DA condemns MEC Mahasa's patriarchal attitude towards victims of sexual abuse
22 August 2017
The DA condemns in the strongest terms the Free State’s MEC for Social Development, Limakatso Mahasa’s, patriarchal attitude towards women and victims of sexual abuse.
MEC Mahasa said during the NCOP’s Taking Parliament to the People public hearings in Botshabelo today, that if women do not want to be harassed by men, they should not wear skimpy clothing.
The DA calls on Premier Ace Magashule to publicly reprimand the MEC Mahasa for this irresponsible statement. The MEC must also apologise to the people of the Free State and especially all victims of sexual abuse whom she inevitably insulted with this statement.
MEC Mahasa basically blamed the victims of sexual abuse and violence for falling victim to sexual crime.