1.   President Thabo Mbeki consulted with fringe theorists who deny the link between HIV and AIDS, and some who questioned whether AIDS exists at all.

2.   President Thabo Mbeki has also been vilified by AIDS activists for courting the views of fringe theorists who deny the existence of AIDS.

3.   Mbeki has also been vilified by activists for courting the views of fringe theorists who deny the existence of AIDS.

4.   Mbeki two years ago suffered withering international condemnation for entertaining the views of fringe theorists who doubt the link between HIV and AIDS.