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MR MAYOR, LEAVE OUR SKOPO ALONE!

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Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba was not impressed to see this man pushing an open trolley full of cow heads
Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba was not impressed to see this man pushing an open trolley full of cow heads

Twitter users would not support Joburg Mayor in his attempt to stop meat traders in the city.

Mayor Herman Mashaba spotted one of the traders pushing cow heads in an open trolley in the CBD. 

He tweeted the picture with the words: "I have just personally stopped this illegally act in our city. How do we allow meat trading like this? I am waiting for@AsktheChiefJMPD to come and attend before we experience a breakdown of unknown diseases in our city."

Although Mashaba's tweet received support from a few people the majority told him to leave  the skopo alone.

Some even told him that stopping such people from trading is killing small businesses.

Several others advised the mayor to provide mobile kitchens for them rather than shutting them down..


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