Mandela later admitted that he had personally neglected the issue, in part due to public reticence in discussing issues surrounding sex in South Africa, and that he had instead left the issue for Mbeki to deal with.
Mandela admitiría posteriormente que descoidara persoalmente ese problema, en parte pola reticencia pública do país a debater cuestións relacionadas co sexo, e que no seu lugar deixara a Mbeki encargado de tratar este problema.