Innocent young girls are being 'kidnapped' and forced to 'marry' older HIV-positive men because of the myth that having sex with a virgin will cure them of the disease.
An investigation into South Africa's rural Eastern Cape revealed how children as young as 12, from the Xhosa people, are being pressured into premature nuptials.
CNN discovered how the tradition of Ukuthwala, translated to 'to pick up' or 'to take', was used as an excuse to justify the adbuctions.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2150967/Virginal-young-girls-South-Africa-kidnapped-forced-marry-older-HIV-positive-men-cure-disease.html
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