The UK has donated £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy condoms in a bid to combat HIV and Aids, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.

South Africa says it needs one billion condoms this year, anticipating extra demand from foreign football fans.

This is more than double the number the government normally distributes, the health minister told the BBC.

More than five million people in South Africa have HIV - a higher number than in any other country.

South Africa is expecting some 450,000 foreigners to attend the World Cup.

Last month, South African medical official Victor Ramathesele told a medical conference organised by football's governing body Fifa that the country was preparing for the influx of visitors.

"There's going to be a large number of people who will be descending on to the country," he said.

"There's going to be a spirit of festivity and... there could be a more than usual demand for measures such as condoms.

"So there are measures in place to ensure that the condom supply is going to be ramped up during this tournament."

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