South Africa: MPs Hail Virgin Bursary Scheme for Promoting 'Good Behaviour'

Members of Parliament on Tuesday praised the Uthukela District Municipality for promoting "good behaviour" with its bursaries for female virgins.

Virginity testing was a "black person's pride", women in the presidency committee chairperson Thandi Memele said.

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