Health Department Warns Against Counterfeit Condoms

The Department of Health has issued a warning to the public about counterfeit condoms currently in circulation, urging consumers to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity.

Acting Deputy Director General for Health Programmes, Ramphelane Morewane says the issue was first identified during the December holiday period.

"We started hearing this around the December holidays-and as far as we are concerned, for now, this matter we can say is localised around Gauteng. As you would imagine, people always look at what can help them make profit and Im sure someone could still be thinking about it," said Morewane.

He emphasized the importance of relying on government-provided condoms, which are available for free at public healthcare facilities.

"The caution we should just give is that South Africans must learn to be very vigilant-and if they pick up something thats very untoward, such as condoms being sold, they must be able to report them. The condoms are from the government, with any distributor-any public space, if they require them, they can get them for free," Morewane added.