A South African mayor has defended the decision to award
scholarships to 16 female university students, which are conditional on them
remaining virgins.
Dudu Mazibuko told the BBC that the scheme was intended to
"reduce HIV, Aids and unwanted pregnancy" among young girls in the
Uthukela district of eastern KwaZulu-Natal province.
Those receiving the bursary would have to provide proof from
regular virginity tests, the mayor added.
Rights groups have condemned the move.
An estimated 6.3 million people in South Africa are
HIV-positive, with more than one in 10 people living with the virus.
Kwazulu-Natal is one of the provinces worst affected in a
country which already has the highest number of people living HIV in the world.
Source; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35403501
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