Gagasi FM and Journalism students Discuss Virginity testing



Self-worth, Cultural identity and sexual purity were the topics of the day in a broadcast by Durban based radio station, Gagasi FM in collaboration with the Durban University of Technology (DUT).
Excited Journalism students left no stone unturned as they voiced out their thoughts and views on the subject of virginity testing and cultural awareness during the show which was recorded at DUT’s, City Campus.

The show featured guest speakers, Dr Nomcebo Mthembu from Miss Indoni, Traditional healer, Bathini Mbatha and Zama Mbonambi from Itshitshi.
During the broadcast Mthembu emphasized on the importance of staying sexually pure, independent and educated as a young woman.

“It is important that you don’t keep yourself pure for marriage or just to please a man but do it for yourself as an individual and your culture instead, we teach and encourage young women to be clean, educated and established,” she argued. 

The show also featured newly crowned Indoni Miss Cultural 2018, Audrey Sikhosana.
“Coming from a Ndebele background we don’t really celebrate self-preservation and sexual purity at Umkhosi womhlanga but after taking an intrest I was honoured to be crowned Miss Indoni so I can set a good example for the youth back home,” she said. 

Gagasi FM’s Indaba (current affairs programme), Content Producer and Journalism programme, alumnus, Mfundo Mabaso stated that in this Heritage month they saw it fit and relevant to do the show with young adult students at the institution.

“The aim was to talk to young adults and hear from them what their opinions and views are on this particular topic, although we would have loved to hear from a male perspective it was great to have the ladies participate,” he said. 

 -NASIPHI GIGABA 

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