What do South Africans want in a condom?

Flavoured and studded? Scented and smooth? Find out what South Africans’ condom of choice would be.

Dylan Bush

Dylan Bush was a health journalist at Bhekisisa from February 2016 to September 2023.

Pontsho Pilane

Pontsho Pilane is the communications manager at Soul City Institute for Social Justice. Pilane was a health journalist at Bhekisisa from 2017 until 2019.

What do South Africans want in a condom?

Dylan Bush

Pontsho Pilane

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