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EDUCATIONAL

BURSARIES
FOR VIRGINS.

POWA has stand in alleged bursary proBy RAMATSELELA F
grams that fund studies for young
women, but only if they can prove that
they are virgins.
raped because they didn't choose to lose
The Utheka municipal says the so called

T

he bursary was created by the
KZN municipality to fund
higher education for younger
women. It is found that more
than 20 SA women are the beneficiaries of
the scholar-ship which fund their higher
education. Girls are being examined by the
doctors for proof of applying the bursaries.
When Palesa Mpapa was being interviewed
by the presenter of 5fm she said "The fact
that we are align to the right to the
education is not making sense its also
discriminating in that within the girls being
lured into bursaries on the basis of virginity and what are we saying about boys"
Mpapo added that "that the practice of virginity testing is unconstitutional " if anyone
want to keep their virginity it's their right
to do it in their individual capacity.
It's a personal issue which is not supposed
to be done in public and it is not good that
the agencies are wing it in order for the
girls to get bursaries.

You lose

your virginity
you Lose

your
bursary.

"virginity bursary" it is created to prevent
young women from getting involve with
older men. The program’s aim is to
encourage young girls to abstain from

sexual intercourse and focus on education.
We look on peoples comment on
Facebook about this new bursary program,
Thabo dandale says "It's a discrimination
against us boys they must use this money
to buy us free text books" Nomusa Sabelo
"It's a good thing that they have
introduced this programme
because it will also
decrease the rate of
teenage pregnancy,
sexual inter-course
disturbs us youth or
youngsters at
school. So the
programme is
advising and
encouraging us that
we must graduate
the rest will see when
we are done with our
studies"
Pinky Yolisa "this new bursary
program I think it's discriminating against
those who were

their virginity so it's a not a good idea at all
because there are those who were raped"
Raymond Arkeelah "The program is
discriminating with gender equality because
they exclude boys in this program we are
all equal and we must be treated equally
says the SA bill of rights, girls and boys are
equal.
Remain virgin or we will take the bursary,
this was the condition given to 16 year old
young women who received the maiden
bursary award from Uthukela municipality
for remaining pure. The Uthukela
Municipality said that they examine girls
each an every month to ensure that they
were not sexually active.
Remain virgin or we will take the bursary,
this was the condition given to 16 year
old young women who received
the maiden bursary award
from Uthukela
municipality for
remaining pure.
These days young
people are the ones
who are in the long
SASSA queues for the
state grant they must
keep pure and protect
themselves from diseases
like AIDS. Those who are not
virgins get bursaries too but this
is a special category" said Mkhonza
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