A few years ago the same Zuma - then head of South Africa´s Aids Council - had this to say:
"It would minimise the risk of catching the disease"
Jacob Zuma
(During his rape trial in 2006, explaining to the Johannesburg High Court why he took a shower after having sex with an HIV-positive woman. infection.)
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| Jacob Zuma, a polygamist with 20 children, is now revered as an international statesman. Here he is posing with Finnnish president Tarja Halonen, who together with him is a co-hair of the UN's High Level Panel on Global Sustainability |
PS
Before Zuma was elected president he had to face a number of significant legal challenges. Here is the BBC´s timeline:
June 2005: Sacked as deputy president
October 2005: Charged with corruption
December 2005: Charged with rape
April 2006: Acquitted of rape charges
September 2006: Corruption case collapses
December 2007: Elected ANC president; then re-charged
September 2008: Judge rules corruption case cannot proceed
January 2009: Prosecutors win appeal
6 April 2009: Prosecutors drop case citing phone-tap evidence
(More details on this BBC page)
