The reality of HIV and Aids is always hovering in the South African conscious. We live in a country with the highest prevalence of HIV in the world. This can sometimes be a hard concept to grasp when you do not have access to information or have people with educational expertise your community to teach you.

“What are in your pockets?” growls the burly, balding security guard at the entrance to the stage area of the Oppikoppi music festival. Sheepishly, I take my hands out my hoodie pockets and two contraband Castle lagers fall out. Busted.