Musida said that there were many stigmas around mental health.
Newly-crowned Miss SA Shudufhadzo Musida in the CapeTalk studios. Picture: Sibongile Mafu
CAPE TOWN – Newly-crowned Miss South Africa, Shudufhadzo Musida, said that her prime focus during her reign would be on mental health and the need to break stigmas which had worsened during the COVID-19 lockdown.
She was crowned at a ceremony in Cape Town on Saturday.
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Musida said that there were many stigmas around mental health.
“People have lost a lot. People have lost loved ones, people have lost jobs and we were locked up for about five months and that is not something that we must take lightly and I think that is a conversation that we need to engage with, now more than ever, because it is necessary. For me personally, I’ve realised the importance of this conversation first hand.”
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