Twenty-five percent of all deaths in the country are HIV-related (40 percent in the 15-49 age group).
By 2010 between 5 million and 7 million people will die because of the disease, and average life expectancy could drop to 41.
Still, Mbeki hasn’t responded to these latest figures. “There is no reason for [him] to respond to this report. He is fully aware of its contents,” said a spokesman. Let’s hope so.
