Tweet
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has revealed that he is HIV-negative.Launching a government programme of counselling and testing, he said he had decided to reveal his status so as to promote openness about Aids.
Mr Zuma has been open in the past about being tested for Aids, but has never before revealed the results.
Mr Zuma, who has three wives, was criticised for promiscuity after it was revealed he had sired a child out of wedlock.
South Africa has the world's largest proportion of its population with Aids, and more than five million people are HIV-positive.
Last month Mr Zuma survived a vote of no-confidence called by opposition parties after it emerged he had fathered a child with Sonono Khoza, 39, the daughter of local World Cup boss Irvin Khoza.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.