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No more sex this month, thank you - I'm a Zimbabwean

A Zimbabwe senator wants scientists to develop a chemical that will enable Zimbabwean men to have sex only once a month.

18 Jul 2011

No more sex this month, thank you - I'm a Zimbabwean

Senator Sithembile Mlotshwa's suggestion is in response to the spread of HIV/AIDS - Zimbabwe being one of the worst affected countries. Read more.

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