South African HIV Victims to Receive 50,000 Rands Funeral Allowance For Genital Tatoo

[abujagirl]

Last month we reported that the South African government has concluded plans to mark HIV positive citizens. A report by VANGUARD claims that the HIV victims will be paid 5000rands equivalent of N840, 000 to bear the mark.



READ: Discrimination! South Africa to Tattoo Genitals of HIV Positive Persons

Zuma who is reported to to have volunteered to be the first South African citizen to get his HIV status tatted near his genitals announced that only the first 10 million people (who already tested positive) to volunteer to have their HIV statuses tatted on their genitals would be given the money in form of a funeral expense voucher.

According to UNAIDS , about 6.3 million South Africans have HIV

 

[LequteMan]

Didn't know Zuma is HIV +ve

 

[Temitope]

@Lequte, that statement doesn't necessarily mean he his HIV +ve. He might be tattooing his negative status as well.

 

[LequteMan]

Okay @tope, what if someone who was formerly negative becomes positive? A new tattoo?

 

[Temitope]

The whole thing is rubbish