Deputy Speaker, the DA welcomes these findings indicating that there has been a significant reduction. We are so glad that the dark days of denialism, when ARVs were denied to people and all those tens of thousands of children who had become infected suffered in vain, are over.
The latest HIV prevalence survey has indicated that girls as young as 10 are becoming infected with HIV/Aids. They are becoming pregnant as a result of having sex with older men. Apart from the fact that this is statutory rape and there have been no convictions, what steps are the Minister and his department taking to counter this abomination?