SOUTH Africans are using some 75% more condoms this year than last, an indication HIV/Aids awareness programmes are working, says Deputy President Jacob Zuma. “The demand for free condoms issued by government has increased from 200m last year to about 350m this year,” Zuma told a gathering in the Free State to mark the second anniversary of the government’s Partnership Against Aids campaign. Zuma, in contrast to President Thabo Mbeki, made a clear link between HIV and Aids. – AFP