South Africa mayor has defended virgins scholarship scheme

In South Africa, their mayor has defended the decision to award scholarships to 16 female university students, which are conditional on them remaining virgins.

the reason behind to reduce the HIV, Aids and unwanted pregnancy among young girls in the Uthukela district of eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. so for srudents to receive bursaries will need to provide evidence of regular virginity tests, as the mayor said.

others say that the conditions of the scholarship were a violation of the rights and dignity of the girl child,