faithful and condomise is not being heeded, the SABC reported on Saturday.

Speaking on World Aids Day, Mbeki said these were important aspects of the government's Khomanani campaign, considering that there was no cure for Aids.

Mbeki urged all South Africans to participate in events organised to commemorate World Aids Day such as the Nelson Mandela 46664 concert at Ellis Park, Johannesburg.

The latest public opinion survey released for World Aids Day showed that risky sexual behaviour was increasing.

Ipsos Markinor said sexually-active South Africans were not changing their attitude or behaviour in view of the HIV/Aids pandemic, even though millions of rands was being spent on related campaigns.

The research company said there had been a 13% increase in the medium-to-high risk group of sexually active adults since 2002, the broadcaster reported.

One possible explanation for the increase was that they were no longer taking precautions against HIV/Aids. About six-million South Africans are HIV-positive, it said.

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