HIV/AIDS has increasingly become a problem in the world, but especially in South Africa. People living with HIV/AIDS find themselves in a serious predicament and face double jeopardy. They face death and while they are fighting for their lives, they are abused, ridiculed and maligned. They are being discriminated against, rejected and not treated with love, respect and dignity. It is believed
... [Show full abstract] that a battle against the AIDS epidemic cannot be won unless the level of awareness and commitment is raised to a point where the authorities and public at large realise that everyone, must work together. The power to defeat the spread of HIV/AIDS lies in partnership with the youth, adults, business people and government. A supportive and enabling environment also needs to be created for those people living with HIV/AIDS. The aim of the study was to explore learners' knowledge of HIV/AIDS and determine their attitudes regarding people living with HIV/AIDS. From the research findings, it was found that learners are knowledgeable about the general facts on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, but that their knowledge concerning certain aspects is limited to some extent, therefore it is deemed necessary to equip and empower them with more and relevant information. With regard to learners' attitudes, it was found that learners have fair and positive attitudes towards people living with AIDS. It is recommended that these positive attitudes and fair knowledge of learners must be sustained. The most effective way to attain this is through education, and schools are the appropriate places to teach young people about HIV prevention.