It's said that if you are sick and have AIDS - you can rub the disease off on a baby
• Superstitious Folly
Some surveys suggest that up to a third of South Africans believe in an ancient and bizarre "cure" for AIDS.
This "cure" involves having sex with a virgin in the belief that it will cleanse the body of venereal diseases like AIDS.
It was this belief which led to the rape of an eight-month-old baby called Tshepang in Louisvale, South Africa.
In October 2001, "Wanda" a 16-year-old mother left Tshepang with her grandmother Poppie and went to a local bar.
Poppie, who was already drunk, put her to bed with Tshepang's four-year-old cousin and then fell asleep.
In the early hours of the morning, the grandmother woke and found that the baby had been raped.