FREE State MEC for social development Sisi Ntombela says parents should prioritise speaking to their children about remaining virgins rather than ways of preventing pregnancy.
Ntombela was speaking at the launch of Child Protection Week at Pholoho Special School in Mangaung yesterday.
After addressing the pupils and pleading with the girls not to engage in sexual intercourse, adding that "virginity is the power", Ntombela appealed to parents to encourage their children to remain untouched.
"What is worrying is that at a very young age, parents talk to their children about how to prevent pregnancy.
"They talk to them about condoms and injections, but they are not telling them about the importance of remaining virgins," Ntombela said.
She also lambasted "these animals" who use children as sex objects, warning that if caught they would be dealt with harshly.
"Every week we hear about how our children are being abused.
"I would like to say, though, listen to your parents and study, as education is your only way out of poverty," she said.
Ntombela recounted two incidents which she said had left her feeling sick.
"There were two girls who were both raped and disembowelled. One was Palesa and she was about 17 years old, and the other was Andile, who was only five years old. They were left in a ditch after being raped."
Ntombela also warned that mixing with the wrong crowd often resulted in children going astray.
"There was a story about a child in Johannesburg who is said to have murdered his family. He was allegedly possessed by Satanism.
"That is what happens when you are always out late at night. You end up doing these things because no one has control over you," she said. - selebim@sowetan.co.za
Tell kids not to rush into sex, MEC urges parents
FREE State MEC for social development Sisi Ntombela says parents should prioritise speaking to their children about remaining virgins rather than ways of preventing pregnancy.
Ntombela was speaking at the launch of Child Protection Week at Pholoho Special School in Mangaung yesterday.
After addressing the pupils and pleading with the girls not to engage in sexual intercourse, adding that "virginity is the power", Ntombela appealed to parents to encourage their children to remain untouched.
"What is worrying is that at a very young age, parents talk to their children about how to prevent pregnancy.
"They talk to them about condoms and injections, but they are not telling them about the importance of remaining virgins," Ntombela said.
She also lambasted "these animals" who use children as sex objects, warning that if caught they would be dealt with harshly.
"Every week we hear about how our children are being abused.
"I would like to say, though, listen to your parents and study, as education is your only way out of poverty," she said.
Ntombela recounted two incidents which she said had left her feeling sick.
"There were two girls who were both raped and disembowelled. One was Palesa and she was about 17 years old, and the other was Andile, who was only five years old. They were left in a ditch after being raped."
Ntombela also warned that mixing with the wrong crowd often resulted in children going astray.
"There was a story about a child in Johannesburg who is said to have murdered his family. He was allegedly possessed by Satanism.
"That is what happens when you are always out late at night. You end up doing these things because no one has control over you," she said. - selebim@sowetan.co.za
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