Teenage kissathon staged to defy new law

Thousands of South African teenagers are expected take part in a massive kissing protest across the country today, 5 Jan 2008. The kissathon is aimed at defying a new law which makes it illegal for teenagers to kiss, touch or rub up against each other in public. The law, passed three weeks ago under the Sexual Offences Act, sparked an uproar on the social networking site Facebook. Teenagers could be criminally charged for contraventions.