Johannesburg - A 12-year-old South African who has become an icon in Africa's struggle against AIDS was a victim of the country's crime scourge yesterday when armed robbers broke into his home.
Nkosi Johnson, who is bed-ridden and brain-damaged by AIDS, had a gun pointed at him while three men made off with his television and music system, his foster-mother, Ms Gail Johnson, said. "The gun was pointed at him and he was forced to close his eyes," she said.