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The condom showdown: We put government’s new ‘love gloves’ to the test

The South African department of health’s free condoms go head-to-head with the name brand competition.


Government goes head to head with store-bought condoms.

After complaints about the strong latex smell of the South African government’s “Choice” condoms, the department of health re-branded its free range of male “rubbers”. Focus group testing and research led the department to debut Max – a new line of male condoms – in a range of scents and colours. 

How does Max stack up against name brand condoms? Bhekisisa and Mail and Guardian staff find out in this short video.

Dylan Bush worked at Bhekisisa from February 2016 to September 2023.

Laura Lopez Gonzalez is a freelance health journalist and editor. She was Bhekisisa's news editor then deputy editor between 2016 and 2020.

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