JOHANNESBURG - A South African man is offering women aged up to 35 a reward of $9,300 and medals if they are still virgins, in an apparent bid to combat HIV and teenage pregnancy.

Rabelani Ramali, a community worker from rural Limpopo province, told The Times newspaper he will give "successful" virgins prize money of up to 100,000 rand and gold, silver and bronze medals, according their age.

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