Mayor Herman Mashaba in hot soup over sanitary pad tweets

Mayor Herman Mashaba in hot soup over sanitary pad tweets. “This for me, this is not about laziness, but deliberate (sic) destroying the future of our youth. You get kids to focus on s.e.x, instead of education,” Mashaba tweeted.

City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has once more found himself in trouble on Twitter after tweeting that the government’s distribution of sanitary pads to Grade R learners got them to focus on s.e.x, instead of education.

Shortly before, he tweeted a screenshot of Minister of Environmental Affairs Nomvula Mokonyane distributing sanitary pads at a school. The caption read: Nomvula Mokonyane delivering sanitary pads to grade R student (sic) instead of shoes, or school bags.

Mashaba also asked if it was “fake news, saying the children deserved books”. Many were not impressed with his tweets and asked what s.e.x had to do with the issue of sanitary pads.

But how do sanitary pads have anything to do with sex?

— Nozipho Dlamini (@AmoArabella) January 11, 2019

A lot

— Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) January 11, 2019

A user with the handle @Free_Sanitary_P who, who was equally unimpressed, tweeted that they were utterly disturbed by Mashaba’s “misogynistic & sexist views pertaining to Menstrual Health & Hygiene matters”.

Another user @EliasChinemore wrote: “Not surprised about Herman Mashaba‘s utterances regarding periods, he is very consistent when it comes to be (sic) reckless with his words. He generally attack foreigners but because his message resonate with many he get celebrated, today is just another day of Herman being Herman”.

But the mayor replied to his critics.

He said: “Simply, access to health care, particularly for women & young girls, is very important. However, for Grade R learners, just providing sanitary pads is a misguided intervention. Our focus within that age group should be on education & ensuring access to health care is adequate”.

Excellent. We are looking forward to another robust political engagement in SA. Sanitary pads as a priority for Grade Rs https://t.co/3LXtCd7yHM

— Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) January 11, 2019

Simply, access to health care, particularly for women & young girls, is very important. However, for Grade R learners, just providing sanitary pads is a misguided intervention.
Our focus within that age group should be on education & ensuring access to health care is adequate.

— Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) January 11, 2019

Source: Daily Sun