South Africa: Mashaba Must Stop Shaming Menstruating Girls - Joburg ANC

The ANC in Johannesburg has expressed shock and concern over recent statements by Mayor Herman Mashaba, after a minister gave children sanitary pads when schools opened.

Mashaba tweeted last week that the government's alleged distribution of sanitary pads to Grade R learners got them to focus on sex.

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