“such bold claims should be proven through facts and figures”
Buthelezi backs virginity testing
JournAIDS
27 September 2011
Childline has put the brakes on Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s praise of virginity testing as a key factor in HIV prevention.
At the King Shaka day celebrations, Buthelezi congratulated King Goodwill Zwelithini on backing virginity testing, saying that the practice has helped to address HIV in Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) province.
But Buthelezi’s potentially controversial comment has not gone unchallenged.
The New Age (TNA) reports that Joan van Niekerk of Childline has reacted to Buthelezi’s statement, warning that that such bold claims should be proven through facts and figures.
The advocacy and training manager suggested that the IFP leader’s conclusion was groundless adding, “…with great respect to him, we wonder where he got that from”.
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