Even before the EC donors began asking why they had not been consulted, audiences were asking whether the musical did not actually encourage the kind of behavior that leads to HIV infection. But before giving away more of the plot we need to look at how such a situation could have come about at all, and how a teaching program, ostensibly designed to combat AIDS, when taken out of a moral context could become not a help but an additional difficulty for young people. Misused funds to portray a misused life It seems to be just another case of misusing donor funds, but there are hidden problems that go much deeper. It is a symptom of something deeper and more deadly. AIDS Is but one of the many disastrous consequences of promiscuous sexual behaviour.
Promiscuity is the root cause of the present epidemic.
Mbongeni Ngema came up with a musical story of sex and death in intimate embrace. But that is only the tip of the iceberg of scandal. Sarafina, the heroine of the musical, is a popular and glamorous girl. But inevitably she misbehaves. Instead she contracts AIDS, and dies from the disease.